October 2008

How Green Is Our Valley

A survey of eco-minded initiatives reveals our desert communities’ commitment to sustainable living With about 360 sunny days a year and a mountain pass that funnels wind across the desert, the...

By Jeffrey Crider

Shhh? Are You Kidding?

With innovative cultural offerings that include music, cooking, and art, libraries across the desert are attracting eager new members

By Ellen Paris

State of the Art

On a mission to become great, Palm Springs Art Museum has reappeared in the constellation of Southern California museums

By Steven Biller

Leaders Of The Pack

Nine cities. Five women mayors and two women mayors pro tem. The Coachella Valley’s political landscape defies the odds.

By Janice Kleinschmidt

Wheels - the Aston Martin DBS

You can spend a lot of time explaining what the Aston Martin DBS is and what it is not. Yes, it is James Bond’s new car, the most expensive vehicle in its small class (for now), and a little...

By Pat Devereux, Photography by Andrew Yeadon

Wine - Kicking Up Dust

Dusty fruit sounds like something you'd want to avoid. Yet Paul Bologna, sommelier at Desert Springs JW Marriott Resort & Spa, sings its praises. Well, actually, he sings the praises of Oregon...

By Janice Kleinschmidt

PSST - October 2008

Palm Springs Real Estate, Mecca School Reading Program, New Books, and Going "Green."

In Store - October 2008

ECO Chic — Cool your spirit by surrounding yourself with reminders of sun-dapples walks and woodsy environs.

By Sarah Reiss

Special Advertising Features

Humanity’s potential rests on the substance of its voice. No family, community, or nation will progress without each member having an equal opportunity to create this voice. In the profiles on...

Horoscope October 2008

Expect outrageous lies as we approach the last weeks of Pluto in Sagittarius. Since 1994, we have been wading through a cosmic miasma of water and fire, creating a steam of expansive consciousness...

By Sherryl Nova