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Voter Enthusiasm Sweeping Across Eastern Coachella Valley

November 5, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, aurora saldivar, barack obama, Coachella, Dr. Raul Ruiz, Eastern Coachella Valley, Eduardo Garcia, election 2012, Manuel Perez, Mary Bono Mack, Raices Cultura, Rosario Dawson, Voto Latino Action Fund

By ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated COACHELLA, Calif. – It seemed as if everyone in town was there.

Dia de los Muertos in Coachella

November 4, 2012 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, forest lawn, Johnny Flores, Raices Cultura

[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 Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Alejandra Alarcon, Coachella, Eastern Coachella Valley, Erika Ramirez, raices, Raices Cultura, ypar

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 Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Coachella, coachella valley cemetery, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, ernesto rosales, forest lawn, Johnny Flores

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 Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, California, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, Fatima Ramirez, Jacob Simas, New America Media, New York Times, Olive Crest Academy, school lunch, the california endowment, Youth reporters

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 Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Building Healthy Communities, Centro Martin Ortiz, Coachella, Coachella Unincorporated, Day of the Dead, Dia de los Muertos, Eastern Coachella Valley, Esperanza Navarro, jocelyn vargas, Johnny Flores, raices, Raices Cultura

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 Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Building Healthy Communities, Coachella, Coachella Certified Farmers’ Market, Coachella Unincorporated, Eastern Coachella Valley, farmer's market, Kaiser Permanente, Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Certified Farmers’ Market, Paul Palodichuk, Rabobank, the california endowment, Wholesome Wave

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.