Featured image credit: Ben Schumin What a year for legendary bands. New wave icons Devo retired from live performance. Rock gods Kiss called it a day. And now Munch’s Make Believe Band is packing it all in… with one notable exception. Wait, you don’t remember Munch’s Make Believe Band? Surely you’ve had the singular experience […]
It seems there isn’t a second that passes in the Coachella Valley when Mid-Century designs aren’t celebrated in some way. Yet, Palm Springs still devotes a “week” to Mid-Century Modern styles. That “week” lasts 10 days this year, but it still doesn’t seem like enough time to pack in every event, tour, lecture, and party. […]
In a city as diverse as Los Angeles, Black History Month is a special time, offering seemingly countless discussion panels, festivals, live performances, and more to honor Black culture. Putting together a completely comprehensive list of Black History Month events is an impossible task, but we’ve done our best to guide you in the right […]
Featured image credit: Paramount Pictures Before Mariah Carey wrapped her mittened hands around the holiday music charts, December was the season of Bing. Legendary actor and crooner Bing Crosby recognized the value of a well-timed Christmas tune… or ten. When the holidays rolled around, so did Crosby’s latest carol… or maybe a golden oldie. It […]
A certain segment of media and American culture have callously dismissed the wildfire disaster gripping Los Angeles as a “rich person problem.” We won’t waste space dignifying that assessment with a nuanced retort other than to emphasize that 25 lives have been lost so far, and the fires weren’t checking bank account balances. At the […]
For well over three decades, the White Party Palm Springs has been promising the gay community of Southern California and beyond at least one weekend when they could tune out the noise and just follow where the music and their hearts took them. But those hearts will be skipping a beat in 2025… and not […]
Featured image credit: CAL FIRE_Official We are in the midst of the most destructive series of Los Angeles fires in the city’s history. And there are no words to summarize the fear, horror, and grief associated with this tragedy so we won’t insult you by trying. But what we can do is try to answer […]
You’ve already met our Agent of the Year. Now it’s time for you to select our Person of the Year for 2024! Just a reminder, the JohnHart Person of the Year is not Agent of the Year Part 2. It’s a distinct honor unto itself, highlighting the professional who best exemplified JohnHart’s principles. These nominees […]
A December surge toward the seller’s favor is a holiday tradition in its own right when it comes to our monthly absorption rate analysis. It’s just how the “off-season” works in real estate. A lower volume of homes hitting the market typically tips the scales in the sellers’ favor. In December 2022, only one of […]
Featured image credit: The Balloon Museum Official Site It’s still unacceptable to jump into a ball pit as an adult. Or, as the Chuck E. Cheese manager put it, “I don’t get paid enough to deal with this.” Fortunately, you may have your chance to plunge into a vat of balloons… at least until March […]
