The cheeky charm of Palm Springs’ Uptown Design District lures entrepreneurs — and patrons of the distinctive
The Elegant Ashtray
Designer Vladymir Rogov masters the mundane
Palm Desert store offers functional art: a $4,000 ashtray from esteemed designer Vladymir Rogov’s Desk Architecture collection.
Sports
More sports come into play
With more than 130 courses sprawling from one end of the Coachella Valley to the other, golf generates a lot of money for the desert. But other sports also are making their mark on the local scene.
Retail
In retail, registers sing
This fall’s opening of El Paseo Village delighted expectant shoppers hungry for hip, high-end stores. Techies in town rejoiced with the announcement of a much-desired Apple store entering the mix — just in time for the holidays.
Flashback Gallery on El Paseo
Where rock stars hang
New Coachella Valley gallery opens on El Paseo in Palm Desert carrying photography by famed rock photographer John Rowlands and others who capture rock and entertainment icons on film. Flashback is Max von Wening’s second gallery. The desert artist is known for his portraits and abstracts that can be found throughout the greater Palm Springs area, such as in JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa.