Rancho Mirage Happenings
Movies in Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage’s beautifully inviting Whitewater Park (just off Highway 111, behind the big pink elephant!) is the place to be on the next few Tuesday evenings as our city continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary with free outdoor movies for all! I made it to last week’s … [Read More...]
Fine Dining
Plan Ahead! Restaurant Week in the Palm Springs Valley
Since the early days of the Palm Springs Valley, visitors and residents have enjoyed dining out in our beautiful desert oasis. Over the years the variety of restaurants has multiplied, and we now have on offer a worldwide selection of amazing cuisines. As the “high season” of our … [Read More...]
Koffi Serves Great Coffee—and More—in Rancho Mirage
With no apologies, I’d like to announce my newest find to quench my constant craving for coffee—Rancho Mirage’s very own Koffi! As the third outlet of the famously popular Palm Springs-based coffee chain, the new location on Highway 111 across from Desert European Motorcars … [Read More...]
Top Attractions
A Visit to the Salton Sea
A Visit to the Salton Sea With binoculars and camera in hand, I often take a drive south of my home in Rancho Mirage to one of the best places on the West Coast to bird-watch—the Salton Sea. Created in 1905, when the Colorado River broke through levies and flooded the Salton … [Read More...]
Touring the A Quincy Jones – designed House at Sunnylands
Because there simply always seems to be so many amazing things to do, places to go, and wonderful people to meet in the communities of the Greater Palm Springs Oasis, I have only just found the time to take the tour of the world-famous midcentury modern Sunnylands, the former winter … [Read More...]
BNP Paribas 2013 Open Classic Series Ticket Packages
Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California March 4 – 17, 2013 Enjoy every moment of the 2013 BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament the Classic way at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden! BNP Paribas Open Classic Series ticket packages provide the best value (all 21 sessions), the … [Read More...]
Lifestyle
Rancho Mirage Welcomes A Brand New Audi Showroom!
For those driving through Rancho Mirage over the past year and watching the construction of the cool new building on Highway 111 just west of Desert European Motorcars, the wait to see what it will house is over. The signs are up, the lights are on, and the space is now filled with … [Read More...]
Question – Where is Rancho Mirage?
Q: Where is Rancho Mirage? A: “In the Heart of the Palm Springs Valley!” I’ve always been fascinated by marketing and advertising, and love how clever people figure out ways to “sell their products.” But I took for granted the marketing slogan of my adopted … [Read More...]
Shopping
Going Gaga Over Glasses? Optica, of Course!
Going Gaga Over Glasses? Optica, of Course! Although I’ve had a sunglass collection that rivals my stash of bathing suits, it’s only been about 10 years since I’ve needed to wear corrective lenses to clearly see the light of day—and night. So when I DID discover I needed to … [Read More...]
Howard’s Backdoor Gallery and Framing
Howard’s Backdoor Gallery and Framing There are plenty of places in the desert to find frames, and lots of galleries to go to when you have an appetite for art, but there aren’t a lot of places that combine the two, especially as artfully as Howard Surdin does at Howard’s … [Read More...]
Events
Movies in Rancho Mirage
Rancho Mirage’s beautifully inviting Whitewater Park (just off Highway 111, behind the big pink elephant!) is the place to be on the next few Tuesday evenings as our city continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary with free outdoor movies for all! I made it to last week’s … [Read More...]
Recap: Amgen Bike Races Take Palm Springs Valley By Storm!
As you know from my many blog postings here, I’m quite a huge fan of my hometown of Rancho Mirage, which sits squarely in the heart of the Palm Springs Valley. So naturally, I was just bursting with pride when I learned that the Amgen Tour of California—the fourth biggest bike … [Read More...]
AMGEN Bike Race Reminder: Monday May 13, 2013!
The Amgen Tour of California—the famous 750-mile, eight-stage bike race—will be here in a blink. It takes place from May 12-19, 2013 with an opening day start in the San Diego area, and is one of the biggest and most watched sporting events in the world. And those of us who live in … [Read More...]
Casual Concours Classic Car Show in Cathedral City
Did someone say “Car Show?” Because if they did, you know I’ll be there! The Casual Concours IV will take place on October 20, 2012 on the greens at the Desert Princess Golf Club in Cathedral City, from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Hosted by Great Autos of Yesteryear—the … [Read More...]
Simply Sweet Success
That age-old adage “’tis better to give than to receive” certainly holds true for Diana Dodge. Birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, the holidays—any holiday—I love ’em all because they permit me to provide for loved ones. Being a devoted doyenne of our fair … [Read More...]
