Palm Springs firefighters launch campaign to restore city’s first fire engine
As two new fire engines report for duty in the city, the association is seeking $100,000 to bring a 1931 American LaFrance back to its former condition.
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Award-winning local journalist Karen Devine to receive sidewalk star this month
The longtime broadcast journalist will be honored March 27 for her contributions to journalism and the community.
Boys and Girls Club seeks community support amid funding uncertainty, security concerns
The club is trying to adjust after a delay in receiving $200,000 in federal funding, all while facing security concerns related to immigration enforcement.
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.
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.
Award-winning local journalist Karen Devine to receive sidewalk star this month
The longtime broadcast journalist will be honored March 27 for her contributions to journalism and the community.
Boys and Girls Club seeks community support amid funding uncertainty, security concerns
The club is trying to adjust after a delay in receiving $200,000 in federal funding, all while facing security concerns related to immigration enforcement.
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.
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.