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Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide is the most complete guide to the Palm Springs Desert Resorts area.
Distributed FREE at more than 300 visitor points and newsstands throughout Palm Springs and surrounding desert locations. Also a monthly insert of Palm Springs Life Magazine - Special Subscription Offers! Best of the Best Votes are being taken for:
| Best Casino | Best Lounge or Dining Entertainment | Best Shopping Venue | Best Italian Restaurant |
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Attractions - Tour Marvels of Modernism
Enjoy what thousands of experts and enthusiasts come to see each year: a hotbed of mid-century modernism. The style characterized by flat and elongated roofs, glass walls, and right angles is about experimentation.
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Dining/Restaurants - DINK'S
DINK’S Restaurant & Bar has been exciting passersby as it was being constructed from the ground up all summer and now it’s finished and will open to the public on October 6.
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Dining/Restaurants - Dinner in the Canyons 2008
On Saturday, October 11, 2008, the annual Dinner in the Canyons will be held in the spectacular palm oasis of Andreas Canyon, a cultural and historic treasure unique to Palm Springs.
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Dining/Restaurants - Jackalope Ranch to Open in December
Don Callender — the founder and former owner of Marie Callender’s who in 2002 opened Babe's in The River at Rancho Mirage — was creating Jackalope Ranch in Indio when health issues prevented him from opening.
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Dining/Restaurants - Palm Desert Offers Discounted Dining During First Restaurant Week
Following in the footsteps of successful city restaurant weeks throughout the valley and California, Palm Desert highlights its vast restaurant selection. Oct. 27 through Nov. 2, 2008
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Dining/Restaurants - Rancho Mirage Restaurant Rendezvous
As a way to thank patrons for their support throughout the year, participating restaurants would like to offer a 20% Discount* during the month of October. Enjoy the taste at Rancho Mirage Restaurant Rendezvous! Savor the Value!
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Events - Indio’s Best Kept Entertainment Secret Rocks to Stardom
The Indio Redevelopment Agency purchased the Twisters Building with an eye towards turning it into an entertainment center to attract people to downtown Indio.
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Events - Masters World Powerlifting Championships
The bar will be loaded, the lifter will approach the platform with focused intensity, and the first weight will be lifted on Tuesday, September 30 to open the week long 2008 IPF Masters World Powerlifting Championships presented by CON-CRET.
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Events - Palm Springs Pride to Celebrate Family
This year, Greater Palm Springs Pride will feature the theme "Winds of Change–Celebrating Family" in recognition of significant strides in the past year to advance individual rights, particularly gay marriage.
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Events - Palm Springs VillageFest
A popular weekly street festival in downtown Palm Springs, VillageFest brings thousands of people to the heart of the city each Thursday for an evening of old-fashioned community fun.
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Events - Piano Man Billy Joel to open The Show at Agua Caliente Casino
Legendary singer and piano man Billy Joel will be the very first entertainer to take the stage at “The Show,” the new entertainment venue currently under construction at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, California
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Hiking - Breathtaking Day Hikes in Idyllwild, California
Here is a Southern California vacation idea to get away from the crowded theme parks and casinos. Hiking the Southern California backcountry in Idyllwild, California lifts you above the deserts and into alpine forests soaring from a mile high to nearly 10,000 feet.
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Hiking - How to Get Started Hiking in the Desert
Hiking in the desert can be an exciting experience if well planned. Desert hiking gives you an opportunity to see an unparalleled variety of exotic plants and animals while enjoying spectacular scenery that you won't see anywhere else.
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Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa Welcomes Shannon Olvera as Chef de Cuisine of bluEmber
From ocean beach to desert sand comes seasoned, innovative and passionate Shannon Olvera, the new chef de cuisine of bluEmber at Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa. Olvera will hone her culinary creativity on new menu developments as well as oversee operations of the resort’s signature restaurant that opened in November 2007. bluEmber offers 278-seats, private dining rooms, and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.
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Spas - You Deserve It - Welcome to Spa Paradise
Palm Springs resorts and spas offer a range of treatments that are innovative, healing, and, most importantly, refreshing and relaxing.
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The Plains Come to the Desert in Palm Canyon Theatre’s Oklahoma!
The Palm Canyon Theatre kicked off its new season with the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!
