Frank Capra – La Quinta Museum Exhibit (Previous EXHIBIT)
It’s no secret that filmmaker Frank Capra loved La Quinta and considered the La Quinta Hotel his lucky charm after collaborating with Robert Riskin on the screenplay for “It Happened One Night” while staying in one of the casitas. The 1934 movie, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, won five...
LQ Blackhawks Find New Leader in Alumnus Patrick Rivenes
La Quinta native and celebrated Blackhawk player Patrick Rivenes has been selected to take over the Head Varsity Football Coach position at La Quinta High School this season, marking the first change in leadership the team has seen since the school opened in 1994. Rivenes will replace long-time head coach...
Hike The La Quinta Cove: “A Gem in the Gem”
Bill Baker, an avid hiker and La Quinta Resident Last month Sunset Magazine recognized the La Quinta Cove hiking trails as number five of forty-five leading areas in the Western States. Why was this area chosen among the better-known areas listed? I have been hiking in the “Cove” for several...
