Articles for Palm Desert

Letters to the Editor: Give Coachella Valley locals the Chuckwalla National Monument we want
4 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Give Coachella Valley locals the Chuckwalla National Monument we want

LA Times  

A vista of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains in the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. Your readers should know that there is widespread support for the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in my community. Evan Trubee, Palm Desert The writer is a member of the Palm Desert City Council.. To the editor: I’ve visited the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument between the Salton …

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Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption
1 month ago

Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist’s do-over turned debacle into redemption

LA Times  

Phillip K. Smith III, photographed in his Palm Desert studio, faced withering criticism over his original AIDS memorial design, which conspiracy theorists said made a mockery of tragedy. “That was probably the hardest thing to handle.” The original design, made public in 2021, had sailed through the Public Arts Commission and the Palm Springs City Council, and some 400 donors …

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LeBron And Son Bronny James Make NBA History In Preseason Game
2 months, 2 weeks ago

LeBron And Son Bronny James Make NBA History In Preseason Game

Huff Post  

Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James, right, steps onto the court with Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Palm Desert, Calif. via Associated Press PALM DESERT, Calif. — LeBron James grew up without a father, and the top scorer in NBA history has often said …

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A California zoo, an advancing wildfire and a delicate rescue operation
3 months ago

A California zoo, an advancing wildfire and a delicate rescue operation

LA Times  

A motley crew of evacuees fled from a California wildfire last week. “Birds are always breathing fast, so smoke can really damage their lungs.” A team of officials with San Bernardino County decided to employ a contingency plan under which many of the animals would be evacuated to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, a nonprofit zoo and botanical garden …

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Why aren’t wildflowers bursting everywhere? Don’t expect a superbloom
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why aren’t wildflowers bursting everywhere? Don’t expect a superbloom

LA Times  

We have lots of plant-related activities to tell you about this month, but first, a few words about California’s favorite blooms: They’re late. L.A. Times Plants is doing its bit on April 20-21 by partnering with the Theodore Payne Foundation and the California Native Plant Society to promote native plants at booth 404 at the L.A. Times’ annual Festival of …

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This tiny, quirky garden is an endearing remnant of old Palm Springs
1 year, 10 months ago

This tiny, quirky garden is an endearing remnant of old Palm Springs

LA Times  

Enter Moorten Botanical Garden in the Mesa neighborhood of south Palm Springs and you’re on a different clock, in a different time. Clark Moorten framed by rare exotic cactuses in Moorten Botanical Garden’s “cactarium” — a word coined by his mother, Patricia. Slim didn’t like the idea but he did it, Clark said, and then Patricia made up a name …

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Lori Loughlin and fashion designer husband drop $13M on Palm Desert vacation home
3 years, 3 months ago

Lori Loughlin and fashion designer husband drop $13M on Palm Desert vacation home

Daily Mail  

Former Full House actress, Lori Loughlin, and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have dropped $13million on a gated Palm Desert, California, oasis, following their release from prison for their involvement in the college-admissions scandal. The five-bedroom, 5.5 bathroom home, situated in the guard-gated exclusive Madison Club, comes lavished with several amenities, including a wine cellar, movie theater, two pools, two spas, …

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‘We’re here to stay.’ Despite isolation and racism, Black Americans feel at home in California’s desert
3 years, 4 months ago

‘We’re here to stay.’ Despite isolation and racism, Black Americans feel at home in California’s desert

LA Times  

La’Ronjanae Curtis has grown used to the disbelief of college classmates and friends when she tells them she was born in Palm Springs, a city of 48,000 where people of color are relatively few. The historically Black district formed after dozens of people of color were forced from their homes in Palm Springs’ city center in the 1960s. Dominique Brenagh, …

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