by Brian Skoloff.
Photography by Ethan Kaminsky. Local restaurateur Sherman Harris plunked down six grand a few years ago and invested in a sunken boat thought to contain treasure. Is his ship about to come in?

by Arthur Lyons.
In his search for fame, Tom Neal made some pretty icky career choices. A classic Palm Springs murder mystery.

by Lillian M. Roberts.
Read the first-prize winner in The 1999 Palm Springs Writers Guild Short Story Contest. Not for the squeamish.

Land of Enchantment

Dish gives the Desert Rat Quiz to test your memory of all things desert-y. And Flash! travels to the Hamptons and then to San Diego to test-drive that city’s newest tourist attractions.

by Milton W. Jones.
An introduction to one of the biggest Desert Living Issues in our 42-year history.

Photography by Arthur Coleman. Muriel’s, the desert’s newest supper club, sets the scene for our area’s chic merchants to strut their stuff.

by Hank Stokes.
Charts by Hans and Mary Sue DuBach. How are the tourist, retail and construction trades fairing these days in the Coachella Valley? The inimitable Mr. Stokes scoops the details and divulges the latest trends. Get ahead of the game by learning the score.

by Joyce Sunila.
Discover some of the desert’s best and brightest in fashion, media and design. Innovators from Claudia James Couture Knits, Guthy-Renker, Thane and Ménage share how the desert motivates them and supports their enterprises.

by John Hussar.
John interviews a coterie of local artists, writers and entertainers to discover what inspires them about the desert and why they like it here so much.