Posts Tagged as "Eastern Coachella Valley"

Dia de los Muertos in Coachella

November 4, 2012 / By
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5sXgarueUM&list=UUAdFRk2kWuxdCfDtOJGrpyw&index=1&feature=plcp[/youtube]   Video Slideshow by JOHNNY FLORES/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. — Eastern Coachella Valley residents continued the centuries-old tradition of honoring the dead with two separate celebrations, Raices Cultura on October 27 and Forest Lawn Coachella on November 2.

Community Group Poised to Take Action Following Youth Research Findings

November 1, 2012 / By
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  By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA, Calif. – Racies Cultura, a non-profit organization promoting culture and art in the community, revealed the findings of its yearlong Youth-Led Participatory Research Project (YPAR) at the most recent Building Healthy Communities collaborative meeting.

Dia de los Muertos Celebration Nov. 2 at CV Cemetery

October 29, 2012 / By
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    COACHELLA, Calif. — Mariachi, Aztec dancers, altars, rosaries, flowers, pan de muertos, and a religious service – this is how the community will honor their dead at Forest Lawn’s inaugural Día de los Muertos Celebration.

California’s Pickiest Eaters Grade New School Lunches

October 24, 2012 / By
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  By Jacob Simas and Youth Reporters, New America Media   Two months into a new school year that saw stricter federal nutrition guidelines go into effect for school meals, youth reporters from New America Media fanned out in high schools across California to interview their peers and check out the view from the lunch line.

Raices Cultura Invites Community to Dia de los Muertos Celebration

October 23, 2012 / By
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  By Johnny Flores, Jr., Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – Eastern Coachella Valley residents will celebrate the Mexican tradition of honoring the dead at Raices Cultura’s Seventh Annual Dia de los Muertos on October 27, from 6 to 9 p.m.,

Certified Farmers’ Market Returns to Downtown Coachella

October 19, 2012 / By
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    COACHELLA, Calif. — Fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables are coming back to downtown Coachella, starting this coming Saturday, October 20, when the Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Certified Farmers’ Market returns for its 2012/13 season.

Young Voter is Fired Up, Urges Everyone to Register

October 17, 2012 / By
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    By Aurora Saldivar, Coachella Unincorporated   As November 6 draws closer, the campaign season is beginning to pick up the pace.