For the last two years the average price for fuel in California during the fall and winter months has far-outpaced the national average, sending the state scrambling to bring prices down. This year the state of California has signed a bill into law that lawmakers say will stabilize prices for consumers at the pump.
If you are driving down Hwy 62 next Saturday morning (10/26) and wonder what all the action is around Olympic Ave. in Joshua Tree - it’s the wildly popular Mojave Desert Land Trust Fall native plant sale. The non-profit desert defenders have released the list of the native flora they will be featuring at the annual sale. According to the Land Trust - 75 species will be represented with at least 10 of those being species that are making their plant sale debut. Those include the scarlet milkvetch,…
The Town of Yucca Valley’s Recreation Department will be screening family-friendly movies in the courtyard of the Yucca Valley Community Center. This week, the Town will be showing “Tangled,” an animated film about a young woman who disguises herself to take her ailing father's place in the army and bring honor to her family. The screenings is tonight at 6:30PM, doors open at 6:00. The show costs $2.
Sky and weather watcher Timothy Curr sent in these photos of the Atlas Comet that is making its way thought our solar system. From Tim: "The dragon's comet of 2024 or the Atlas comet... looking toward Yucca Valley from Twentynine Palms at 7:17 pm on Tuesday, October 14th. Pictured: Selena, Dion, Tristan, Olivia Selena Dion Tristan Olivia All who was present tonight to witness this magical yet rare sight of the Comet
The Mojave Desert Land Trust annual Fall Native plant sale is coming up on October 26th. Fall is a great time to get plants in, while the sun is still warm during the day with cooler nights and evenings to help retain water and get plants established. If you are wondering what you are going to pick up - there are plenty of places around the basin that you can use for inspiration, starting with MDLT itself. Their native discovery garden has a wide variety of plants that thrive here in the desert…
The skateboard competition and costume contest returns this year at the Luckie Park Skatepark in Twentynine Palms - Sunday October 20th from 6:00 - 10:00pm. They’ll be featuring a best trick competition, their infamous desert Death Race and of course - a halloween costume contest and more! There are prizes and food available, with Astro Cactus providing music. The city of Twentynine Palms is helping provide water and snacks, and there will be skate decks and supplies available for sale right…
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…
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