Blue Zones Palm Springs marks one year, sets sights on schools, restaurants and city partnerships
The organization spent its first year building relationships, identifying partners and establishing a foundation for long-term change in the community.
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Palm Springs board approves historic designation for Albert Frey-designed church turned theater
Dezart Performs purchased the modernist First Church of Christ Scientist in December 2024 to use as its new playhouse; the City Council must grant final approval.
Dolores Robinson to receive next star on Palm Springs Walk of the Stars
The veteran personal manager, recognized as the first Black female personal manager in film and television, will be honored March 13.
John McDonald, philanthropist who gifted building to LGBTQ Center of the Desert, dies at 93
McDonald, a former healthcare executive turned philanthropist, spent decades supporting LGBTQ+ causes across California alongside his husband, Rob Wright.
Modernism Week is here — and there are still plenty of tickets to grab
The 11-day festival celebrating midcentury architecture, design, and culture kicked off today with more than 450 programs, and many are free.
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.
‘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.
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.
Neighbors, community honor ‘Walking Man’ Ricardo Marano with memorial walk, vigil
Those who knew him and strangers alike came together to remember a man seen daily across the city — and to talk afterward about keeping pedestrians safe.
Vigil planned for well-known ‘Walking Man’ killed in hit-and-run
Ricardo Marano, 56, was struck and killed Jan. 18 on East Vista Chino. Police have recovered a suspect vehicle but made no arrests.
Meet Megan Robinson: The community connector helping Palm Springs in Colour find its people
Through a popular events calendar and a new social club, Robinson is building inclusive spaces — and real friendships — for people of color across Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
From church volunteers to a community table: The Shared Plate enters a new chapter
The Palm Springs meal program has become an independent nonprofit, expanding its reach while keeping dignity at the center of how it serves the Coachella Valley.
Palm Springs board approves historic designation for Albert Frey-designed church turned theater
Dezart Performs purchased the modernist First Church of Christ Scientist in December 2024 to use as its new playhouse; the City Council must grant final approval.
Dolores Robinson to receive next star on Palm Springs Walk of the Stars
The veteran personal manager, recognized as the first Black female personal manager in film and television, will be honored March 13.
John McDonald, philanthropist who gifted building to LGBTQ Center of the Desert, dies at 93
McDonald, a former healthcare executive turned philanthropist, spent decades supporting LGBTQ+ causes across California alongside his husband, Rob Wright.
Modernism Week is here — and there are still plenty of tickets to grab
The 11-day festival celebrating midcentury architecture, design, and culture kicked off today with more than 450 programs, and many are free.
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.
‘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.
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.
Neighbors, community honor ‘Walking Man’ Ricardo Marano with memorial walk, vigil
Those who knew him and strangers alike came together to remember a man seen daily across the city — and to talk afterward about keeping pedestrians safe.
Vigil planned for well-known ‘Walking Man’ killed in hit-and-run
Ricardo Marano, 56, was struck and killed Jan. 18 on East Vista Chino. Police have recovered a suspect vehicle but made no arrests.
Meet Megan Robinson: The community connector helping Palm Springs in Colour find its people
Through a popular events calendar and a new social club, Robinson is building inclusive spaces — and real friendships — for people of color across Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley.
From church volunteers to a community table: The Shared Plate enters a new chapter
The Palm Springs meal program has become an independent nonprofit, expanding its reach while keeping dignity at the center of how it serves the Coachella Valley.