If you’re looking for a romantic spot for Valentine’s Day, the newly re-opened Riviera Resort & Spa offers several options that are worthy of your consideration. The Palm Springs resort covers 24 acres, and was once the playground for the famous and infamous.  Elvis Pressley and the Rat Pack spent time here, and back in [...]

Calling itself an “open-air bar and grille for open minded people,” Hamburger Mary’s delivers good food and a fun atmosphere. Part of a 14-store national franchise, Hamburger Mary’s opened in San Francisco in 1972.  It opened as a family oriented, affordably priced, restaurant and bar that target the gay and lesbian community and their families, [...]

Today’s Matchbook Monday is from LG’s PRIME Steakhouse in Palm  Desert, California.  Its location at 74-225 Highway 111 is the oldest commercial building in Palm Desert. Established in 1991 by Leon and Gail Greenberg (that’s the L and the G), the husband and wife now have three locations in the Coachella Valley (Palm Desert, Palm [...]

  A recent trip to Palm Springs had sunny skies, but cold, breezy weather.  And look in the mountains – past the palm trees – that’s snow!   Photo credit:  personal collection _______________________________________

I’ve been spending some time in Palm Springs this month, researching lots of great things to do here. If you haven’t been here for awhile, well. . . you haven’t been here! There are lots of great hotels (old and new), restaurants, and bars. What was once a playground for the blue-haired, has evolved into [...]