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Architect of taste: Nelda Linsk named First Lady of Modernism Week
Her new title is less a coronation than a recognition of how one woman’s life, image and ease came to embody Palm Springs itself.
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‘Rip out the grass’: Desert expert says residents can help save native species with simple yard changes
Speaking at a Mizell Center talk hosted by the city library, The Living Desert’s Dr. James Danoff-Burg pointed to a beetle found only in Palm Springs as a vivid example of what’s at stake in preserving Coachella Valley biodiversity.
Police, residents agree on parking limits for some streets near airport, new COD campus
At a meeting Wednesday evening, residents cited long-term parking, rental car storage and congestion as issues that have been getting worse in their neighborhood.
‘A starting point’: Planners stress zoning maps aren’t finalized at virtual meeting
Following a heated in-person meeting last week, city staff emphasized Wednesday that controversial proposals for building heights and density remain in the draft stage.
Historic board recommends landmark status for director Edmund Goulding’s ‘Little White House’ estate
The home, built eight years before the city of Palm Springs was incorporated, represents the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture that dominated in the interwar period.
Reported crime in Palm Springs fell in 2025, with decreases across theft, burglary and violent offenses
Police attributed the decline to proactive enforcement and community cooperation, while noting that larceny-theft remained the most common crime despite a 14% drop from the previous year.
For gay men over 50, a Palm Springs retreat creates space to rethink purpose and what comes next
The March event, titled “What Matters Next,” will offer men a space to reimagine their lives at a time when loneliness and questions of purpose are reshaping how a generation thinks about aging.