Palm Springs VillageFest
I have a Thursday evening tradition that’s hard to break: I head west on the 111 to the base of the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs and join the…
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Diane’s at The River in Rancho Mirage
In my many travels around the globe, I picked up a shopping compulsion that has periodically been hard to handle. I love buying bathing suits. I’ve bought ’em in Brazil…
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The Hilton Garden Inn Means Business
Even though Rancho Mirage boasts three world-class resorts—Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Las Palmas, and The Westin Mission Hills—let’s face it, not every vacationing family or business traveler needs…
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For the Kids at the Rancho Mirage Library
I consider myself truly lucky to live so close to one of the most fantastic institutions in the Palm Springs Valley, the Rancho Mirage Public Library. Most of my visits…
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Plants4U in Rancho Mirage
My many clients in the Palm Springs Valley—from those seeking expertise in decorating their homes to party planners who need to make their events pop—are always clamoring for fabulous, fun,…
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New Theatrics in the Palm Springs Valley
As a born-and-bred Palm Springs Valley baby, I’ve been around the block a few times, so suffice it to say that personal or professional theatrics have never threatened me. I’ve…
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Sunnylands Opening Soon
Rancho Mirage is home to some of the most magnificent private palaces in the Palm Springs Valley, and I’m counting down the days until one of the most famous family…
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Modernism Week in the Palm Springs Valley
As a guy who likes to put his own designs on a thing or two in the Palm Springs Valley, I’m a huge fan of one of the winter season’s…
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Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio
My latest obsession is the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio. Living right smack in the center of the Palm Springs Valley…
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Rancho Mirage Landmark Restaurant Building Burns
I’m so very sad. Rancho Mirage lost one of its most cherished landmark structures on Tuesday morning, January 10th. As the only commercial building on the city’s historical preservation list—the…
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