January 2013

January 2013 Horoscope

Sherryl Nova

Corporations may not be people, but they are entities — and will be part of the foundation of the Aquarian Age. An individual can be a corporation, but he or she needs associates to thrive. The next 60 days hold promise for the development of these entities. A change of consciousness will contribute to new concepts that refine their structure, and growth is inevitable.

Intelligencer

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REAL ESTATE — Up, Down, and Over the Cliff

Vic Cooper and Mike McDonald

As of Nov. 1, the Coachella Valley’s median home price per square foot was up 20 percent year over year, as values maintained double-digits price gains earned earlier in the year. This change in the price pattern is very positive.

STYLE — The More, the Merrier

Lawrence Karol

“Today’s trend is to stack it up,” says Raju Mehta, vice president of El Paseo Jewelers. “Many people are stacking lots of bracelets or wearing a design that has multiple rows. It’s a single piece, but everyone will think you’re wearing five straight-line bracelets.”

PSST! — Walk This Way

J. Everette Perry

Digging your heels into fine Italian leather turns that walk into a strut within a few strides. Resuscitate any look, no matter what you’re wearing (if anything), by investing in well-polished couture footwear. Shoes make the outfit.

PSST! - Vroom, Vroom

Rev your engine, because tardiness is unacceptable — unless you arrive in one of these bad boys, in which case you’ll likely win a second date.

PSST! - Meet Sébastien Benoît

Few residents of Quebec can flip a channel or turn a station without hearing the charismatic chirp of French-Canadian Sébastien Benoît. He hosts several broadcast shows, including the region’s most popular “Occupation Double,” wrapping up its ninth season at Alta in Palm Springs.

PSST! - The Gifted Home

Renowned interior designer Robert Bailey brought his sophisticated style to Jacquie Somerville’s La Dolce Vita-meets-glam retro house in Rancho Mirage. The property reflects the aesthetics of his favorite Uptown Palm Springs design stores: Boulevard, Christopher Anthony, Trina Turk, and Raymond | Lawrence.

PSST! - Best in Show

J. Everette Perry

You’ll surely turn heads with your fashion prowess and purebred companion at the Palm Springs Kennel Club Dog Show on Jan. 6 at Empire Polo Club in Indio.

PSST! - Go Figure

One of America’s best figurative painters is actually a trained abstractionist — and that’s a good thing, as you can see this month when Eric Fischl opens his first solo exhibition at Imago Galleries in Palm Desert.

Up for the Challenge

Judd Spicer

The Coachella Valley’s revived PGA Tour event didn’t simply take one big step toward its reshaped image in 2012. It took 84 million.

The Law of Love

A Fashion Fantasy, lust, temptation, and a runaway affair

Loretta Young at 100

Lawrence Karol

Loretta Young discovered Palm Springs as a teenager and settled here 60 years later. She lived a quiet life, going to mass every day, occasionally dining at El Mirasol, and entertaining small groups of friends at her house in Deepwell Estates. In other words, she was just a local. But she was also Loretta Young.

Buzzing for Oscar

Carolyn Patten

Amid Academy Award speculation for her performance in “The Sessions,” Helen Hunt returns to Palm Springs to claim a Palm Springs International Film Festival honor.

CAMEO — What’s Behind Monty Hall?

Janice Kleinschmidt

In November, Monty Hall taped the 50th anniversary show of Let’s Make a Deal, an occasion he calls “amazing, because I am only 41 years old.”

PSST! — Kitchen Love

J. Everette Perry

The kitchen often proves the liveliest, most popular room in the house. Outfit it with top-of-the-line appliances, custom detailing, and fanciful décor. Here are some fine ideas for your gourmet temple.

Strong, Simple, and Peaceful

Carolyn Patten

A massive dose of midcentury modern feels oddly cozy at the Madison Club in La Quinta. read the Q&A With Architect Austin Kelly

The Beat Goes On

Sheila Grattan

Sonny Bono, Palm Springs’ celebrity mayor, did more for the city than launch one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. With a revivalist vision and an anti-bureaucratic cause, the star with a common touch embodies the city’s cultural and economic transition.

Courtship Among the Pros

Gloria Greer

More of the world’s No. 1 tennis players hit balls at the Racquet Club: In addition to Budge and Marble, Ellsworth Vines in the 1930s; Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, and Pancho Segura in the 1940s and ’50s; Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Stan Smith, Bob Lutz, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, Pancho Gonzales, Arthur Ashe, and Billie Jean King in the 1960s and ’70s.

Creating a Racquet (Club)

Gloria Greer

The story has oft been that the Racquet Club began when Farrell and Bellamy had trouble getting on the tennis courts at the El Mirador Hotel.

Bringing Fame to Palm Springs

Gloria Greer

Many stars who came here to work found themselves checking out real estate afterward.