The Scenery and the Scene

Sled dogs, hot air balloons, beauty queens and … dolphins? You betcha!

Janice Kleinshmidt History

According to newspaper and magazine articles published before the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway opened, up to half a million people a year could be expected to ride the tramcars.

Desert Stars Shine Over Pioneertown

Free inaugural festival promises rowdy, rockin' time at Pappy & Harriet's

Ebony March Arts & Entertainment

The inaugural Desert Stars Festival at Pappy and Harriet’s promises a rowdy, rockin’ good time for environmentally conscious punk kids, indie rockers, hippies, and everyone else in between.

Psst! – Q&A — Samantha Ressler

Ready, Set, LOL!

J. Perry Arts & Entertainment

Samantha Ressler is off to the races and gaining speed. Her quick-witted web series, Ladyparts, gained huge fanfare when Zoey Deschanel featured it on her website HelloGiggles, declaring it a BFF. After stints on TV shows like Modern Family and 90210 and a series of webisodes, it seems natural that she’d zoom to the big screen.

‘We Thought of Ourselves as One Community’

Distinguishing the historic neighborhoods of Palm Springs offers residents a sense of pride and privilege

Sheila Grattan History

Some of the best history, characters, and color of Palm Springs unfold in its distinctive neighborhoods from the traditional ones developed from the 1920s until shortly after World War II to the midcentury modern enclaves designed by now-iconic architects such as Wexler, Frey, Cody, Palmer and Krisel, and others.

Discovering Design

Go inside great desert residences — for kids’ sake

Site Staff Attractions

Savor sleek modern design, thrill in a tropical paradise, delight in artistic whimsy, and escape into Italian Old World elegance. The elements of gracious desert living unfold Feb. 10, 2013 during the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert Home Tour.

Most Endangered Modernism

With Palm Springs Preservation Foundation safeguarding their integrity, these architectural gems might have a bright future

Linda Meierhoffer Modernism

“Our architecture is becoming internationally renowned, and it has the potential to transform the city,” says Ron Marshall, president of the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation. “[As] architectural tourism becomes bigger and bigger, it’s become the golden goose of Palm Springs economy.”