Palm Springs Life Magazine September 2020 (Softbound)

Palm Springs Life Magazine September 2020

THE ANNUAL DESERT LIVING ISSUE

Santorini on the Mesa
The Greek island — and namesake of this eye-catching Palm Springs estate — inspires a Mediterranean daydream.
Photography by Patrick Maus

Upstanding Desert Dwellers
Cacti lend stature to the landscape, asking very little in return.
Story by Janice Kleinschmidt
Photography by Millicent Harvey

When the Davis Cup Came to the Desert
In 1978, a teenager named John McEnroe stunned the tennis world and helped put Mission Hills Country Club on the map.
Story by Bill Dwyre

Mind-Altering Grandeur
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument rewards hikers with timely perspective.
Story by Janice Kleinschmidt
Photography by Tom Brewster

Where the Wild Things Are
In its 50th year, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens is preparing for its biggest inhabitants yet.
Story by Derrik J. Lang
Photography by Lance Gerber

Publisher's Letter

THE VALLEY

Design
When the world appears off its axis, midcentury modernism still grounds us in more ways than one.

Food
Corn or flour? In downtown Indio, Arriola's tortilleria has answered this question for five generations and counting.

Art
A new exhibition offers a portal into the mind of the revered "desert transcendentalist" painter Agnes Pelton.

Heritage
In Coachella, author Jeff Crider recalls how generations of foreign laborers put this little city on the map.

SPECIAL SECTIONS

The Guide

Great Restaurants

ON THE COVER
Photography by Patrick Maus.
Styling by Raina Selene.
Model: Jessica Gomes.