Heather Clisby

Creative Corps “Listening Session” Event to Focus on Art Jobs

January 30, 2023

Jobs in the creative realm can be hard to come by and the “unemployed artist” is a real thing. To this end, there will be a ‘Listening Session’ to discuss this very topic on Saturday, February 4. With the belief that “art work is real work,” the Arts Connection and the Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) will host a ‘Listening Session’ to explore paid gigs and professional opportunities for artists and performers in the region. As part of a new initiative called Creative Corps Inland SoCal,…

BoxoPROJECTS Open Studio this Sunday Jan. 29

by Heather Clisby

January 28, 2023

BoxoPROJECTS Open Studio this Sunday Jan. 29

Utilizing art to create community, Joshua Tree’s BoxoPROJECTS will be highlighting their artist-in-residence, Tom Hausken, at an open studio event this weekend. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Hausken creates projects using paints in addition to oils, graphite, shellac, acrylic, paper, and other materials. For the BoxoPROJECTS residency, Hausken brought several unfinished canvases for completion here in the desert. Hausken has turned to non-traditional materials to create a series of…

“Stop Wonder Valley Inn” informational meeting Saturday Jan. 28

by Heather Clisby

January 27, 2023

For residents opposed to the Wonder Inn resort in Wonder Valley, there will be an informational meeting tomorrow. Hosted by the Stop Wonder Inn Project group, there is an informational meeting about the proposed resort scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, January 28. The meeting will essentially be a review of the County Initial Study for the Wonder Inn, a proposed 106-room luxury resort in Wonder Valley. Members of the group will share what they have learned after reviewing the hefty trove of…

29 Palms Strategic Planning Workshops mark priorities for the future

by Heather Clisby

January 26, 2023

29 Palms Strategic Planning Workshops mark priorities for the future

Listen here: Led by Twentynine Palms City Manager Frank Luckino, the biennial Strategic Planning Meetings took place this week in council chambers at City Hall. Held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., the informal brainstorming sessions were open to the public and featured guest speakers. After 10 hours of brainstorming and in-depth discussions, eight prime categories emerged: Quality of Living Housing Facilities Policy Infrastructure Finance Public Safety Economic Development City…

29 Palms Water District Board Meets Tomorrow, Jan. 25

by Heather Clisby

January 24, 2023

Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meeting agenda for Oct. 11

The Board of Directors of the Twentynine Palms Water District will gather tomorrow evening, January 25, and begin with a review of district’s finances over the last two years. The board will consider adopting an annual Statement of Investment policy, in addition to a discussion of investment strategies going forward. A stipend for the Board of Directors will also be up for review. The monthly meeting will also include reports from management and updates on maintenance, water quality, and…

Plan the Future: 29 Palms Residents Urged to Participate in Strategic Planning Sessions

by Heather Clisby

January 23, 2023

Every other year, the city of Twentynine Palms hosts a sort-of ‘brainstorm on the future’ and all residents are encouraged to come with their own ideas about how the city will reach goals over the next two years. With an eye on its’ future, the city of Twentynine Palms is asking residents to take part in their bi-annual Strategic Planning Sessions scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday. Twentynine Palm-ers with suggestions about how the city might tackle economic development, social equity, and…

29 Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee Meets Tonight, Jan. 18

by Heather Clisby

January 18, 2023

Tonight, the Twentynine Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) will kick off 2023 with several agenda items. Following reports from the city and the Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID), Brandon Kennedy will offer comments on a proposed mural at the city’s skate park. The meeting will also discuss the relationship with Action 29, the responsibility of PAAC Assistant, a report on the Youth and the Arts Grant, upcoming grant applications, items for the February 14 city council…

County seeking comments on 106-room resort in Wonder Valley until Feb. 7, locals plea for more time

by Heather Clisby

January 17, 2023

Wonder Valley dirt roads to get $450k grader – more at Tomorrow’s BOS Meeting

Proposed as a 106-room resort, developers of the Wonder Inn aim to take over the “old pink building” that has long sat vacant on Amboy Road. The developers applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in November 2021 and have since submitted technical studies required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and county development codes to the San Bernardino County Land Use Services (LUS) department. LUS just issued a report stating that the project would have no environmental impact…

29 Palms City Council Narrowly Votes to Reconsider VHR Permit for “Boutique Hotel” in Indian Cove

by Heather Clisby

January 11, 2023

Listen here: The council chambers at Twentynine Palms City Hall were crowded last night with residents anxious to discuss potbellied pigs, two-story homes, and one hotly contested Vacation Home Rental permit. Reporter Heather Clisby was there. The Twentynine Palms City Council kicked off 2023 with a lively two-hour meeting that left the council divided. At issue was the second appeal of a Vacation Home Rental (VHR) permit application at 68467 Sullivan Road. The property features two…

29 Palms Hosts ‘State of the City’ Address at Freedom Plaza

by Heather Clisby

December 15, 2022

29 Palms Hosts ‘State of the City’ Address at Freedom Plaza

Listen here: Last night, Twentynine Palms hosted the annual ‘State of the City’ event at the community center at Freedom Plaza where Outgoing Mayor Karmolette O’Gilvie reviewed the 2022 accomplishments before a small crowd. Outgoing Mayor Karmolette O’Gilvie, a nurse by trade, began last night’s ‘State of the City’ address by quoting Florence Nightingale, “Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses... we must be learning all our lives.” Held in the new community center at Freedom Plaza,…

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