Jimmy Boegle

When a friend sent me a KESQ News Channel 3 story about the fire at the Palm Springs Cultural Center on Saturday night, I was crestfallen.

What: Avgolemono soup Where: Mykonos, 71800 Highway 111, Suite A122, Rancho Mirage How much: $7.99 separately; included with $17.99 lunch special (as shown)

We ordered two food items to share: the deviled eggs ($19) and the pigs in a blanket ($18). The eggs (with Bar Cecil aioli and mustard seed, according to the menu) were just OK—but the pigs in a blanket were a big hit. If you're an American of a certain age, you probably think of Oscar Mayer weenies and Pillsbury crescent-roll rough when you hear the words “pigs in a blanket,” but those words do not apply at Beaton's. Here, the “pigs” are Wagyu beef cocktail franks, and the “blanket” is puff pastry, accompanied by mustard. These higher-end ingredients definitely elevated the humble classic a notch or two.

I was a little nervous when I walked into the Palm Springs Cultural Center last Friday to meet executive director Michael Green.

The Desert Sun recently ran one of the more incredible opinion pieces I've read in a while. And when I say incredible, I don't mean that in a good way.

Cancer has played a major role in my life. Knock on wood, I haven't dealt with cancer in my own body—other than a pre-cancerous mole that

Fourteen months or so ago, I agreed, on behalf of the Independent, to host the 2026 AAN (Association of Alternative Newsmedia) Conference in Palm Springs.

When I walked into the Palm Springs Public Library construction site earlier this week, I was struck by how large the building—or, I should say, what's left of the building—truly is.

The 2025-2026 season at the McCallum Theatre was a time of change

In the interest of full transparency, you should know today's Indy Digest is being written by a cranky person.