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“The concept came from my love of travel and my use of flex space around the world,” Michael Flannery says of his company, Flannery Exchange, which offers mixed-use space where Greater Palm Springs residents and visitors can work, play, dine, and shop. “It allows you to be efficient and effective at work while traveling.” Flannery, who transformed the once dowdy 1981 Bank of … [Read more...] about Michael Flannery Saw the Vision for His Latest Company in His Travels

The orbit of Mercury is contained within the orbit of the Earth, which means it’s always near the sun in our sky and not super easy to see. If you want to more easily spot Mercury, it helps to look for it at its greatest separation from the sun in our sky — a point referred to as its Greatest Elongation. The planet reaches this position Oct. 24. Starting shortly before 6 a.m., … [Read more...] about Mercury Achieves Its Greater Elongation Viewable on Oct. 24

As a daughter of a date and citrus farmer in La Quinta, Norma Castaneda has deep origins in our valley. So, it is no wonder that she has grown her entrepreneurial roots while expanding her businesses nationally and internationally. “My mother only spoke Spanish and as a little girl I translated for her,” she shares. “Doctors would not take the time to listen, and she did not … [Read more...] about Norma Castaneda, MBA Fulfills Many Roles in the Coachella Valley

Gallagher will perform by herself at 7:30 Oct. 23, and then return the next day to conduct a workshop at 11 a.m. By going to her workshop, “guests can expect to learn to take their own comedic interests and turn them into stand-ups that make people laugh in ways they’ve never seen,” Gallagher says. In addition to Gallagher, Palm Springs comedian Jason Stuart, who won last … [Read more...] about Coachella Valley Improv and Comedy Festival is Back With a New Home

Should you wonder how Manfred Bräuer, a native of Austria, became the executive chef at The Vintage Club, the ultra-prestigious country club community in Indian Wells, the answer is simple: “I have always worked for the best in town,” he says with typical candor. Bräuer’s past employment bears this out, as stints as executive chef at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas and The … [Read more...] about Manfred Bräuer Delivers World-Class Cuisine at The Vintage Club