Palm Springs is HOT, and it's not even summer yet. The rebirth of Palm Springs has been making international headlines lately, almost daily! Here are just a few snippets from a selection of recent posts. Click on the titles for the full posts.....
The 10 Hippest Cities in America By Gogobot || 1 March, 2016
"There is no universal definition of “hip.” For some, it’s hipster — that ironic cool that has been perfected by the likes of Brooklyn and Portland. For others, it’s trendy and fashion-forward, showing off the latest, chicest clubs, restaurants, and boutiques, à la Miami or LA. And while big cities are often known for being hip, smaller cities get passed over, but that shouldn’t be the case. To find the 10 hippest mid-sized cities, we grabbed the U.S. cities with ranks #100-900 by population according to census data and sorted them by the preferences of our Trendsters Tribe. They’re smaller, sure, but each celebrates cool in their own unique way. #1 is Palm Springs"
Photo: Palm Springs Art Museum by: Ryad A – Courtesy: Gogobot
You don’t have to be gay to love Palm Springs (but it helps) (New York Post)
" Palm Springs — a charming resort city located about 100 miles east of LA — is known for its vibrant LGBT culture. But look at this locale through a wide-angle lens and you’ll see it’s a thrilling destination with plenty of fun for all."
No SAD snowbirds in Palm Springs (Westender-Vancouver)
Grant Lawrence — Westender
Canadian-owned Ernest Coffee & Bootlegger TIKI Bar
"The first thing you’ll notice is the brightness. You’ll instantly reach for your sunglasses when you step off the plane into the warm, open-air arrival terminal. Looking up, there’s just something about a palm tree against a blue sky. Welcome to Palm Springs, California."
At home with Elvis and Sinatra: the modernist superpads of Palm Springs
By Oliver Wainwright - The Guardian
"These dazzlingly space-age homes are just two of the architectural jewels that are liberally scattered throughout Palm Springs, a desert outpost that became an unlikely incubator for experimental modernist architecture in the 1950s and 60s, when it took off as a playground for the Hollywood Rat Pack. From Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin to Liberace and Elvis, each demanded a house better than the next – creating an outdoor museum of midcentury design, which now attracts thousands of pilgrims to the annual Modernism Week in February, when many of the properties are open for rare tours."
MODERNISM WEEK BREAKS RECORDS IN 2016
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