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Wine - Glass Consciousness
As Linc Hayes memorably advised his Mod Squad cohorts, “Never drink champagne out of a paper cup.” Perhaps these days his admonition would be, “Never drink petite sirah out of a pinot noir glass.”
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 | Welcome to the Palm Springs Desert Resorts
By California’s epic geographical standards, the Coachella Valley is not especially large. Yet, eight extraordinary cities lie within its roughly 640 square miles of wholly desert terrain. Learn more about Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, and Rancho Mirage. |  | Attractions
Get out and see the sights, enjoy local amusements, and learn about the desert. Palm Springs is home to such great attractions as the Palm Springs Tramway, the Palm Springs Art Museum, and Knott's Soak City Waterpark, to name just a few.- Best of the Best Voting - Casino! |  | Art Galleries
If you want to give your piece of paradise a personal touch, seek real artwork that appeals to your sense of good taste and aesthetics. Look no further. Here's everything you need to know. |  | Automotive
Find automotive enthusiasts who share your passion for cars. Browse our articles, dealers, and events. Includes luxury, sports, and special interest auto dealerships in the Palm Springs area. |  | Business Listings
Here you will find the premier businesses and service providers in Palm Springs along with topical articles, reviews, and events. This Online resource for the Palm Springs area provides comprehensive business listings, feature articles and reviews - covering all of Riverside County. |  | Calendar of Events
Palm Springs Life's Events calendar, the most complete calendar of events for Palm Springs and the general area. Always look for Palm Springs Life's Desert Guide in your hotel room for the most current listings in the valley. |  | Day Spas and Spa Resorts
The mere mention of this three-letter word can put you into a state of blissful relaxation. A Palm Springs spa serves as a healing haven from the worries of life’s daily demands. Fortunately, dozens and dozens of spas await you in the healing Palm Springs Desert Resorts. |  | Dining/Restaurants
Palm Springs area restaurants offer a world of cuisines in a variety of settings. From casual sidewalk cafes to elegant gourmet restaurants, enjoy the art of living well at the best Palm Springs area restaurants. Just look at these examples.- Best of the Best Voting - Best Italian Restaurant! |  | Fly, Drive, Ride
Palm Springs Air Travel | Car Rental | Charter Bus / Van Services | Limousine Services | Miscellaneous-transportation | Public Transit / Rail Transit | Shuttle (Door to Door) | Taxi Services covering all eight desert cities. |  | Golf Courses
You’ve arrived in one of the world’s finest destinations for putting, hitting, chipping, and ... winning. Here you will find the perfect environment for enjoying and improving your game: abundant sunshine, low humidity, dramatic desert scenery and more than 110 courses from which to choose. |  | Historic Inns of Palm Springs
Preview these unique Palm Springs historic inns and bed and breakfast vacation options. Behind the gates of the enchanting historic inns revealed on these pages, guests tuck themselves away in private sanctuaries where leisure reigns. |  | Hotels Reservations & Travel Information
Already got your reservation? Ok - learn more about the property or resort. This scenic destination is comprised of eight distinctively charming desert resort cities – Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Year-round sunshine and world-class hotel and resort amenities await you. |  | Nightlife
Palm Springs area evening entertainment can be soft piano, a rock band, country, salsa, or jazz. - Best of the Best Voting - Best Lounge or Dining Entertainment! |  | Real Estate
The buying and selling frenzy of the past two years has waned, but the market remains arguably the most robust in California — an oasis in one of the state’s fastest-growing counties. Find the perfect home- this guide includes area real estate agents, development news, real estate office locations and current MLS real estate listings. |  | Shopping - Fashion, Home Décor, Gifts, and More
Find out what¹s in store for you. Buying something new never goes out of style. Whether you're looking for a gift, something for your home, or something for yourself, it's all here! - Best of the Best Voting - Best Shopping Venue! |  | Sports
While teeing off is a favorite desert resorts pastime, don’t forget biking, hiking, tennis, and horseback riding. |  | Wine
Entice guests to your next party by telling them a celebrity will be there. Then, instead of trying to wheedle your way past an actor/athlete/musician’s gatekeeper, run to your local wine merchant and grab a Fess Parker, Arnold Palmer, or Mick Fleetwood bottling. Oh, and don’t forget, there’s always Elvis and Marilyn. A user-friendly wine reference tool, full of wine recommedations, reviews, and winery locations. |  | Video Clips
Various Palm Springs video clips including Fashion Week El Paseo and other Palm Springs events. |
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