As I entered The Spa at Séc-he in Palm Springs, I expected a healing, rejuvenating experience. After all, the stunningly designed, 73,000-square-foot space has been named the No. 1 spa in the United States by Spas of America, and best spa in Palm Springs by the readers of Palm Springs Life. I soon realized how transformative a visit to the spa could be.
After more than two decades at the Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, Yvonne Bell moved to the desert in 2021 to serve as the senior vice president of development at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, which led to her current position as CEO. Among her many achievements at the venue to date, she is particularly excited about hiring local musicians to perform in the lobby before curtain.
More than two decades after Jonathan Bennett became moviegoers’ dream boyfriend, Aaron Samuels, in the beloved 2004 comedy Mean Girls, the actor continues to win the hearts of viewers. He’s competed on Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing With the Stars, hosted the Food Network series Cake Wars and Halloween Wars, and starred in an array of highly rated Hallmark projects, including The Groomsmen trilogy.
hen Derek Laxdal signed on as the new head coach of the Coachella Valley Firebirds in 2024 — only the second coach in the franchise’s history — it was the hiring equivalent of winning a Stanley Cup. Laxdal grew up in Canada, where hockey is a national pastime. “Everybody there wants their kids to try playing hockey and enjoy it,” he says.
Inbar Lavi is a working TV and film actress with a fashion brand that helps other female entrepreneurs. Still, her most important role to date is as a new mother to daughter Ariel. Realizing the importance of achieving as much calm, rest, and serenity as possible before motherhood, Lavi and her husband, Dan Bar Shiva, planned a babymoon in the Coachella Valley.
The entertainer opens up about receiving the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival Hall of Fame Award and memories from her legendary career.
The winner of The Next Food Network Star Season 6 shares why she’s eager to return to the desert as an ambassador for its favorite fruit.
Five productions making their McCallum debut will have audiences singing and laughing.
When you take in a Coachella Valley Firebirds hockey game this season, one beverage option will be the Indio-based Buzzbox Premium Cocktails.
Stars align for Michael Childers’ 16th edition of One Night Only.
Kate Hudson on Music, “Song Sung Blue,” and Life in Palm Desert
