January 2008

There's Magic Here

Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel have put their mountainside Shangri-La on the market for $35 million.

By Deann Lubell

Eleven Best New Restaurants

Which debuting restaurants truly shine is a perennial topic of debate. We visited as many as we could and selected the best among those opening and ripening since last year's collection of "best...

By Pamela Price

A Tour De Force - International Film Festival

This charming location just may be the ideal spot for a film festival. Palm Springs is an easy ride from L.A. or Santa Barbara, where a lot of the talent lives. It’s easy for the industry to...

By Keith Bush

Calling All Filmmakers

A producer of infomercials and the VP of a Desert Hot Springs Studio are raising the profile and building a community of local women working in film and television

By Robert Julian

Editor's Letter

When you hear “Lights, camera, action!” in the desert, you know it’s January. You know it’s high time for the Palm Springs International Film Festival (Jan. 3-14), the area’s biggest and...

By Steven Biller

Fashion, Mood and Attitude

Any woman knows that style is not only what she wears, But also how she wears it.

Galleries - California at Mid-Century

From Palm Desert to Paris, the art of postwar Southern California has enjoyed unprecedented attention in the past two years. Bursting with color and invention, the sleek L.A. style of 50 years ago...

By Steven Biller

Horoscope

Down to Earth — Finally?

By Sherryl Nova

Rear View - Life of a Cowboy

It’s 1939 and you’re shivering in a gray, eastern city when into town rides a tanned cowboy with a gap in his teeth. His name is Johnny Boyle; his sidekick is a lanky cut-up named Frank Bogert....

By Ann Japenga

The Homegrowns

Film and television professionals live here and work on Hollywood productions.

By Shellie Karabell

Trinity Bay Interiors

Distinctive Design for Discriminating Tastes

By Holly Berecz

Wealth - All Abroad!

Private bankers, investment advisors, and money managers tout strong portfolio diversification through international exposure to a rapidly developing global economy. Opportunities abound.

By Ellen Paris

Wheels - Haute Hybrid

Toyota has given us the new Lexus LS 600h L, equipped with impressive safety features as the most complicated production car on the road today. It’s also the largest hybrid car you can buy.

By Pat Devereux

Wine - The Odd Couple

Winemakers and wine drinkers have long appreciated the marriage of complementary red varietals into an elegant blend.

By Janice Kleinschmidt