Entries by Kay Kudukis

We’re Gaga Over April In Palm Springs

“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” — Robin Williams You guys, it is even more gorgeous than usual right now. The flowers are so bright and colorful they can’t help but make you happy. And the skies — the skies are the bluest of blues and poking up behind them are mountains peaked […]

Wildflowers And Hiking Trails Offer Delight In The Desert

“April comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay In the spring, nature’s theater doesn’t always mean “head to the storm cellar!” In the desert, spring stages an extravaganza of colorful wildflowers called the superbloom. But that’s only when we are fortunate to have had a rainy winter. This year […]

Sports In Palm Springs, A Tennis And Golf Paradise

When it comes to sports in Palm Springs, the city has a long history of being golf and tennis heaven — this actually goes back to the days of the Desert Inn, a massive property where the O’Donnell residence now sits, high above the Palm Springs Art Museum. The hotel and the town’s matriarch, Nellie […]

Best Palm Springs Boutique Hotels For A Destination Wedding

There are only a few places to have a destination wedding in these United States where it’s pretty much guaranteed you’ll have sunny skies, and Palm Springs is one of them. This is a big little town, intimate but offering a lot for your guests to do. The airport is international, and as far as […]

Looks Like We Made It: January 2025 Events

We made it to 2025! Well, I’m assuming we did, as this is the voice from Christmas Past. Right now drones and orbs are appearing all over the world, except here in Palm Springs. Our skies are currently orb free, which is a little annoying because by now, if they’ve done their homework, the aliens […]

December Events: ‘Tis The Seasoning In Palm Springs

“I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.” — W. C. Fields It’s party season everywhere, but no one parties quite like Palm Springs. The “Say Gay” city is the best of all worlds: gay, straight or bent, it doesn’t matter. As long as you like life with […]

Modernism Week On A Budget And Beyond

Twice a year, Palm Springs celebrates its architectural roots. We don’t go all the way back to colonial times because we don’t have them; back then California was part of Mexico. Europeans began “settling” here in the mid-1800s with the exception of the Spaniards, who’d been stomping all over California and beyond since the days […]

A Cowabunga Christmas And A Swell New Year In Palm Springs

When you think of Palm Springs, naturally surfing springs to mind. What? Okay, it will soon enough, as surfers from around the world start checking out the Palm Springs Surf Club. After a few stops and starts, it has been consistently wowing surfers and those who enjoy a warm sun while floating down a lazy […]

Things Are Heating Up in Palm Springs This May

Pretty sure May in Palm Springs is gonna be like everyone else’s early July: hot and sunny, but sans the swarms of bugs you find everywhere else. If I didn’t live here, I would be looking at my options of where to stay on my visit. The big festivals are over, snowbirds will have left, […]