The LGBTQ’mmunity really knows how to live it up, and Palm Springs is the capital of cutting loose. The following COOLendar (that’s like a regular calendar, but way cooler) lays out the perfect 3-gay weekend for you, your squad, and anyone willing to take a walk on the wow side… It’s finally here:…
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The next time you’re inundated by the vibrant Palm Springs sun, pause to consider how much wonder and beauty it propagates. Just take it from Felipe Castañeda, owner of two El Mirasol restaurants in Palm Springs that have become a thriving family business. When I first came over here,” recounts…
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Clark Moorten shares a kinship with the desert plants he lovingly cultivates. Resilient, dry (witted), and firmly rooted in fascination, the owner of Moorten Botanical Garden kicks off our interview with a sense of honesty and playfulness. “Anything you ask, I’ll talk about. If I don’t know…
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Yelp calls it one of the best three restaurants in Palm Springs. Trip Advisor argues that it’s in the Top Two. But Miro’s restaurant owner has another name for it… “I can call it home.” Miro Terzic has harvested accolades as fresh and vibrant as his ingredients, but when asked how he got started in…
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She’s an Oscar winner, a living legend, and perhaps most notable of all, she was fortunate enough to employ The Tropicale’s Tony Di Lembo as her personal chef. Di Lembo beams when asked to describe Barbra Streisand, “She’s a fascinating lady. As you might think, she was a tough woman to work for, a…
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As you cross the threshold of Blackbook Palm Springs, you can almost hear the Cheers theme song echoing through the establishment’s joyous soul. But the proprietors of this gleeful gathering spot don’t merely know your name; they embrace who you truly are. “I like to say we’re an inclusion bar,”…
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Love and sustenance go hand in hand. They nurture us, give us purpose, and provide us with the strength to conquer the world outside of our immediate circle of relatives. Family feeds us in more ways than one. Some restaurants tout their commitment to heritage, but Las Casuelas Terraza lives it…
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As the old saying goes, you are what you eat. And if you’re lucky enough to eat at Zin American Bistro, then you’re an intoxicating mélange of hearty local ingredients, elevated by the adventurous perspective of a seasoned world traveler. It’s a style and sophistication synonymous with its owner…
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For as long as humankind has lived indoors, architecture has fascinated us. The rooftop's curve, the corridor's flow, and the towering triumph of the walls surrounding us are the hallmarks of who we are and what we aspire to be. For Mod Squad Tours owner Kurt Cyr, the love of architecture began at…
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Beauty is skin deep, but sometimes it has trouble shining through the everyday façade. To cull the dazzling wonders that simmer beneath the surface, it takes a keen eye. “There are 10,000 colors in your iris,” analyzes Schuyler Brown. “We use that, and we use skin tone and hair color, creatively…
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