Let the Sun Shine In

Take a step back in time while glimpsing the future along the hippest, most mod half-mile strip in the desert. Spend the day — and evening — in Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District savoring...

MONA DE CRINIS

STYLE - Enduring Love

It’s tempting to say that every day is Valentine’s Day at El Paseo Jewelry. “I sell happy things to happy people. I sell a girl’s best friend,” says the proprietor, who boasts the largest...

JORIE PARR

WEALTH - A Prescription for Profits

The dynamics of rising medical costs, expiring drug patents, and health insurance play into investment strategies.

ELLEN PARIS

The Beauty of El Paseo

The next time you’re on El Paseo, treat yourself to a day of indulgence.

SHOP — Gurhan

Collectors of all kinds, from superstars to everyday folks, avidly seek out the Turkish-born jewelry designer Gurhan’s gemstone-encrusted necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

David A. Lee and Daniel Vaillancourt

SHOP — The Déjà Vu Experience

Seekers of swanky sport coats and mod cocktail dresses will delight in rummaging through Déjà Vu Vintage Finery’s selection of Rat Pack-era clothes and accessories.

Mona de Crinia

To Preserve and Collect

The Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance celebrates its fifth anniversary this month with a new host venue and another headline-grabbing spectacle: vintage cars owned by members of the elite...

Auto Exotica

The Rancho Mirage Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance, presented by the City of Rancho Mirage and Palm Springs Life, features more than 200 rarely seen classic autos from museums and private...

Wheels - The Best Car in the World?

“Harmony” might seem a strange word to describe a blazing yellow, 202 mph, 562 bhp supercar. But that’s what comes to mind after spending a few minutes with the new Ferrari 458 Italia.

BY PAT DEVERAUX

October 2011 Hot Picks

Check out a classic Cadillac or examine a De Soto circa 1960 during Casual Concours Palm Springs on Oct. 15. You might even drive away with a 1965 Imperial LeBaron raffled off during the event.

A Course for Speed

Tortoise-slow golf carts need to make friends with lightning-quick race cars. The latter could soon join the former as an icon-on-wheels for the Coachella Valley region.

Wheels - The Sound and the Fury

This new Mulsanne has received the undivided attention of Bentley’s finest engineers and craftsmen, all of who have been itching to show the world what they can do.

BY PATRICK DEVEREAUX