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🌱 Patch AM: How Palm Springs aviation expos are shaping the next generation of pilots

Be sure to catch Gospel Pride Concert on the Palm Springs Patch calendar

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Good morning Palm Springs! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Palm Springs aviation expos are shaping the next generation of pilots
  • How a new Palm Springs-shot series reimagines reinvention and relationships

Also on today's calendar: Gospel Pride Concert and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 113 and low of 89 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Hot with sunshine, temps: high: 114, low: 90.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 113 and low of 86 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Longtime NGPA Student Member Embodies Commitment and Progress (erau.edu) — Palm Springs plays host to NGPA's annual Winter Warm-Up and Industry Expo, events that have helped young pilot Dustyn Shelby build crucial aviation connections and mentorships. His story shows how these Palm Springs gatherings support LGBTQ+ aviators, students, and early-career pilots with networking, scholarships, and a welcoming professional community.
   

• 'Some Kind of Wonderful' Brings Stories of Reinvention to Palm Springs Film Festival (nbcpalmsprings.com) — Palm Springs film fans can catch the locally made series "Some Kind of Wonderful" at Cinema Diverse on September 19 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center. Created by Palm Springs filmmaker Ricky Riedling and shot at familiar spots like 849 and V Wine Lounge, the show follows three men reinventing their lives and love lives after moving from Los Angeles.
   

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🪧 Patch Classifieds

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Earthquake!!
    Yikes 2:44-2:45 AM ish good jolt !! Who else felt it ? Always creepy (Nextdoor Demuth Park)
  • found black lab .
    juvenile. well fit tied to a tree behind Petco. in directect sun .two days ago. (Nextdoor El Dorado Palms Estate, Palm Springs)
  • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate - Closing Shift in Palm Springs. Apply here.
  • Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants posted a job opening for On Call Banquet Server - PM - Kimpton Rowan Palm Springs in Palm Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cathedral City

  • Restaurant News Bites: Taste of Palm Springs Is Approaching; Yozu Asian Bistro to Open on El Paseo; and More! (cvindependent.com)
  • Save Drives Save Lives: Make End of Summer Memorable (ukenreport.com)
  • A Big Day for Election-Conspiracy Theorists; Some State Universities Refuse to Disclose Athlete-Pay Data–Coachella Valley Independent's Indy Digest: Aug. 24, 2026 (cvindependent.com)

Rancho Mirage

  • Board to consider 5-year law enforcement services compact with Rancho Mirage (kesq.com)

Palm Desert

  • Flock Camera Technician Assaulted, Threatened In Palm Desert: RSO (patch.com)
  • Earthquake Rattles Coachella Valley, Salton Sea Communities (patch.com)
  • Johnny Costa's Marks 50 Years Of Italian Dining, And Sinatra History, In Palm Springs (patch.com)

Ok Palm Springs! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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