Following a year-long closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Palm Springs Art Museum will welcome back art enthusiasts Thursday. The museum will initially open on a Thursday-through-Sunday schedule at 25% of capacity and with other coronavirus-related health protocols. Guests can enjoy the museum’s offerings from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays, and from […]
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The regulatory bar may be lowered further next week in Riverside County, with high expectations that the county will be moved out of red and into the orange tier of the governor’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy” framework, officials told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. “Our numbers are looking good, and we are tracking potentially […]
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One year after Coachella Valley cities declared emergencies, local chamber president Josh Bonner says new developments are generating economic excitement. “We’re starting to see some more hope come back into the market. I think it’s a little more based in reality this time because we have the vaccination and it has given us a […]
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California Department of Public Health announced Thursday breweries, wineries and distilleries that do not serve meals may open outdoors with modifications on Saturday March 13. The modifications include ensuring that patrons have reservations and patrons observe a 90-minute time limit. Service for on-site consumption must end by 8 p.m. Previously, and through March 12, breweries […]
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The coronavirus positivity rate in Riverside County dropped below 5%, but hospitalizations reversed course slightly, with an uptick in COVID-19 admissions Tuesday. According to the Riverside University Health System, the countywide positivity rate, based on rolling seven-day testing cycles, is now 4.1%, the lowest it has been since early October. The rate was 5.8% last […]
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With the state clearing a path for theme parks to reopen at limited capacity, Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Chapek announced Tuesday the company plans to reopen the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim by late April, and thousands of furloughed workers will be recalled to be trained on new safety standards. “Here in California, we’re encouraged […]
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Disneyland and other theme parks across the state, along with outdoors ballparks and stadiums, can reopen as early as April 1 subject to counties’ rates of COVID-19 spread and with strict capacity-control mandates and required mask-wearing, state officials announced Friday. The announcement marks a major policy shift relating to theme parks, which the state had […]
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Southern California counties and others across the state could be cleared to open more businesses and lift other restrictions sooner than anticipated under a plan announced Thursday that will prioritize COVID- 19 vaccines in communities hardest hit by the pandemic. Fueling the plan is a move announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside 40% […]
