Christopher Laue Goes for the Gold

Coachella Valley’s connection to the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, Christopher Laue the only Palm Springs-based member of the FiveCurrents production firm with contracts for both events.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Movie Colony Makeover

In 1954, screen idol Cary Grant and his wife, Betsy Drake, walked through the gate into lush greenery, expansive lawns, palms, citrus trees, rose gardens, and cacti surrounding a 1930s copy of a...

BY LINDA MEARS HARDIE

California Screamin’

The 2010 Ferrari California represents many firsts for the company. It’s the marque’s first front-engine V8, first hard-topped convertible, first model to offer seven forward gears, and several...

BY PAT DEVEREUX

The Path to Chino Canyon

A few hundred thousand people a year chug up the steep road through Chino Canyon, deeply breathing the air as their engines start to overheat. Probably none of those thousands knows this place.

BY ANN JAPENGA

Golf Heaven

In the introduction to his new book, Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History, author/historian Neal Hotelling asserts that “no book will ever hold the entire history” of Pebble Beach.

BY TIM SWEENEY

Redirecting an Architectural Eye

In a sleeveless white T-shirt and slacks, a Nikon hanging around his neck, the renowned photographer Leland Lee is also the star of this production.

BY LINDA MEARS HARDIE

Wondering what to make for the holidays?

For those in Palm Springs who like to go out to eat over the holidays, there are many Coachella Valley restaurants that make dining out affordable and enjoyable

Mona de Crinis

Lost Palms Oasis

Exploring this particular grouping of fan palms is the basis of a beautiful day hike through washes and over plateaus, with stunning views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

Far Santa Rosas

Some places in the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument beckon you with meadows and mossy boulders. Other places — such as the far Santa Rosas — say “Stay Out.”

BY ANN JAPENGA

Into The Wild

Cradling the desert valley, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains hold a rich history, a bright future, and awesome experiences for those who hike their trails

BY ANN JAPENGA

The Gourmet Gossip - O.L. McKenney

Tramway General manager and restaurateur O.L. McKenney shares a menu of customer favorites from the Firepit restaurant.

By Barbara Lawrence

Merry Christmas and Bon Appetit

Stuffed roast turkey, plum pudding, fruit cake — these are the traditional food for Christmas dinner and whose delightful odors emanate from every kitchen about this time of year.

by Shar Cracraft

The Gourmet Gossip - Gary Sappington

Gary Sappington, free-lance chef, extraordinaire, prepares and serves divinely elegant fare for some of our most celebrated desert residents.

By Barbara Lawrence

The Desert Riders

They are the true royalty of Palm Springs. Each Tuesday morning they emerge from the desert dawn, dressed in tailored riding pants and the customary — and not incidentally, custom-made —...

By Carolyn Patten

The Most Wives Club

The Gabors are to Palm Springs what fancy desserts are to a good meal: We could get by without them but they do add such a luscious finishing touch.

By Allene Arthur

10 at 101

It has been said that "the important thing is not so much that everyone should be taught, but that everyone should be given the wish to learn." For more than 15 years, the Palm Springs Desert...

Patricia Mastick Young and Patricia L. Curry