November 2010

Sommelier at Your Fingertips

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Finding a specific wine in your collection, selecting the ideal pairing for dinner without having to look at every bottle in your cellar, keeping track of which wines should be consumed before they pass the peak of perfection, and knowing the up-to-date value of a wine before you donate it.

Word Association - James Kefford & Richard Foxx

James Kefford of Rancho Mirage has completed a memoir of his 35 years in the FM radio industry. Richard Foxx, founder and medical director of The Medical and Skin Spa in Indian Wells, has published his first novel. Spirit Ranch

Doing Well and Doing Good

BY ELLEN PARIS

Peter Solomon, father of two adult children, steadfastly gives time and money to nonprofit organizations. The president and CEO of Regency Homes instilled this philosophy in his children from an...

The Green Green Grass of Home

Attention, ardent golfer: Perhaps it’s time to shelve that cup you’ve been putting toward in your home office. If you’re serious about continually improving your score, consider a personal putting green.

Horoscope - November 2010

BY SHERRYL NOVA

Venus and Neptune are happy together this month. This is a generic transit that can affect us all. Because of the nature of Venus and Neptune, we can expect exceptional offerings in theater, movies, and all types of art.

Christopher Laue Goes for the Gold

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Coachella Valley’s connection to the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games, Christopher Laue the only Palm Springs-based member of the FiveCurrents production firm with contracts for both events.

Fresh Kitchens

BY ELLEN PARIS

The days of the biggest and the best no longer rank No. 1 on homeowners’ wish lists for new kitchens.

California Screamin’

BY PAT DEVEREUX

The 2010 Ferrari California represents many firsts for the company. It’s the marque’s first front-engine V8, first hard-topped convertible, first model to offer seven forward gears, and several other things besides.

The Path to Chino Canyon

BY ANN JAPENGA

A few hundred thousand people a year chug up the steep road through Chino Canyon, sniffing the air as their engines start to overheat. Probably none of those thousands knows this place.

Movie Colony Makeover

BY LINDA MEARS HARDIE

In 1954, screen idol Cary Grant and his wife, Betsy Drake, walked through the gate into lush greenery, expansive lawns, palms, citrus trees, rose gardens, and cacti surrounding a 1930s copy of a Spanish Andalusian farmhouse. Grant remained at the estate until 1972.

Redirecting an Architectural Eye

BY LINDA MEARS HARDIE

In a sleeveless white T-shirt and slacks, a Nikon hanging around his neck, the renowned photographer Leland Lee is also the star of this production.

Golf Heaven

BY TIM SWEENEY

In the introduction to his new book, Pebble Beach: The Official Golf History, author/historian Neal Hotelling asserts that “no book will ever hold the entire history” of Pebble Beach.