August 1999

Articles

A Most Happy Fella

by Howard Johns. Photography by Richard Reinsdorf/Winston West. Happy-go-lucky actor George Hamilton is sitting pretty these days: His popular new restaurant in Indian Wells is just one of his successful enterprises. Come see what else is hopping with this easygoing star.

Golden Opportunity?

by Brian Skoloff. Photography by Ethan Kaminsky. Local restaurateur Sherman Harris plunked down six grand a few years ago and invested in a sunken boat thought to contain treasure. Is his ship about to come in?

Killer Career

by Arthur Lyons. In his search for fame, Tom Neal made some pretty icky career choices. A classic Palm Springs murder mystery.

Fiction: Life Sentence

by Lillian M. Roberts. Read the first-prize winner in The 1999 Palm Springs Writers Guild Short Story Contest. Not for the squeamish.

Fashion:

Land of Enchantment

Around Town

Dish gives the Desert Rat Quiz to test your memory of all things desert-y. And Flash! travels to the Hamptons and then to San Diego to test-drive that city’s newest tourist attractions.

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Hank Stokes' Valley Observer
Hank goes channel surfing! Wipeout!

Sand to Sea Edited by Gloria Greer.
This month Sand to Sea visits Newport Beach, then celebrates at Dolores Hope’s big birthday bash.

Horoscope by Joyce Jillson.
Face it; this is your future.

The Springs
When Clark Gable reigned. (And they called Elvis The King?)

Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide
The most authoritative guide to all of the desert’s happenings and attractions. This is the only one in the valley published in cooperation with the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Bureau. Edited by Donna Curran.
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