The valley, changing
DSRT SURF: what’s open and what’s next
Follow the surf destination’s public opening, with the hotel and villas kept in their own development timeline.
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Palm Desert
The valley, right now
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Events & outings
Today & This Week
Events, concerts and local discoveries for your next day out.
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New restaurants, shops and attractions—with the latest opening details.
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Follow major projects, construction progress and what’s planned next.
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Three ways into the desert.
A changing place, a wild neighbor and a story behind the landscape.
Life around us
The wild neighbor in our neighborhoods
Food, family and the paths coyotes follow between desert, farmland and the places we call home.
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The story behind the landscape
When Kathleen flooded the valley
How a 1976 storm sent mountain runoff into the desert—and helped shape the flood protections we see today.
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Compare daily life across the valley’s cities.
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Home prices, recent sales and trends across all cities—updated monthly.
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The newest stories from across the valley and surrounding mountains.
Real Estate
Which Coachella Valley City Fits You?
A practical way to compare the valley’s cities, picture everyday life, and narrow your home search.
Nature
Sissoo Trees in the Coachella Valley: Beautiful Shade, Roots That Need Room
A closer look at a familiar Trilogy Polo Club tree—and the space it needs above and below ground.
Things To Know
Where Is the San Andreas Fault—and What Are You Looking At?
Read the hills, look beneath the surface and move the landscape—with local photographs and interactive geology.
Things To Do
A Morning of Art in Downtown Palm Springs
Sculpture, architecture and the museum—one compact outdoor loop, with room to turn it into a longer art morning.
Things To Do
Great Views Without a Big Hike: Coachella Valley & Nearby Escapes
Eight scenic outings, from mountain views near the car to an optional uphill walk—with photographs, parking notes and a comparison tool.
Nature
Black Phoebe or Say’s Phoebe? Meet the Flycatchers on Your Fence
Two familiar flycatchers, one useful starting point: look below the breast.
Nature
The Bird That Barely Moves: How Great Blue Herons Hunt
Patient watching, deliberate steps and a sudden strike at the water’s edge.
Nature
When the Fields Turn White: Snow Geese at the Salton Sea
The food, families and northern journeys behind a remarkable winter gathering.
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