The Big Chill

Until recently, when most Americans thought about Greece or Italy, they were planning cruises to the Greek Islands and wine-tasting trips through Tuscany.

BY ELLEN PARIS

Rancho Mirage

Rancho Mirage is moving forward, with fiscal, physical, and social balance, into the next decade of the 21st century.

By Joanna Beresford

Palm Springs

Palm Springs leads the way in Riverside County when it comes to creating successful community economic development programs.

By Amy Blaisdell

Palm Desert

Palm Desert has relied on thoughtful planning and thriving commerce to build a solid civic foundation that generates a superior quality of life for residents and an unforgettable experience for...

By David Hermann

La Quinta

People are embracing life’s most basic values — healthy living, time with family and friends, and simple pleasures. This has inspired the city of La Quinta to focus on what makes life in this...

By Andrea Carter

Indio

“Indio remains a city on the move with positive present and future growth,” notes Mayor Gene Gilbert. “There are examples of all types showcasing this around the city.”

By Ellen Paris

Indian Wells

Whether you want to visit, raise a family, relocate your business, or retire, this desert paradise situated in the heart of the Coachella Valley offers a top-caliber quality of life.

By Jan Silver Maguire

Desert Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs, experiencing a resurgence of energy from within, is truly a “City on the Move” that is growing into its potential.

By Pamela Bieri

Coachella

“We continue to set the bar higher,” says Mayor Eduardo Garcia about his city’s outlook for the future.

By Gayl Biondi

Cathedral City

Cathedral City continues to make economic strides through innovative planning and expediting key business and residential development to grow the City.

By Ellen Paris

One Wild Ride

Do investment strategies that came into play when the bubble burst two years ago and “the new normal” of Wall Street emerged still work?

BY ELLEN PARIS

Editor's Letter October 2010

Dear Editor: Back in the late 1960s, a college roommate once lectured me, “There’s no such thing as too thin, too tan, or too rich.” Those first two assertions have long since been disproved...

Upgrade the furniture of your mind

The Retreat Workshops, led by Arnold Siegel, offer a unique and extraordinary inquiry into the nature, condition and opportunities of our human existence. The aim of the Workshops is to provide you...

The Cottage the Eisenhowers Called Home

Located on the eleventh fairway of the country club's golf course, it's was the place that former President and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower called home through their winter vacation in the desert.

Those Were The Days

A decades-long collector of postcards, photographs, and brochures, Peter Moruzzi began picking up those dealing with the Coachella Valley as soon as he moved here in 1998. At this month’s...

Janice Kleinschmidt

Intelligencer - February 2010

Artistic Recycling, Valettes, and Sommeliers