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NBC Sports Desk: Palm Springs Power Wins Back-to-Back Titles, Katie Ledecky Shines in Olympic Week
On NBC Sports Desk with Tim O’Brien, brought to you by Agua Caliente, the Palm Springs Power secured their second consecutive California Pacific Collegiate League title. As Olympic Week begins, swimming legend Katie Ledecky shares her inspiring journey and superhero status with superfan Leslie Jones. From childhood dreams to record-breaking performances, Ledecky proves why she’s the greatest female swimmer of all time.
The best golf courses in Palm Springs are both challenging and gorgeous
The whole point of playing a round of golf is to enjoy the sunshine and the views while working on your handicap. No better area offers the perfect weather conditions almost all year long and countless courses to putt along than Palm Springs. If you want to take a vacation to see how many of the best golf courses in Palm Springs you could go up against, start your list with these. With over 350 days of sunny conditions, you should be able to test your irons at all of them.
No more dumpster diving: Repurposing takes on new meaning
BEAUMONT – (INT) – Riverside County is rolling out a program that will divert waste from local landfills and benefit the community. Many items that come to the landfill are just unwanted and still useful to resourceful residents. The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources is offering good,...
Renova Energy ‘temporarily’ halts operations amid SunPower chaos
Palm Desert-based solar installer Renova Energy sent a letter to all customers last week saying it will temporarily halt all operations in California and Arizona after SunPower, one of its partial investors, limited its own operations. Renova CEO Vincent Battaglia emphasized in the letter that the halt is temporary and...
July 22 Daily Briefing: Big bloom surprises staff, Prescott Preserve on agenda, Loco Charlies mystery, and more
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Closure of Museum Way for 'Forever Marilyn' a waste of Measure J funds
On Thursday, during the Palm Springs City Council meeting, the city will hold a public hearing on the permanent closure of Museum Way for the "Forever Marilyn" statue. You might recall that the city used Measure J tax funds not only to purchase the property for Museum Way from Grit Development, but those funds were also used to build Museum Way, which at that time was deemed necessary and important to provide an unobstructed view corridor to the Palm Springs Art Museum. If the street is closed, it’s a waste of public funds.
'American Idol' winner Abi Carter dishes on new music ahead of Acrisure Arena concert
Indio's Abi Carter thought winning "American Idol" would be the highlight of her year, but it was just the beginning. Since she earned the title in May, the 21-year-old has been on a "whirlwind" journey traveling throughout the United States, meeting with record labels and writing new music. "Peppermint Sky," her first song since winning the competition show, will be released July 26. Carter wrote on Instagram that she "had full creative control on this one and it means the world to me."
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