Real Estate
DSRT SURF Palm Desert: Development Progress Tracker
A living record of DSRT SURF’s opening timeline, public access, surf pricing, development milestones, and future hotel and villa plans.
Coachella Valley + surrounding mountain towns
The Coachella Valley, one story at a time.
Fresh reporting, useful guides and the places that make this region worth knowing.
Recently Published
The newest stories from across the valley and surrounding mountains.
Real Estate
Desert Park Estates, Palm Springs: Home Buying Study Guide
Understand the homes, land, outdoor living, neighborhood boundaries, and ownership tradeoffs behind a Palm Springs address.
Real Estate
The Oasis at Indio: Development & Approval Tracker
Track The Oasis at Indio’s proposed homes, industrial space, City Council decisions, traffic questions and construction milestones near Avenue 42 and Monroe Street.
Days To Remember
Before the Cities: The Cahuilla Homelands of the Coachella Valley
How water, elevation, seasonal movement and sovereign communities shaped the valley long before railroads, resorts and city limits.
Days To Remember
Why Palm Desert Exists: The Henderson Brothers, Shadow Mountain and a New Desert City
How a magazine publisher, an aviation promoter and a country-club experiment created a city—and why its original map still shapes Palm Desert today.
Days To Remember
How Dates Built the Coachella Valley
From Imported Palms and Desert Agriculture to Shields and the National Date Festival
Essential guides
Ongoing reporting
Projects we’re following
An interactive view of the valley What’s being built? Explore the major projects, filter by stage and follow the latest reporting. Open the development mapFrom the archive
Worth exploring
Desert explained
Why Does It Get Windy In Coachella Valley?
Know your surroundingsWhat Mountains Surround the Coachella Valley? Visual Guide
Desert historySalton Sea History: From Lake Cahuilla to Today
A mountain landmarkThe Complete History of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Living in the desertIID vs. Edison: Why Electricity Rates Differ Across the Coachella Valley
Cahuilla homelandWho Are the Cahuilla? The Indigenous People of the Coachella Valley and Mountains
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