Aug. 26 Daily Briefing: Library open, storm rolls through, road work update, and more

Happy Tuesday, where we hope you’re dry and we offer you a heads up about traffic: A portion of Ramon Road is closed today — from the west side of Belardo Road to the west side of Palm Canyon Drive — as crews remove and replace the existing asphalt concrete, following yesterday’s utility work. Tomorrow brings another closure for the eastern section — from Palm Canyon Drive to Indian Canyon Drive — then utility adjustments Thursday before nighttime striping work begins Friday and continues through Sept. 12. Need to register your thoughts? Contact Matich Corp. at 909-228-1659 or the city’s project hotline at 760-846-5477.  

🎶 Setting the mood: “Rainy Days And Mondays” by the Carpenters

LEADING OFF

Community celebrates as city opens temporary library at Rimrock Plaza

Palm Springs opened its temporary main library location Monday morning at Rimrock Plaza with regular patrons waiting at the doors and community supporters bearing celebratory gifts. The move allows library services to continue while the main branch undergoes renovations expected to last at least 18 months.

Driving the news: The city’s main library off Sunrise Way closed for renovations, forcing staff to relocate operations to a 6,000-square-foot space at 4721 East Palm Canyon Dr.

By the numbers: The temporary location houses 15,000 items carefully selected from the city’s total collection of 90,000 items, with the remainder stored in a warehouse on city property.

• Library staff used circulation reports to determine which fiction, nonfiction, DVDs and children’s books to include, focusing on top-circulating materials.

What’s available: All library services continue at the new location, including computer and Wi-Fi access, printing, passport services, the Friends of the Palm Springs Library bookstore, and programming for children, teens and adults.

• The library is introducing STEAM To Go, featuring 20 educational kits with books and toys that families can check out.

Community response: Residents showed strong support on opening day, with former board members bringing flowers and a regular visitor presenting a two-layer cake shaped like books with “Next Chapter” written in frosting.

Looking ahead: Library Director Jeannie Kays said the positive response to the South Palm Springs location has her thinking about future expansion possibilities, including potential north and south branches alongside the renovated main library.

Read our complete story

BRIEFLY

🌩️ Storm brings flash flood warning to Palm Springs

A storm system triggered a flash flood warning in Palm Springs and surrounding areas Monday, with wind gusts reaching 54 mph and temperatures dropping 31 degrees.

• The National Weather Service first tracked the storm over Mt. San Jacinto at 2 p.m. before it moved eastward into the Coachella Valley. Conditions changed rapidly from calm 102-degree weather at 1:53 p.m. to heavy rain and reduced visibility of 1.5 miles by 2:53 p.m.
  
• During the peak of the storm, humidity jumped from 39% to 69% and temperatures fell to a low of 71 by 4:53 p.m. The event produced 0.44 inches of rain before clearing after 5:53 p.m., with skies returning to fair conditions.
  
• Looking ahead: Today’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies early followed by scattered thunderstorms with a 60% chance of rain and highs in the 90s.

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TODAY’S FEATURED EVENTS

Palm Springs Airport Job Fair
10 a.m. | Palm Springs Convention Center
PSP and its partners are hiring for about 200 open positions across a wide range of roles ahead of the Coachella Valley’s busy tourism season. 

Leads Lunch
12 p.m. | Hair of the Dog
The Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce will hold its August Leads Lunch. No RSVP needed.

Endeavor: Move & Thrive
2:30 p.m. | The Center
This low-impact fitness class led by ACE Certified Instructor Jase offers gentle choreography, strength work, and balance training to support your body & mind. All at your own pace!

Desert Highland Park Playground Meeting
6 p.m. | James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center
Join staff from the city’s Parks and Recreation Department in an engaging discussion and review the conceptual designs for the new playground at Desert Highland Park.

PSUSD Board of Education Meeting
6 p.m. | PSUSD Headquarters
The Board of Education meetings tonight; check out the agenda here.

See all events here

SAVE THE DATE

• CV Lip Sync Battle on Sept. 6
  
• Healthy Desert Healthy You Environmental Summit from Sept. 11-12
  
• Cinema Diverse for two weekends in mid-September
  
• One Night Out Paris benefitting The Foundation for PSUSD on Oct. 4 
  
• Junior Ranger Expo at Indian Canyons on Oct. 11

Submit your event here

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AND FINALLY …

🐾 Each week, The Post partners with a local animal shelter to feature one or more of the many animal companions ready for a new home in our community. 

Today, we invite you to meet this big-eyed beauty, Blondie, an 11-month-old FIV+ Tabby-Siamese mix cat available for adoption at the Frisky Business Cat Cafe.

• Frisky Business owner Claire Rogers tells us she’s still getting adjusted to the cafe, only having arrived on the 20th of this month, so be sure to give her a warm welcome.

If you’re interested: You can visit Frisky Business at Rimrock Plaza (also where Von’s is located) at 4781 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Suite F. Look for the cafe’s current hours here.

• All cats available at Frisky Business come from the Palm Springs Animal Shelter. They are spayed or neutered and can be adopted while you sip a delicious beverage or enjoy a tasty treat. 

But wait: Don’t want to adopt but still enjoy cats? You can book a time to hang out in the cat lounge by clicking here.