The developers of the long-planned for project will be iterative, according to Flamingo Blossom partner Michael O'Connor. "I'm not going to show up one day with nineteen units on trucks. It's not going to be nineteen at once."
The Desert Book Club is meeting this Sunday to discuss Janet Tucker’s “How to be a High Desert Minimalist Gardener.” The club will be meeting at the author’s acre and a half garden which the book club says she has been cultivating with artful care, persistence and humor for the last two decades. The book is sold out at many of the local shops, but the author will have 20 new copies available for purchase on Sunday - it’s an updated edition that includes new pages about changes that were made due…
The Flamingo Heights Community Association is holding another meeting this Saturday about the retreat center proposed for a 4.5 acre commercially-zoned lot at 777 Old Woman Springs Road. This Saturday at 1:00 p.m. the group for the development known as “Flamingo Blossom" will be at the Flamingo Heights Community Center to talk more about the project that they describe as an artist’s retreat center: it will include 12 cabins, a kitchen, a swimming pool and changing rooms. The developers say…
If you can't get enough Bad Company, Tortoise Rock invites you to come through for some good company. Playing tonight is the Bad Company Experience, and they will fulfill your rock n' roll fantasy. This concert is part of Tortoise Rock’s free Friday night concert series, and the Bad Company Experience will be playing all your favorite hits because you can't get enough. The show begins at 8 p.m. at Tortoise Rock Casino in Twentynine Palms. BBQ ribs and chicken will be available…
Water is important everywhere. That’s not a very hot take, but I feel like it’s worth mentioning because we live in the middle of the Mojave Desert and we’ve got great water. Depending on exactly where you are in the Morongo Basin, the water you get out of the sink is probably sourced from aquifers located right underneath our feet.
Have you been spotting more tarantulas around the Mojave?
It may soon be putt-putt heaven, once again, as the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission will review a Conditional Use Permit request for a miniature golf course. Known as Mojaveland, a vision of local artist Anna Stump, the quirky 12-hole course was previously a “pop-up” and open just one weekend per month. The commission will host a public hearing to relocate Mojaveland to a permanent location at 73637 Sullivan Road, at the southwest corner of Sullivan and Adobe Road, just behind Theatre 29.…
Today is National Public Lands Day - which is a relatively new celebration that has been taking place on the fourth Saturday of September since 1994. It’s not a national holiday but for folks who love and appreciate the outdoors, its definitely a day to celebrate. First and foremost, admission into Joshua Tree National Park is free today - saving most people $30 to get into our namesake national park. Weekends are typically the busiest at the park, and with free admission today I don’t expect…
Joshua Tree Clean Team is teaming up with Joshua Tree Recreation and Parks to clean up some areas around Sunburst Park. They aim to get it cleaned up and restored to its natural state. The cleanup begins at 7 a.m. and goes to 11 a.m., but you don't you do not have to commit to working the entire time. Any amount of time be a help. They're providing bags, trash grabbers, face masks, water and snacks. It's recommended to bring sturdy shoes, clothes to protect you from sun and brushy…
Tired of scrolling through the same streaming services looking for anything decent to watch? Has the multitude of movies available left you frozen in analysis-paralysis while your eyes glaze over from the endless list of mediocre media on your so-called "smart” TV? Then grab some quarters from your pinball stash and head down to the Yucca Valley Library this Saturday to grab DVDs for only $.50 cents each! The Friends of the Yucca Valley Library are holding the sale and all proceeds will go…
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