Mom Jeans and the Changing Course of Retail
Early this week, giant old-school retailer Macy's came under fire for - of all things - dinnerware. Across social media, users called out Macy's for fat-shaming. And body-shaming. And food-shaming... pretty much everything-shaming. The plates [...]
Event Planning Tips to Make You Look Like an Expert
Event Planning 101 The Coachella Valley has never lacked for an event to attend. Business, social, philanthropic – the choices are ample. Along with many others, I have been a veteran attendee. I have also [...]
Lessons from Durwood’s Neighborhood Garden
As a child in rural Kentucky it was common for all of the people who lived in our neighborhood to know and like one another. On the rare occasion that there were personal differences, they [...]
The Financial Burden of Jury Duty in California
In the fall of 1996, I was selected and sworn onto my first jury. It was a civil case in Ventura County: a dispute between neighbors over a home improvement project's impact. We listened for [...]
2019 CVEP Board of Directors Retreat a Resounding Success
On Wednesday June 19, 2019, the CVEP Board of Directors assembled at the University of California Riverside's Palm Desert Campus for its second annual board retreat. The retreat brings together those leaders in Greater Palm [...]
Spending Habits That Waste Over $10K a Year
I recently overheard a young professional discussing the high cost of living. He asked his colleague how it would ever be possible to save enough money to make a down payment on a house. The [...]