October 2007

The Influencers

Bright, energetic, and engaged in the community, some of the Coachella Valley’s most influential personalities converge on Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa for a richly earned moment in...

By Steven Biller and Janice Kleinschmidt

Downtown Turnaround

You can hear the buzz: Finally, downtown Palm Springs has a makeover plan to excite anyone disheartened by empty storefronts on Palm Canyon Drive.

by Sheila Grattan

The Good, the Bad, and the Man in the Middle

Developer John Wessman stands his ground, takes flak, and wouldn’t have it any other way

By Sharon Apfelbaum

The New Contemporary

Blossoming commercial architecture takes cues from modernism and infuses eco-friendly design and amenities.

By Ellen Paris

The Connoisseur’s Eye

With a curator's passion for richly detailed art and artifacts of California's Spanish heritage, designer Martin Newman creates allegorical vignettes of Palm Springs history.

By Diane Dorrans Saeks

Editor's Letter

Look Out! Here Comes Tomorrow

Steven Biller

Psst — Design

Design within Radar

Lisa Marie Rovito

Psst — Outdoors

The Great Outdoors — See it on a Segway, and Planning a hiking trail from East Valley to West.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Psst — Events

The Art of Food & Wine, and The Art of Theater.

Intelligencer

Cooking with Liberace, Canine Art, More Theaters Planned, Courting the Client in Style, and a Look Back to Architect William F. Cody.

In Store

Retreat with home accents that are soft, comfortable, and good-looking, too

By Lisa Marie Rovito

Detours — Mazatlan

Natural splendors and civilized pleasures

By Sharon Apfelbaum

Horoscope

Look Back to the Future

By Sherryl Nova

Well Grounded

In 1850, California became the 31st state in the Union. A mere seven years later came the genesis of Sonoma wine country when Hungarian nobleman Agoston Haraszthy founded the Buena Vista winery.

Janice Kleinschmidt

LUX Living

From contemporary condos to mountain mansions, the homes in new residential developments share a common denominator that makes the Coachella Valley so darn popular: the amenities!

Reign of Terroir

After almost 150 years and the opening of more than 300 wineries, Napa Valley finally earned the respect of the European Union.

Janice Kleinschmidt

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