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The Lead

Ellen Paris. Social Scene

Interior designer David Reed makes good on his promise to rethink Palm Springs City Hall — without taking a dime from taxpayers!

Betty Ford’s Intervention

Personal confessions went from anonymous whispers to public declarations to a steady roar on the talk show circuit. It began on April 1, 1978.

Martin Kiger Social Scene

Personal confessions went from anonymous whispers to public declarations to a steady roar on the talk show circuit. It began on April 1, 1978.

Change in the Wind

Statistics aside, you need only open your eyes to the profound growth and sophistication sprawling from one end of the valley to the other.

Kanice Kleinschmidt Social Scene

Statistics aside, you need only open your eyes to the profound growth and sophistication sprawling from one end of the valley to the other.

Growth Industry

In Coachella, farmers are embracing new technology to advance the desert’s agricultural business.

Janice Kleinschmidt. Social Scene

In Coachella, farmers are embracing new technology to advance the desert’s agricultural business.

à Votre Santé!

Comparable to the taste of an elegant Bordeaux, life at The Vintage Club — now in its 25th year — is an experience genuinely savored.

Jan Maguire Social Scene

Comparable to the taste of an elegant Bordeaux, life at The Vintage Club — now in its 25th year — is an experience genuinely savored. By Jan Silver Maguire. Photography by Jim Bartsch and Taylor Sherrill.

Crossing Miles

A new Mixed-use development in Indian Wells promises a five-star condominium hotel and first-class, oen-air restaurants and shopping.

Ellen Paris. Social Scene

A new mixed-use development in Indian Wells promises a five-star condominium hotel and first-class, open-air restaurants and shopping. By Ellen Paris.

Beauty and Spirit

Ellen Paris. Social Scene

Embracing Aqua Caliente culture with its curvaceous design, the $10 million tribal building near the Indian Canyons reveals reverence for the land — but not the mystery of its proceedings. By Ellen Paris. Photography by David Glomb.

The Incredibles

20 of the most dynamic women of the Coachella Valley

ROXANNE BILLER Social Scene

It was the height of summer. The McCallum Theatre was dark, the stage crew nowhere in sight. In a singular burst of action, 20 of the most dynamic women leaders of the Coachella Valley assembled for a richly earned moment in the spotlight.