Designer Challenges

Today’s golfer experiences a finely crafted course in the same way one approaches a celebrated work of art — with the beautiful exception that the courses are pieces of living, active canvas.

BY JUDD SPICER

A Hike for all Seasons

Blessed with idyllic weather for much of the year and diversity of topography and flora, the Coachella Valley is a haven for hikers.

Adapted with permission of the publisher from Philip Ferranti’s book, 140 Great Hikes in and Near Palm Springs (Big Earth Publishing).

Daniell Cornell

My approach is to integrate contemporary art into other contexts, so that people have a way to approach it and begin to know what kinds of questions to ask. Because if you ask the right questions,...

The Road to Fame and Fortune

Fascination with celebrity never dies. The desire to connect to Hollywood — the excitement, the razzle-dazzle — remains as strong today as it was in the ’50s. And Palm Springs will always be...

BY GREG ARCHER

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

Ruff Life

Hitting the road with "Rover" has gone upscale. Now you can share Southern California’s celebrity lifestyle with your furry friend. The days of staying at substandard hotels and dining at...

PSST! Scot Bruce

On Aug. 16, when Elvis Presley fans around the world pay tribute to the King on the 33rd anniversary of his death, Scot Bruce of Palm Springs will be shaking his hips before a sell-out crowd at the...

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

GRAND LUXE

Offered for $75 million by Christie’s Great Estates, Porcupine Creek hides behind the placid Mirage Cove neighborhood, where houses typically cost less than 1 percent of that price.

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

A Man of Passion

“Have you ever swum in the Salton Sea?” Dick Van Patten asks while sitting on the veranda at Melvyn’s Ingleside Inn. He has, he reports — about a year ago. “It was exciting!” His eyes...

BY JANICE KLEINSCHMIDT

For The Love of Beer

For the love of beer! Every Monday and enjoy one of the world’s favorite and most complex beverages, Beer! Receive 50% off all beer from 3 pm to close in Babe’s Bar & Patio.

The McCallum Centennial - Palm Springs' founding family.

The founding of Palm Springs might be placed at that moment in time when the educated son of an industrious Scottish farmer stood near the Indian Village of Agua Caliente at the base of the San...

By W.H. Bowart with Julie Hector, Sally Mall McManus and Elizabeth Coffman Kieley for the Palm Springs Historical Society

Steve (Stephen) Chase Q&A on Lifestyle

Slender and tanned, prematurely gray at age 38, interior designer Stephen Chase has already received a generous share of international recognition. His work has won numerous design awards and...

By Sharon Apfelbaum

Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes was a frequent visitor to the Palm Springs area for more than 30 years beginning around 1925. He stayed in a leased house or suites at the Racquet Club or Ingleside Inn, usually in...

The Developers - Warren Coble

Coble put up some impressive buildings — buildings like Alan Ladd's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Las Casuelas Nuevas in Rancho Mirage, Ocotillo Plaza, Prickly Pear Square, Sinatra Medical Education...

The Developers - Ernest Hahn

Even someone who wouldn't know a developer from a dirt farmer can't help but respond to the name "Ernest Hahn." In the Coachella Valley you can hardly say "shopping center" without including some...

The Developers - John Wessman

Wessman came to the desert in 1960 from "across the mountains" (Hemet) where he worked for contractors "on and off" from the time he was 10 years old. He began his Coachella Valley building career...