Palm Desert, Calif. – October 02, 2026 -- The California Date Commission has kicked off National California Date Month, running throughout October, with a two-sided digital billboard in New York's Times Square and a nationwide recipe contest aimed at home cooks.

Palm Desert, CA – October 01, 2026 -- FP Movement, the activewear brand from Free People, has opened a 2,297-square-foot store at The Gardens on El Paseo in Palm Desert, California, on Thursday, October 1, 2026.

The store joins Free People's existing location at the same shopping center

The new boutique sits next to Free People's storefront, which opened at The Gardens on El Paseo this past July. Together, the two stores expand FP Movement's footprint in the desert community.