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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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‘Impressive,” is only one superla-tive used to describe the BNP Paribas Open now underway at Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. Named for its  ...Read More
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This year marks the BNP Paribas Open’s 35th anniversary and will see 2009 defending champions Rafael Nadal and Vera Zvonareva and more than  ...Read More
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By Frances Allen

Twenty-two years ago, Frank Sinatra threw “a little party in the Desert.” It be  ...Read More
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March 1 not only brings spring to the Desert, it also brings “A Day in the Garden,” a special fundraising act  ...Read More
By Frances Allen    

Over the past several years, the combined ATP and Sony Ericss  ...Read More
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By Frances Allen    Arguably for more than the past decade, but certainly since the opening of  ...Read More

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It has been confirmed that Gary Mule Deer will perform at next year’s 21st annual Frank Sinatra Starkey Hearing Foundation Celebrity In  ...Read More

By Abbey Hood

Trademark hotel re-opens after a $70 million upgrade.
It felt like 1968 for a minute. He sat on the balcony in his upstairs room at the Riviera, overlooking  ...Read More

Carole King will be honored as a BMI Icon at the 60th annual BMI Pop Awards.
Sixth grader Natasha Colins (right) demonstrates a traditional Puerto Rican instrument with second graders during multicultural activities at Hawthorne School. From left: Justine Cohan, Saba Alali, Sophie Esmaelizadeh, Nicole Wizman, Aaron Benporat and Chloe Hunter.
British-born creative director, Peter Copping is trying forge an updated brand for Nina Ricci by striving to close the gap between runway fantasy and modern-day reality. The spring collection is exceedingly feminine, très Parisian and exquisitely pretty.
Brad L. Penenberg, M.D. of the Arthritis and Joint Reconstruction Institute of Los Angeles Medical Associates in Beverly Hills has been named the medical honoree for the L. A. Arthritis Walk, by the Arthritis Foundation Pacific Region.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 96-87, tonight at Staples Center to win their first-round playoff series, four games to three, despite squandering a 16-point third-quarter lead.