Days To Remember

The Collected Writings of Mark Miller.

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Salton Sea: A Journey Through Time

Salton Sea: A Journey Through Time

The Salton Sea’s story stretches far beyond the 20th century. It’s a saga of shifting rivers, ancient lakes, human ambition, and an accident that rewrote...
From Heat to Heights: How a Tramway Transformed a Desert Valley

From Heat to Heights: How a Tramway Transformed a Desert Valley

In the early 1930s, Coachella Valley was a dusty agricultural basin. Two friends — Carl Barkow, publisher of The Desert Sun, and Francis Crocker, manager of...
Bighorn Café Opens at The Living Desert: A New Chapter in Desert Dining

Bighorn Café Opens at The Living Desert: A New Chapter in Desert Dining

Established in 1970, The Living Desert began as a 360-acre wilderness preserve initiated by trustees of the Palm Springs Desert Museum. Their mission was to...
Day 3 at Coachella 2025: Megan Thee Stallion’s Star-Studded Spectacle & Sunday Highlights

Day 3 at Coachella 2025: Megan Thee Stallion’s Star-Studded Spectacle & Sunday Highlights

By Mark Miller, Coachella Valley Local News Contributor Indio, CA (April 14, 2025) – Coachella’s first weekend wrapped up last night with a finale full...
Day Zero at Coachella 2025: Chris Lake Makes History on a Thursday Night

Day Zero at Coachella 2025: Chris Lake Makes History on a Thursday Night

For longtime Coachella-goers, Thursday (nicknamed “Day 0”) has traditionally been a day to arrive, pitch tents, and casually mingle under the desert sun. There might...