Rancho Mirage Community Park Renovation Almost Complete
Our premiere hometown green space—Rancho Mirage Community Park—is in the midst of more than just a quickie facelift. Truth be told, the work that is in the final stages of…
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Indian Wells Tennis Garden Expands Again
Did William Shakespeare play tennis? I guess only his trainer knows for sure. But according to Larry Ellison—the billionaire co-founder of Oracle who not only owns sprawling Rancho Mirage estate…
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Rancho Mirage is Foodie Heaven
When my foodie friends ask me to extoll the culinary virtues of the Palm Springs Valley, I always zero in on Rancho Mirage because—in my humble opinion—my hometown has it…
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Jazzing It Up in Idyllwild
Taking a short drive—barely an hour from my home in Rancho Mirage—through the San Jacinto Mountains transports me from my beloved Palm Springs Valley desert into a cool Alpine mountain…
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Babe’s Beer Wins Again
Just a few weeks ago we revealed here that Babe’s Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse—that famed eatery and brew purveyor ensconced at The River in Rancho Mirage—had recently been crowned Brewery of…
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Race Around the BMW Track with Omni Rancho Las Palmas
I’m not a new kid on the block when it comes to adventure, or to cars. I’ve ziplined in Costa Rica, penguin-watched on Antarctica, skydived in New Zealand, and camera-hunted…
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Family Traditions Live on at Livreri’s
So iconic is Livreri’s Bella Napoli Italian Bistro that the famed names adorning street signs throughout the Palm Springs Valley—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dinah Shore—all ate there in their day.…
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Fabulous Film Festivals Regale Palm Springs Valley’s Residents and Visitors
Desert visitors and residents are famous for their love of film. And with six notable local annual festivals, wise aficionados start putting dates on their calendars early to prevent overbooking…
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Naan House Indian Cuisine
Take an Indian restaurant in an outdoor mall setting. Add an owner who worked as a registered nurse for 23 years. Combine with a Mexican chef in the kitchen. (I…
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Jensen’s Minute Shoppe
Often, great things come in small packages. That’s surely the case when it comes to Jensen’s Minute Shoppe at the corner of Frank Sinatra Drive and Highway 111 in Rancho…
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