Last Minute Options for NYE Parties!
If your world has been anything like my world this last month, you just woke up yesterday and realized that you’ve got to get a plan in place for tonight. Don’t ask me how we ended up on the last day of the year already. Fortunately, there are quite a few...
Laguna Beach Pride Rockin’ around the Tiki Tree This Friday
The folks at Laguna Beach Pride decided it was time to do a Holiday Party in honor of the LGBTQ community before everyone heads to family Christmas functions. The party takes place in the Tiki Lounge at Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill this Friday, Dec. 20th. RSVPs are...
Montage Offers Something For Everyone on NYE
For years, the Montage Laguna Beach’s Lobby has been known to gather up Laguna residents for a chummy sort of NYE celebration. Here’s hoping the tradition continues! Here’s what the Montage is offering in three locations this holiday. Seatings are...
Laguna Beach Fire Dept: Spark of Love Campaign
The Laguna Beach Fire Department, in partnership with Southern California Firefighters and ABC7, is again taking part in the annual Spark of Love Toy Drive. The campaign collects new, unwrapped toys and sports equipment for underserved children and teens in Orange,...
Scott McIntosh’s Two Popular Restaurants Concepts are Expanding (In More Ways Than One)
Eleven months ago, Restaurateur Scott McIntosh was ready to leap into action with two large expansions of his restaurant brands, Reunion Kitchen and Asada Cantina + Kitchen, at the San Clemente outlet mall. At that time, he trotted me around the vast expanse, pointing...
“12 Days of Christmas Cocktails” at Royal Hawaiian
Here’s a fun one. Royal Hawaiian’s resident Mixologist (and local favorite) Sean Melia has come up with a whole new raft of holiday and seasonal cocktails (hey, Hawaii dreams of a white Christmas, too). What better way to celebrate than to offer a uniquely...
Annual Surfing Santa Starts Holiday Events With Heart – Nov 23-24, 2019
Whether you’re ready for it or not, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is barreling down the tracks at us. You’ve already seen it begin with holiday décor and holiday ads but it really gets into full-fledged, endlessly-cheerful caroling mode this coming weekend....
Tommy Bahama Closes Its 10-Year Operation
Tommy Bahama, known internationally for celebrating the island life, will begin island hopping this Tuesday when it closes its Laguna Beach location in search of a new home. On Saturday morning, the corporate offices notified management at both the restaurant and...
Royal Hawaiian Wins “Best Steak of O.C.”
After just seven months of operation, Laguna’s Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill took down top Orange County accolades with the “Best Steak in Orange County” award. Notified by OC Weekly’s editors, Chefs Maro and Martin Molteni were all grins....
Art & Nature Begins Nov. 7th
Laguna Art Museum is celebrating its 7th annual Art & Nature, a multidisciplinary exploration of art in the natural world from November 7-10. For the first time in the event’s history, the commissioned work of art will be inside the museum rather than outside, and...