🌱 The Rooster And The Pig + Plaza Theatre + Flies On Street Food

Good morning, friends! Today’s National Black Bear Day; did you know that Alaska has the largest black bear population, while Delaware is believed to have none at all? It's Sylvia, your host of the Palm Springs Patch newsletter. Today's issue includes...

• ⚠️ A hit-and-run suspect was caught.
• ⚠️ Four more dating app victims.
• 🎭 The David C. Lee Plaza Theatre.

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☀️ But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 98 Low: 74.

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A 2018 survey found that Americans would love to have the superpower of healing others. If we take this one off the table, which superpower would you love to have?

• 28.6 percent: The ability to fly
• 23.8 percent: The ability to time travel
• 19 percent: The ability to read minds
• 9.5 percent: The ability to become invisible
• 4.8 percent: Superhuman strength, teleport, healing, or win select lotteries and give money away

📰 Here are the top stories today in Palm Springs:

1. A year ago, a driver in a red Porsche 911 struck and killed a San Jacinto neighbor on E. Palm Canyon Drive but didn’t stop. Investigators located the vehicle and its registered owner a week later. However, the 42-year-old man “was uncooperative with the investigation.” He was arrested on Wednesday, posted $75,000 bail, and has a court appearance on Aug. 24. (KESQ)
2. Do you remember when we talked about the 56-year-old Desert Hot Springs man who allegedly sexually assaulted a Florida tourist after connecting on a dating app? We now learned that there are at least four more victims. The suspect is now looking at "various sexual assault charges" and "administering controlled substances to at least two victims." His next court date is June 15. (KESQ)
3. Street vendors aren’t exempt from visits by the County of Riverside Department of Environmental Health inspectors. Officials closed down “two shaved ice vendors, a tejuino vendor, two taco stands, and a hotdog vending cart” on May 20 because of “health infractions.” Problems ranged from hygiene problems to improper food temperatures and “flies (that) were observed contaminating the food.” (Patch)
4. The Rooster And The Pig at 356 S. Indian Canyon Drive reopened! You may remember that an electrical issue closed down the business in February, making it impossible to foresee a reopening date. Now, the eatery has reopened, “same spot, same faves, same vibe. Come get you some, we missed you!” (Rooster And The Pig, 2)
5. The Plaza Theatre will be known as the David C. Lee Plaza Theatre in the future. Lee received naming rights as part of a very generous $5 million donation to save the venue. “It’s a beautiful building, and it has an interesting style of architecture on the inside,” he explained. If you’d like to attend a Save the Plaza Theatre open house, you have one last opportunity on June 6 at 7 p.m. (Desert Sun/paywall)

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📆 Today in Palm Springs:

• Certified Farmers Market at 401 South Pavilion Way (8 AM)
• Chess for all ages and levels at the Palm Desert Public Library (12 PM)
• Games, Friends & Fun at The Center (12 PM)
• The Palm Springs Cultural Center shows "Golden Delicious" (4:30 PM)
• PS Firefighters' 90th Annual Fish Fry at the Ruth Hardy Park (6 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "The Annual Student Street Naming Ceremonies recognized Priscila Marquez of Cathedral City High School and Landon Kuykendall of Mount San Jacinto High School by renaming the street adjacent to their respective schools for one year." (Uken Report)
• "VILLAGEFEST SUMMER HOURS BEGIN THURSDAY, JUNE 1! This popular weekly street fair runs every Thursday night along Palm Canyon Drive between Baristo and Amado roads. It will now begin an hour later, running from 7-10 p.m. For more information, visit http://VillageFest.org" (City of Palm Springs)
• "Riverside County Fire Department Chief Bill Weiser Thursday officially closed access to multiple outdoor recreational locations for the duration of Southern California Wildfire Season to minimize public safety risks." (Patch)
• "Southern California Edison has a webpage dedicated to reporting current power outages and planned outages. You can also sign up for power outage alerts here:
  https://sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status." (City of Palm Springs)
• "Palm Springs International ShortFest has released its 2023 lineup, with nearly 300 films including over 50 world premieres, 10 international premieres and 33 American premieres. The 29th annual festival will take place at the Camelot Theatres in the Palm Springs Cultural Center from June 20-26. Juried awards will be given out on June 25." (Variety)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you back in your inbox Tuesday with your next update.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Christ follower. Wife. Book dragon. Proud supporter of the Oxford comma.

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