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Happy Saturday, everyone, and welcome to our look back at the stories shaping life across our entire desert community — The CV Reporter. Each week, we bring together standout reporting from The Palm Springs Post, The Palm Desert Post, and The Indio Post so you can see beyond your own neighborhood and stay connected to the issues, people, and moments that matter across the entire Coachella Valley.
— Mark & Kendall
Indio Post
FESTIVAL FLASHBACK
Stills from a film documenting past Riverside County fairs. (Photos: Deserted Films)
Local archivists are offering a window to the past for attendees of this year’s Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival. Deserted Films will debut an exhibition of vintage home movies starting Feb. 13, featuring footage captured in the Coachella Valley between 1948 and 1974.
Palm Desert Post
STILL PENDING
An aerial shot of the Westin Desert Willow Villas. (Photo: Westin Vacation Club)
The Desert Willow Westin timeshare project, first approved nearly 30 years ago, got more time to finish this week after the Palm Desert Planning Commission approved a six-month extension of its development agreement to Aug. 27.
Palm Springs Post
WALKING MAN REMEMBERED
A memorial sign hangs from a fence in the 1000 block of East Vista Chino, where Ricardo Marano was struck and killed by a vehicle in January.
Nearly 100 neighbors gathered to walk a mile from Ricardo Marano’s Palm Springs condominium complex to Ruth Hardy Park, honoring the 56-year-old known as “The Walking Man.” A familiar sight on city streets, Marano walked for hours each day in all weather and became a well-known and comforting presence to residents.
Indio Post
PATH FUNDED
A rendering of the Arts and Music Line cycling path. (Image: CVAG)
The Coachella Valley Association of Governments approved $20 million in new funding for the nine-mile Arts and Music Line cycling path Monday, moving the project closer to construction and adding to nearly $36.5 million secured previously for the CV Link connection.
Palm Springs Post
PRESERVATION PUSH
The rear of the home at 1752 Ridge Road as seen from the east.
The Palm Springs Historic Site Preservation Board voted to recommend landmark status for the Edmund Goulding Residence on Ridge Road, citing its 1928 construction during the city’s first building boom and its significance to Palm Springs’ early resort-era development.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Standout reporting from trusted sources
🗳️ Rural California is seeing its craziest election in years. Can a progressive win it? [The Guardian]
🎬 Immortalizing the stars: Intersect Palm Springs returning after a one-year hiatus [Coachella Valley Independent]
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
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