Rancho Mirage’s Westin Mission Hills Hosts “Paws & Hearts” Benefit
To say that Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa is Fido-friendly is quite the understatement. First off, dogs up to 40 pounds are welcome to stay with their owners…
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Desert Outlook’s Ultimate Pride List Does Rancho Mirage Proud
If you noticed a larger preponderance of rainbow flags flying high in Rancho Mirage and throughout the Palm Springs Valley from Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 7, that’s because…
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Vicki Lawrence Brings Mama to Rancho Mirage’s The Show
My beloved late mother so adored the hilarious “Carol Burnett Show,” which ran on CBS from 1967 to 1978. When I was a kid, she and I would watch it…
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Rancho Mirage is a Town of First Resorts
As odd as it sounds, sometimes I think we all need a little reminder as to how lucky we are as desert lovers, whether we live in or simply visit…
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Behind the Pink Wall of Rancho Mirage’s Sunnylands
It’s easy to take for granted all that is Sunnylands Center & Gardens, the former Rancho Mirage winter estate of the late Leonore and Walter Annenberg, which they bequeathed to…
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2016 Modernism Week Tickets Go On Sale—Hurry!
Every season in the Palm Springs Valley, I have a list of “don’t miss” events that includes my hometown of Rancho Mirage’s Art Affaire (which this year introduced the awesome…
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A Shopper’s Delight at The River’s Raymond | Lawrence
For those of you who haven’t yet met my dear Palm Springs Valley pals Raymond McCallister and Larry Abel, you are in for a real treat. The dynamic duo who…
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What To Do in the Palm Springs Valley? Attend or Volunteer!
I’m often asked how I keep my social calendar in order with all the hundreds of parties, events, openings, and benefits that are available throughout the “high season” in the…
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A Rancho Mirage Thanksgiving
Since Thanksgiving is all about sharing gratitude for life’s bounty with family and friends, it shouldn’t really matter where one assembles with loved ones—be it at home or in a…
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Fall for Rancho Mirage’s Pinzimini All Over Again
The fall season may not bring brilliant kaleidoscopic foliage to the Palm Springs Valley, but in many of Rancho Mirage’s best kitchens, it brings change of a culinary sort. To…
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