Archive for category: Featured

/ May 21, 2013 3:47 pm

Leap of Faith Pays Off for Olive Crest Graduate

[Translate]                     FATIMA RAMIREZ/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA — As I sit on a park bench, enjoying the appetizing food and appreciating the company of my classmates, I realize how much I have grown to appreciate every single one of them. My classmates and I are taking part in a celebratory event [...]

/ May 15, 2013 3:50 pm

Teen Chef Battle Makes Healthy Eating Fun at CVHS

[Translate]                                         JOHNNY FLORES JR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA – The chefs carefully placed a souvlaki pita and a southwest chicken sandwich in front of the three judges, next to their scorecards. But this is no ordinary cooking competition. This is a [...]

/ May 13, 2013 2:49 pm

Health Reform Means Not Going to Mexicali for Care

[Translate]                           ALEJANDRA ALARCON/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA — Like a lot of other families living in the Eastern Coachella Valley, when one of our family members fell sick, it meant driving about a hundred miles across the border into Mexico, to the City of Mexicali, to get taken [...]

/ May 10, 2013 4:23 pm

Career Academies Baffle, Even as They Boost CVHS Grad Rates

[Translate]                             Ed. Note: In 2011, California’s legislature passed AB 790, a statewide initiative aimed at addressing the growing number of high school graduates unprepared or under-prepared for either college or a career. Studies document that up to 70 percent of high school seniors fall into one [...]

/ April 26, 2013 3:29 am

Disabled Youth Play Ball, Make Friends in Challenger Division

[Translate]                             JOHNNY FLORES, JR/Coachella Unincorporated   COACHELLA — Javier Avila and Calani Raceles are two young men with mental challenges doing the unimaginable — playing baseball. “At first, my son didn’t even want to show up. He couldn’t catch a ball, let alone hold a bat. [...]

/ April 23, 2013 5:31 pm

Kids Have Fun Exercising at Mountain View

[Translate]                         IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated   OASIS – Thirteen-year-old Diego Martinez runs around the grassy field, throwing water balloons at the kids from his neighborhood — an activity new for this former Duroville resident. Diego is among the many children who recently relocated to Mountain View Estates, a new [...]

/ April 19, 2013 4:52 pm

Nonprofit Tech Fest Coming to Mecca May 3-4

[Translate]                             MECCA — The California Nonprofit Technology Festival – a high-spirited, fully interactive statewide convening — is coming to the Eastern Coachella Valley. Also known as Coachella Tech Fest, this event will take place Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 [...]

/ April 12, 2013 5:27 pm

Video: The Hue 2013

[Translate]   Presented by Building Healthy Communities, The Hue Music and Arts Festival took place at Dateland Park in Coachella on April 6, 2013. Many local bands performed live, with free entry to the public.   Digital Production by Ivan Delgado Photography by Alejandra Alarcón and Ivan Delgado Music by All Night Shoes

/ April 11, 2013 5:01 pm

Kayaking On A Sea Worth Saving

[Translate]                             IVAN DELGADO/Coachella Unincorporated   When I told my family I was going kayaking on the Salton Sea, their reaction was just what I expected. “Are you sure that’s safe?” my mother asked with uneasiness. That is precisely what had crossed my mind when, the day [...]

/ April 9, 2013 6:28 pm

Read All About It: Introducing Our New Publication

[Translate]                                COACHELLA – Coachella Unincorporated is proud to announce the arrival of its new publication, currently available at locations throughout the Eastern Coachella Valley. “Our inaugural issue is the culmination of two years of dedication and hard work on the part of our entire team,” [...]