David J Castello

David J Castello is the Editor-in-Chief and Chief Operating Officer for the Castello Cities Internet Network (PalmSprings.com, Nashville.com, WestPalmBeach.com, etc). His debut novel, The Diary of an Immortal (1945-1959) was published in 2016.

Coachella Valley Arena To Open Late 2022 Near Palm Springs

Coachella Valley Arena / Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs

The 10,000+ seat Coachella Valley Arena (Acrisure Arena) is set to open in late 2022 near Palm Springs. Located in Palm Desert, between the I-10 Freeway and the Classic Club golf course, the Coachella Valley Arena will feature concerts (11,679), basketball (10,815) and hockey (9,918). It will be the home …

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World’s Largest Weed Lounge Four Twenty Bank Opens In Palm Springs

Four Twenty Bank - Palm Springs

The world’s largest weed lounge, Four Twenty Bank, has opened for business in Palm Springs. Built at a cost of over a million dollars, the 38,000-square-foot Four Twenty Bank is located in a former bank building that sat vacant for twenty-three years at 296 South Palm Canyon Drive in the …

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Monopoly Palm Springs Edition To Be Released In 2022

Monopoly Palm Springs

Monopoly, the Palm Springs edition, will be released in stores in Spring 2022 according to Top Trumps, manufacturers of Monopoly Palm Springs under license from Hasbro. Instead of purchasing Park Place, you may acquire Palm Canyon Drive. Instead of developing real estate on Boardwalk, you may want to build your …

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VillageFest Returns to Palm Springs

palm springs villagefest, coachella valley

After a long year, Thursday nights will be hopping once again in downtown Palm Springs as VillageFest returns on July 1st to kick-off the Fourth of July weekend. VillageFest has been shut down since the initial California stay-at-home order was issued in March 2020. Featuring hundreds of colorful merchants and …

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2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival Dates Announced

2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival

The 2022 Palm Springs International Film Festival will return in-person for its 33rd year on January 6 though January 17, 2022. The Film Awards Gala will take place on January 6, with film screenings starting January 7, and concluding on January 17 with the Best of Fest. Due to the …

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Marilyn Monroe Returns To Palm Springs

Forever Marilyn, Palm Springs

Forever Marilyn, the 26-foot tall, 34-thousand pound painted stainless steel and aluminum statue of Marilyn Monroe by J. Seward Johnson, permanently returns to Palm Springs in June. Forever Marilyn recreates the iconic pose of Marilyn Monroe as her white dress billowed above a subway grate on the corner of Lexington …

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Coachella Festival 2019 Lineup Announced! Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, Ariana Grande – TICKETS & 3 Day Passes!

Coachella Tickets, 3 Day Pass, VIP, Preferred Camping Pass on sale. Weekend 1 April 14-16 AND Weekend 2 April 21-23, 2023, Empire Polo Field, Indio, Southern California

Childish Gambino, Tame Impala and Ariana Grande will headline the 2019 Coachella Festival April 12th-21st at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Friday April 12th & 19th: CHILDISH GAMBINO Janelle Monáe, The 1975, Rufus Du Sol, Kacey Musgraves, Blackpink, DJ Snake, Diplo, Juice WRLD, Anderson.Paak, Ella Mai, Jaden Smith …

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Jersey Boys at McCallum Theater February 25-27

Jersey Boys Tickets!

Jersey Boys will be appearing at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert, February 25-27, 2022. They were just four guys from Jersey, until they sang their very first note. They had a sound nobody had ever heard… and the radio just couldn’t get enough of. But while their harmonies were …

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LeAnn Rimes Christmas Show at the McCallum Theater on Dec 15th

LeAnn Rimes, McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert. Buy Tickets on PalmSprings.com

UPDATE: LeAnn Rimes at McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Buy TICKETS Here! LeAnn Rimes brings her Christmas Show, with special guest Barry Zito, to the McCallum Theater in Palm Desert on Saturday, December 15th. Winner of two Grammys®, three ACMs, a CMA, 12 Billboard Music Awards, …

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