Places

Absolutely Favorite Wedding Venues

Roadside Attractions--The Valley

Whether you're out to explore the Valley from Desert Hot Springs to Coachella or dare to venture out to the Salton Sea or choose to veer toward the Joshua Trees, myriad adventures await you.

So Cal Mountain High

Cool It, Man!

Tramway to Heaven

Making a New Amigo

There is a great scene in Raymond Chandler’s “The Long Goodbye” when detective Philip Marlowe goes into a bar in the late afternoon to have a drink in memory of an old friend.

The Secret Is Out

Hidden Gem: Shop Brings Collectors’ Eyes to Palm Springs

Surf’s Up!

Bodies of water in the desert? Unnatural. Waves in the desert? Call ’em supernatural. Following a pandemic-delayed debut and technically complex 2024 unveiling, waves at the Palm Springs Surf Club (PSSC) are now barreling in full.

Hidden Gem: Music Heals

It’s not easy to locate Music Heals, a tiny store on North Palm Canyon Drive. The best way is to wait until Friday nights, when a drum circle forms. “Sometimes, they have 25 drums out there,” says Jason Nutter, owner of Music Heals.