Community
Schools, nonprofits and neighbors: the civic life of Palm Springs.
Film society names Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for its first Harold Matzner award
The Palm Springs International Film Society will honor Howard and Grazer with the inaugural Harold Matzner Distinguished Achievement Award on October 19, and give emerging filmmaker Karina Lomelin Ripper a $25,000 Impact Award grant.
Firebirds' Jani Nyman named AHL Player of the Week after five-goal opening weekend
The 22-year-old Finn scored twice in the season opener, then recorded his first AHL hat trick the next night. The league says he may be the most efficient scorer in Firebirds history.
Bicyclist killed by eastbound driver on East Palm Canyon Drive
A bicyclist died Monday night after being struck in the 3700 block of East Palm Canyon Drive. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated; police have not identified impairment as a factor.
Car plows through two La Plaza storefronts on Indian Canyon Drive
A driver leaving a parking stall accelerated over the curb Saturday afternoon and crashed through two shops. Police say the driver was the only person hurt and alcohol and drugs were not factors.
The Dinah wraps its 35th, the first under new ownership
The five-day queer women's festival closed its 35th edition Sunday, October 4, with Bella Barkow and Rose Garcia at the helm after founder Mariah Hanson's sale.
Aubrey O'Day and The Cowgays to headline Palm Springs Pride's 40th
Greater Palm Springs Pride names its first headliners for the November 6-8 celebration, themed "Be Included."
Agua Caliente museum opens rare exhibition of 20th-century Native painting
"A Beauty That Endures," curated by Tony Abeyta, brings more than 50 paintings from the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art to Palm Springs through May 2027.
For the first time, the public can step inside Walt Disney's restored airplane
The Palm Springs Air Museum opens five evening tours of the newly restored interior of Walt Disney's Grumman Gulfstream I, 'The Mouse,' with the first on October 17.
Man accused of hurling bottles at Splash House after-party pleads not guilty
Milad Thamer Youssef, 35, of El Cajon faces six felony assault counts over the Aug. 9 melee at the Palm Springs Air Museum. His next court date is Nov. 13 in Indio.
Rebuild Palm Springs money will buy a police mobile command vehicle
About $33,934 left from the $159,876 raised after the May 2025 downtown bombing will go to the Palm Springs Police Foundation for a mobile command unit, closing out the fundraiser.
Palm Springs police warn of permit-fee phishing scam targeting property owners
Scammers are impersonating city and county planning and zoning officials, using real addresses and permit numbers to solicit fake fees by wire transfer, payment apps or cryptocurrency.
Newsom signs Tristin's Bill, forcing Caltrans to explain itself on Highway 74 safety
AB 1145, named for a 27-year-old La Quinta man killed by a big rig on Highway 74 in 2024, requires Caltrans to weigh costs and alternatives before rejecting local safety ordinances, and to put rejections in writing.
Plaza Theatre's second act: a $34 million restoration, a gala reopening, and a $10 million debt
The historic theater reopened in December with Cynthia Erivo headlining. Nine months later, the foundation is still working to repay the city $10 million.
Modernism Week drew 111,000 attendees and a $62 million impact in February
Nearly 500 events, 52 partner organizations and an 11-day run: the 2026 festival's organizers report the desert's biggest cultural week yet.
Forever Marilyn settles into Downtown Park after years of controversy
The 26-foot sculpture moved about 75 feet into its permanent home in February 2025 under a 25-year placement agreement. The fight over it defined an era.