In some circles I’m known as the King of Efficiency. I just hate to waste my valuable time, as I’m sure all of you do, dear readers. That’s why I’m such a fan of one-stop shopping. And when it comes to that particular activity, Monterey Marketplace on the southwest corner of the intersection of Monterey…
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To my mind—next to the clothes themselves, of course—the best thing about Saxony Group Fashion Week El Paseo is its proximity (mere minutes by car) to my home town of Rancho Mirage. Held this year from April 2 to 9 in a new location—on the West Side Upper Level of the parking deck at The…
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The fanfare was in full force as fevered fans and foodies fêted the arrival of the Palm Springs Valley’s only Gelson’s Supermarket. Where is this upscale grocery store, you may ask? Where else but in Rancho Mirage, of course. At the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday, January 28, a queue two-city-blocks-long snaked around…
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We all know that it’s better to give than to receive. But what’s better than just plain “giving” at the holidays? Why, giving gifts that are made in Rancho Mirage—and in the Palm Springs Valley—of course! One perfect stocking stuffer that I stock up on every year is Brandini Toffee. Locally manufactured right here in…
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I make sure I show The River—Rancho Mirage’s esteemed retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Highway 111—lots of love year-round. But I’m especially thankful for it at the holidays because the ever-efficient elf in me strikes many a Yuletide bird with a single stone when I do the majority of my holiday gift shopping there…
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For those of you who haven’t yet met my dear Palm Springs Valley pals Raymond McCallister and Larry Abel, you are in for a real treat. The dynamic duo who certainly seem to have their fingers in a lot of pies (including food and catering, special event planning, industrial and consumer design, and various retail…
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Some things just never change—but a few do! Take, for example, one of the Palm Springs Valley’s favorite furniture stores on Dinah Shore Drive in Rancho Mirage. Known since it opened in 2009 as Plummer’s, its parent company has merged its brands, giving this store a new name: Scandinavian Design. Thankfully for shoppers looking for…
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Although often tempted by the plethora of fabulous autos available at dealerships in the Palm Springs Valley, I just don’t have it in me to switch from my beloved Jaguar to any other car brand. So I was super-psyched to be invited in early September to Rancho Mirage’s Desert European Motorcars’ new and expanded joint…
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While window shopping for a new car—which, frankly, I don’t really need, but a guy still loves to look!—I happened upon a fun sneak preview of a fab automobile at my favorite dealership in the Palm Springs Valley, indiGO Auto Group’s Desert European Motorcars in Rancho Mirage. Sitting inside one of their beautiful showrooms, with…
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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 Mirage. This small convenience store with the imprimatur of the big, well-known, and respected brand is the perfect place to make that pit-stop before heading…
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