Indian Wells News

Got a mountain of plastic bags stuffed in the pantry? Drop them off at Indian Wells' City Hall and leave knowing they'll be used to help the needy.

La Quinta Chamber of Commerce President and CEO David Archer expects a fun - and stable - start to the desert's season, which promises to bring business back after a slow summer.

Indian Wells residents have a limited time to apply to be part of the Eisenhower Walk of Honor and Veterans Memorial.

It is the only property offering this benefit in the greater Palm Springs area and one of very few in all of Southern California.

Don't miss the last Tapas Thursday hosted by the Miramonte Resort & Spa, 45-000 Indian Wells Lane, this week.

The Indian Wells Planning Commission is set to meet Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at City Hall, 44-950 Eldorado Drive.

Wendy Rahier has been appointed director of the Spa Bella Vita and Sports Club at Toscana Country Club in Indian Wells.

At 6 a.m., a half-dozen people gather at the Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Monument before heading into the craggy mountains overlooking the Coachella Valley.

The five women mayors of the Coachella Valley are set to take part in this fall's annual one-day Women Leaders Forum conference, "Take the Lead." A panel session scheduled for Oct.

Indian Wells City Council will begin its meetings Thursday with a special meeting at noon in City Council Chambers, 44-950 Eldorado Drive.

Jeff Wilson of La Quinta shot a 3-over 73 on the Pinehurst No. 4 Course Monday and is tied for 90th after the first day of two-day stroke-play competition in the U.S. Amateur Championship.

The City of Indian Wells will be hosting a blood drive Friday at City Hall, 44-950 Eldorado Drive.

With the kind of success Indian Wells chiropractor Corina Morrison has had in the past two Olympics, there might be some pressure on her swimmers in the men's 50-meter freestyle.

It wasn't the bands that brought Norman Engel of La Quinta to the Indian Wells Country Club on Saturday night.

Dust off those basketball skills. The Gus Macker is coming. What is Gus Macker? It's a 3-on-3 basketball competition played on a 35-foot square court.

Verve! The Insanely Healthy Energy Drink sponsors the NBA's first outdoor basketball game in over 30 years.

Oh, those Nintendo Wii game fans. They are devoted. Every Tuesday morning they gather to play video bowling.

Coroner Stanley Sniff has promoted Mark Barfknecht to Captain effective August 14, 2008.

The victory was tainted by Clijsters's misfortune and by Dubois's exuberant celebration, which included running over to see her friends courtside after her opponent stopped.

TO LOOK AT ANDY RODDICK between sets one and two of his first match at the Sony Ericsson Open, in Miami, this past March was to see a man apparently deflated.