Keep Eating Despite Restaurant Holidays
As August arrives (August? Already?), I’m reminded that many of the Rancho Mirage fine wining and dining establishments I patronize regularly the rest of the year are about to give…
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Bronzing Your Bod at Sunstone Spa
With such an embarrassment of abundant sunshine as we have in Rancho Mirage and the Palm Springs Valley, it’s easy for me to maintain a healthy, golden glow year-round. But…
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3 Great Places to Dine in Rancho Mirage
Dining in Rancho Mirage Dining in Rancho Mirage can be a lot of fun. Here are three establishments we highly recommend. 1. Babe’s Bar-B-Que & Brewhouse Babe’s has crowned Brewery…
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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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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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