Jef Harmatz

Tonight is the second Saturday of December which means downtown Joshua Tree's galleries will open as usual for their monthly art crawl and in addition to the usual slate of art galleries dotting downtown Joshua Tree, several new galleries will open their doors for the first time tonight.

The Ofland Development, proposed for the Indian Cove area of Twentynine Palms, has updated the community on where the development stands.

On a recent Z107.7 Up Close Show, host Gary Daigneault was joined by Clayton Rardon and Jakub Kusmieruk from the Yucca Valley Parks and Recreation Department. Rardon discussed the Town's recent reinvigoration of their public art program by a funding initiative. Daigneualt asked about the art work that was installed in front of the library, and what it may be replaced by.

Though its currently closed, sign-ups are available for the Hi-Desert Nature Museum's new pre-school workshop series, Desert Explorers. Designed for children ages two to five years old and their caregivers, the six-week workshop series run Thursday's beginning January 9 at the Museum. Led by credentialed educator Michelle McCaul, each week will focus on a different plant or animal of the Mojave Desert through interactive stories, songs, and hands-on crafts. The six-week series is $30 per child, and space is limited. Registration is available online at www.hidesertnaturemuseum.org

The California Highway Patrol once again conducted their annual “CHiPs for Kids” toy drive this holiday season. Officer Michael Radford from the CHP's Morongo Basin Station said that they received over 2300 donated toys and gifts from local residents.

The Chuckwalla National Monument will be announced by President Joe Biden today in Coachella Valley.

Kurt Schauppner is known as the acclaimed journalist and editor behind The Desert Trail. What I didn't know is that he's also a musician, and though he rarely plays live, this weekend you'll have two chances to see him play his music with a full backing band.

Thousands of homes and businesses across the Morongo Basin are without power this afternoon (January 8).

Power outages continued for a second day in a row yesterday (January 9) throughout the Morongo Basin, affecting thousands of residents and businesses.

Hey There Gallery debuts a new three-person show called TABULA RASA. It features two dimensional work from artists Colin Holloway, Eternity Fern, and Nick Aguayo. There will be a reception from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.