Things To Do
The Living Desert: Expansion Progress Tracker
Track Lion Ridge, the Lurie Special Events Center, project approvals, construction milestones and The Living Desert’s wider expansion.
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.
Days To Remember
How the Coachella Valley Became a Golf Destination
From early Palm Springs fairways to Thunderbird, televised tournaments and residential country clubs, golf helped redraw the desert—and the way people came to live here.
Things To Do
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.
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.
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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