Last weekend, I was having a late lunch at the bar at Carmelita’s when I struck up a conversation with a very nice couple from Thousand Oaks. When I tell people that I do this LagunaBeachBest.com column, I’m prepared to be peppered with questions on where...
Despite a wild and wacky weekend of waves and weather, Exile Skimboard Pro Blair Conklin, took his first championship crown at “The Vic,” this weekend. Conklin, a recent Laguna Beach high school grad, survived seven heats, finally besting longtime frontrunner...
Try to get any Laguna Beach resident to explain what the world-famous Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters is, and you will probably find them fumbling for words. I still remember the first time I asked about it … I had recently moved to Laguna, and was in a cab on the...
This Tuesday was the party every Laguna Beach resident wants to be invited to – the Sawdust Festival Preview evening preceding the Friday (June 28th) opening of the Sawdust Art Festival. This is a great time for the locals to get out; get a first look at the year’s...
Look, I don’t care what you think you have currently planned for June 29th and 30th. Cancel it. If you miss The Vic Skim World Championships at Aliso Beach, you’ve missed one of the greatest events in all of Laguna Beach. The skimboard heats start at...
This Saturday, I paid a quick visit to our PMMC – the Pacific Marine Mammal Center – in Laguna Canyon. While the PMMC facility isn’t as overrun as it was a couple months ago when hundreds of sick and malnourished seals and sea lions were coming...