When it comes to wellness history in the desert, Coachella Valley has always attracted characters devoted to wellness…or the illusion of it.

Catch Design Within Reach’s first vacation-rental collaboration at Palm Desert’s Wave House before it drifts away in August.

That’s the Vicki McDermott experience: one foot in Palm Springs’ sepia-toned past, the other firmly planted in the present, all while tapping her toe in a very stylish Chazlyn cowboy boot.

The NTT IndyCar Series touched down at The Thermal Club in March 2025, this time for a points-paying race. But was it a one-hit wonder?