The New and Improved Catalan Opens
How do you improve on perfection? I’d say a Palm Springs Valley first—like placing a whole roasted suckling pig on your menu—would do it. But I’m getting ahead of myself……
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Modernism Week Kicks Off With A Fall Preview
The Palm Springs Valley will once again be the place to be on Columbus Day weekend 2015 (October 9 – 12), when thousands of happy “modernistas” from coast to coast…
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Katie Fletcher of Rancho Las Palmas
One wouldn’t think that Katie Fletcher—growing up outside Tampa, Florida before interning in the public relations department of a skilled nursing facility in the Sunshine State—would see serving as the…
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Diverse Cinema at 2015 Palm Springs Cinema Diverse
With so much perfect weather available year round in the Palm Springs Valley, I never feel badly about biding some of my time sitting in a darkened theater watching scintillating…
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The Palm Springs Valley’s Love Affair with Airplanes
One doesn’t have to have earned his or her golden wings to know that the Palm Springs Valley has had an ongoing love affair with airplanes for years. First of…
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A Little Taste of Quebec Comes to Rancho Mirage
When I used to work as a flight attendant, one of my favorite layover cities was Montreal. Not solely because its European flair and flavor can’t be beat anywhere in…
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Late Summer Promos at Westin Mission Hills
Eight has always been one of my two lucky numbers. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because that’s the numeral you get when you add up the individual digits of…
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Stepping Out with the Palm Springs Art Museum
Those of us who live in the Palm Springs Valley, or who are lucky enough to visit this beautiful desert oasis, are fortunate to have an institution that offers a…
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Maracas and its Many Menus
Any good foodie who’s ever dined at Maracas Mexican Cantina & Grill (located in the Monterey Marketplace nearby Costco and Home Depot in Rancho Mirage) knows that it’s traditional not…
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bb’s at The River Unveils New Menu
In the five months since he opened bb’s at The River (in partnership with the eponymous investor Barbara Boyajian), owner Jack Srebnik has kept his ear to the ground, listening…
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