I just love how certain Eastern or Midwestern power couples migrate to the Palm Springs Valley and settle in my beautiful home town of Rancho Mirage. When said power couple…
If it’s the desert mid-March, it must be Fashion Week El Paseo! Of all the annual “weeks” in the Palm Springs Valley, the fashionista inside me must admit that this…
If your impression of the City of Rancho Mirage Public Library is one that brings to mind a staid, silent place where laughter seldom should be heard, think again. On…
I just love Graeme Baxter. Not only is the man one of the gentlest and kindest individuals to reside in my hometown of Rancho Mirage, he’s one of those lucky…
Leonard Knight, the man who gave us Salvation Mountain—the roadside attraction near the Salton Sea, which was immortalized in the 2007 movie Into the Wild—has passed away. Leonard, who was…
February is the middle of awards season in Hollywood. The Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Golden Globes—they’re all just warm-up for the…
A veritable who’s who of Hollywood hot shots was on hand to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of the awards gala that anchors the Palm Springs International Film Festival. On…
The long-awaited lineup for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival—which will once again take place over two consecutive weekends, April 11-13 and April 18-20, 2014—has finally been announced, and…
While the entire Palm Springs Valley is a powerful magnet for the LGBT community every month of the year, April is a particularly strong draw for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals,…
If it’s almost January, it’s almost film festival time. And 2014 being the 25th anniversary of this star-studded affair invented by former Palm Springs mayor Sonny Bono, you just know…