🌱 Patch AM: How will new Austin flights change your trips to Palm Springs?

Morning Palm Springs! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will new Austin flights change your trips to Palm Springs?
• Which Palm Springs nonprofit is sharing in $80,000 of new grants?

Also on today's calendar: Marinelli Bros Circus presents: The Magic of Christmas! and 1 more event.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Curt B.!

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 66 and low of 51 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 49.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Here are the new nonstop flights coming to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in 2026 (kxan.com) — Palm Springs travelers get another option next spring, as Southwest adds seasonal nonstop service between Austin and Palm Springs starting March 7, complementing Delta’s existing route. The story mainly tracks Austin-Bergstrom’s rapid growth, airline competition, and other new domestic destinations planned for 2026.
   

• Bighorn Cares to award 53 Coachella Valley nonprofits more than $80K in grants (kesq.com) — A Palm Springs–connected nonprofit, the Palm Springs Public Library Foundation, is among 53 Coachella Valley groups set to share more than $80,000 in Bighorn Cares grants next month. The awards, presented at a Palm Desert dinner, back organizations working on education, seniors, animals, and community services across the region.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palm Springs

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday January 1

• Marinelli Bros Circus presents: The Magic of Christmas!
  The Shops at Palm Desert, 72-840 CA-111, Palm Desert
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Jim Brickman
  Plaza Theatre , 128 S Palm Canyon Dr , Palm Springs
  3:00 pm
• JUDY'S OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS!
  Purple Room Supper Club , 1900 E Palm Canyon Dr , Palm Springs
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• NYE - Midnight on Olympus! Not your average toga party!
  Boozehounds Palm Springs , 2080 N Palm Canyon Dr , Palm Springs
  8:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Yoga session with DW
  35871 Date Palm Dr , Cathedral City
  10:00 am
• Espresso Me
  Pinot's Palette , 71680 CA-111 suite d , Rancho Mirage
  11:00 am
• Rose Mallett & Company
  Vicky's of Santa Fe , 45-100 Club Dr , Indian Wells
  5:00 pm
• Brad Williams
  Plaza Theatre , 128 S Palm Canyon Dr , Palm Springs
  5:30 pm
• Abbotsford Canucks at Coachella Valley Firebirds
  Acrisure Arena , 75702 Varner Rd , Palm Desert
  6:00 pm
• Gennine Jackson 12/27
  The Roost Lounge , 68718 E Palm Canyon Dr #203 , Cathedral City
  6:00 pm
• the John Stanley King Show!
  Vicky's of Santa Fe , 45-100 Club Dr , Indian Wells
  7:00 pm
• Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
  Pappy & Harriet's , 53688 Pioneertown Rd , Pioneertown
  9:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Pinot's Poppin' Peonies
  Pinot's Palette , 71680 CA-111 suite d , Rancho Mirage
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Another great evening at the restaurant called Saffron in the Central part of Palm Canyon.
  Had a delicious dinner with friends, great service, great food, nice variety of unique dishes, cool subdued atmosphere with a live jazz singer… (Nextdoor Tahquitz River Estates)

• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Early Morning Stock Associate in Palm Springs. Apply here.
• Tommy Bahama posted a job opening for Marlin Bar Line Cook-Temporary in Palm Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palm Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cathedral City

• 2 Arrested, 9 Cited At Cathedral City DUI Checkpoint (patch.com)

Rancho Mirage

• Edwardsville's famous mill produced two different flours in 1889 (thetelegraph.com)
• Suspect accused of Coachella Valley hospital thefts no-shows court (desertsun.com)
• Today in History: USSR formally dissolved (chicagotribune.com)

Thousand Palms

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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