November 2006

All The Right Lines

Fall fashions promise enough new silhouettes for every woman to choose what makes her happiest.

On A High Note

Joan Page McKenna

The desert has a new diva in the energetic, fun-loving Metropolitan Opera soprano Janet Hopkins

Graceful Aging

Jan Silver Maguire

Eighty years after Walter H. Morgan’s vision of an exclusive desert getaway came to fruition, the luxurious La Quinta Resort & Club continues to attract luminaries from around the world

They Can Stand The Heat

Donna Curran

Executive chefs Rocio Varela and Leanne Kamekona rule the kitchens at two top resorts.

Valley Observer

Hank Stokes

It is an irrefutable fact of modern life that old columnists never die; they just opine away.

Sand Dabs

Hank Stokes

Talk to those who spent the summer here and they’ll tell you it was the worst ever.

Editor's Letter

Steven Biller

Let the Season Begin!

First Takes - Take It Away, Guys!

Steven Salustri and Matthew Purner see a side of the Coachella Valley lifestyle that stays hidden to most of us. 1-800-GOT-JUNK

First Takes - Driving in Style

After announcing that George Lopez would host the 48th Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament in January, the car manufacturer presented the comedian/actor with a limited-production, high-performance 2007 300C SRT8 (manufacturer’s suggested retail price $43,400

First Takes - Bald is Beautiful

Editor Jackson Hunsicker, a two-time cancer survivor, points out in the book’s foreword that 662,000 women get some form of cancer each year, and a majority of them lose their hair while undergoing treatment.

First Takes - Making the Pointe

Samantha Comby

Desert Youth Ballet, a company that performs The Nutcracker each December with the Moscow Classical Ballet, hosts smaller performances throughout the year to support their school, owned by Valerie Mahabir.

8 Tips for Fundraising Success

Peggy Cravens of Rancho Mirage has extensive experience chairing and otherwise organizing and executing Palm Springs benefits.

Robert Bradshaw: Layers of Character

Janice Kleinschmidt

Removing tiers of ink reveals the artist's figurative flair.

Michael Aschenbrenner: Honorable Discharge

Steven Biller

The glass sculptor braves emotionally charged art

Galleries - Art of Fusion

Edenhurst Gallery boldly steps into contemporary art this year, beginning with an impressive exhibition of works by the pioneering California sculptor Claire Falkenstein (1908-1997).

Wheels - Rolls Royce 101 EX

Quietly in the concept stage, the Rolls-Royce 101EX could be the next great coupe.

Blending Beauty

Janice Kleinschmidt

That bottle of table wine may be more than the sum of its parts

A Century of Petite Sirah

Joseph Diamond and Robert Meyer

More than 100 years ago, petite sirah was first planted in the Healdsburg area of California and was the initial wine to be made by Foppiano Vineyards.

Rear View - The Radioactive Resort

Ann Japenga

I descended into the cave, now a junk room covered with dust. The floorboards were busted; and the caustic smell grew stronger, stinging my eyes.

Detours: Mazatlan

Sharon Apfelbaum

This city of glorious sunsets is situated midway on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, some 700 miles from the U.S. border and just south of the Tropic of Cancer.

Wealth - Give Smart, Feel Good

Ellen Paris

Gifts in Kind- When local homebuilder Peter Solomon of Regency Homes donated $2 million gift to Eisenhower Medical Center, a portion involved engineering and construction of a road at EMC.

Intelligencer

The Well at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells has introduced Winter Wellness By Design. For $299, you can reserve 150 minutes with one therapist to mix and match services