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Tuesday, Feb. 24 | 🌤️ 84°/59°
Welcome to Tuesday! After nearly a decade without a formal sports program, the Parks and Recreation Department is bringing youth basketball back — launching a co-ed league on March 4 for youth girls ages 5 to 14 at the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center and the Demuth Community Center. Sign-ups are open now, and the department is also looking for volunteer coaches and referees. So, if you've got game, this is your chance to get involved! Call the department today at 760-323-8272.
🎶 Setting the mood: "Freddie Freeloader" by Miles Davis
Leading Off
Roughly 100 residents and business owners gathered inside Fire Station 1 to learn more about plans to modernize the aging facility.
Residents, business owners, city officials discuss future of downtown fire station
The Palm Springs Fire Department hosted the first of two community open houses Monday to outline modernization plans for Fire Station 1, with officials stating the current facility can no longer meet the demands of modern emergency services.
Driving the news: About 100 residents and business owners attended the meeting to view conceptual designs and tour the 5,000-square-foot station that’s approaching 70 years in action.
Fire Chief Paul Alvarado told attendees the structure is antiquated and lacks the safety standards required for a growing community.
Why here: After analyzing call volume and other data, analysts said the best place for a downtown fire station is actually its current location.
“When we moved the fire station across the street… we lost four-tenths of a mile of coverage,” Alvarado said. Moving to other suggested locations like Sunrise Parkway and Alejo Road “took away 8.2 miles of city coverage.”
At issue: A group of property and business owners from the 200 and 300 blocks of North Palm Canyon Drive, calling themselves the “Block 200 Club”, also attended the meaning and raised concerns about the potential loss of a nearby surface lot to accommodate plans for the new fire station.
What’s next: Assistant City Manager Flinn Fagg said city staff will compile the feedback gathered during the open house to present to the City Council during a study session scheduled for March 11.
A second open house is scheduled for Monday, March 30, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Fire Station No. 1.
Briefly
Signage on the entrance gate to the large dog play area at Demuth Park. (Photo: City of Palm Springs)
🏗️ Demuth Park improvement project launching March 2
Palm Springs will begin a wide-ranging improvement project at Demuth Park on March 2, closing both the small and large dog parks for most of the construction period, which is expected to last through the end of October.
The project includes improvements to both dog parks, a new restroom building, ADA access upgrades, new parking lots, a bathroom near the soccer field, asphalt paving of a dirt lot, netting along field seven, and turf and field improvements to the Youth League fields.
Details: The city is asking residents to use the City Hall dog park during construction. The Demuth project will overlap with a pickleball renovation already underway at the park. The dog parks may reopen sometime in the middle of summer, depending on the construction schedule.
A MESSAGE FROM PATRICK OLSON: THE ART OF SCIENCE
The Art of Science is a form-breaking, trippy, genre-defying theatrical journey into the universe and our place in it. Musical performance. Imagery. Insights. Thought-provoking, surprising, and deeply human. Now performing at 1068 N Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs, Saturdays & Sundays. Seating is limited.
📆 Featured Events
Native Plants: Landscapes of our Ancestors with Larea Lewis
11 a.m. | Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
A guided walkthrough highlighting native plants throughout the museum's Education Garden. Included with museum admission. ($10)
PSP Mixer
4 p.m. | Palm Springs International Airport
Join the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce, Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) for a joint networking mixer inside the airport. Connect with fellow business and community leaders while experiencing PSP from a behind-the-scenes perspective.
Planning Commission
5:30 p.m. | City Hall
Commissioners meet to make recommendations on land use, zoning, and the general plan. Check out the agenda here.
Fraud Prevention Seminar
6 p.m. | PSPD Training Center
Join Palm Springs Police Detectives and cybersecurity experts for a free, plain-language, 2-hour community talk on how today’s scams work and how to shut them down before real damage is done.
PSUSD Board of Education
6 p.m. | PSUSD Headquarters
The PSUSD Board of Education meeting is tonight. Check out the agenda here.
P.S. Speaks: Wade Rouse in Conversation with Steven Rowley
7:30 p.m. | The Plaza Theatre
Join authors Wade Rouse and Steven Rowley in discussion of Wade’s latest book, “That’s What Friends Are For.” Palm Springs Speaks is a speaker series that brings distinguished speakers from around the world to help raise funds for The Friends of the Palm Springs Public Library. ($40)
📌 Save the Date
Palm Springs Somatics Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening on Thursday
Community Traffic Safety Workshop at PSPD on Thursday
Palm Springs Pathfinders "Rock the Yacht" annual gala on Saturday
Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike & 5K Run on March 7
Fantasy Prom hosted by Desert Sparkles Fund on March 7
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🚠 And Finally …
🐾 Each week, The Post partners with a local animal shelter to feature one or more of the many animal companions ready for a new home in our community.
Today, we invite you to meet Keeby, a very playful two-year-old Domestic Medium Hair cat who just arrived at the shelter. Staff says she is extremely friendly and loves to show you her belly.
Staff also said she loves feather toys,
If you’re interested: You can visit the shelter at 4575 E. Mesquite Ave. Hours are 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on all days except for Mondays (open for intake only) and Thursdays (1 p.m. until 7 p.m.). You can always call the shelter at (760) 416-5718.
Make sure to check out all the other pets at the shelter here.
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