Publisher’s Letter

A woman’s place is …

The High Season Hustle: A Small Price for a Thriving Valley

The tell-tale signs that high season in the Valley is here are everywhere. Parking spaces are at a premium, traffic moves slowly everywhere on Highway 111, decent tee times are as scarce as hen’s teeth

Busy, Busy, Busy

January is always a month for celebration in the Valley. In the old, post-war days, January signaled the start of “the season,” two to three months before use of air conditioning became widespread.

The Legacy of Thunderbird Heights

Post-war Coachella Valley was paradise. It was still a little village, and whether you were a celebrity or just a regular Joe, you could walk up and down Palm Canyon Drive..

Fall Bounty

In most regions of the country, the approach of Thanksgiving aligns with fall harvests. The advent of Thanksgiving always reminds me of how thankful I am for the bounty produced by American farmers.

“Sí, se puede.”

This was the slogan created by Delores Huerta when her co-founder of the United Farmworkers, César Chávez, went on a hunger strike in 1972 to protest an Arizona law forbidding farmworkers to organize or strike.

Desert Hot Springs Heats Up

Can you name the city in our Valley that has a resource so unique and of such high quality that it has won prizes in national contests and has a global reputation?

Publisher's Letter

The Desert Magazine has a long history of showing the beauty and culture of the Coachella Valley to those that visit here and those that live here.