by Diane | Sep 27, 2019 | Best Restaurants
Over many years, the Lumberyard Signature Burger has never budged from my annual “Top 5 Burgers of Laguna Beach,” and it’s always been a best-seller on Cary Redfearn’s menu. Over the last few months, though, the LYard champ is being challenged...
by Diane | Sep 24, 2019 | Best Restaurants
Last night was the official “opening night” for The long-anticipated The Drake Laguna Beach. It was an impeccable experience, which is a rare thing to say on a restaurant’s opening night. Yes, they’re still stepping into their stride, but for a...
by Diane | Sep 19, 2019 | Best Restaurants
The Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill, long known for its iconic Lapu Lapu cocktail, recently invited two iconic and internationally renowned Chefs into full ownership and operation in January of this year – brothers Martin Molteni and Mariano “Maro”...
by Diane | Sep 18, 2019 | Arts + Laguna Culture
Laguna Art Museum’s history and future is being celebrated again this coming Saturday, Sept. 21st, when the Laguna Art Museum Gala takes place at the Festival of Arts grounds. Last week, I wrote an article about the Museum’s history and reasons for the...
by Diane | Sep 15, 2019 | Best Restaurants
In late August of 1989, the Michael Keaton/Jack Nicholson version of Batman was setting $100 million records, “Good Thing” was topping the charts from the Fine Young Cannibals, and Kim Bryant was opening South Laguna’s Coyote Grill. Fast forward 30...
by Diane | Sep 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The community is invited to come together and clean up our coastal wonderland at this year’s California Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday, Sept 21, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Aliso Beach County Park. The event is once again hosted by James Pribram and the ECO-Warrior...
by Diane | Sep 10, 2019 | Arts + Laguna Culture
Last Friday, Laguna Art Museum (LAM) Executive Director Malcolm Warner offered me a rare walking tour of the museum. Since his arrival at LAM in 2012, the man has been so busy that I’ve only seen bits of him from afar, either walking briskly from here to there...
by Diane | Sep 4, 2019 | Best Restaurants
Tortilla Republic Laguna Beach abruptly closed with locked doors and a simple note this Tuesday, Sept. 3rd. Their note to the public stated that “Due to the recent influx of Mexican restaurants in Laguna Beach, it has become unsustainable for Tortilla Republic...
by Diane | Sep 3, 2019 | Arts + Laguna Culture
If you stayed off the trolleys this summer because of the crowds, now’s your time to not only take back the town but take back your trolleys! Starting this week (Sept. 3), trolley service is cut back but still continues to troll us throughout the town. Weekend...
by Diane | Sep 2, 2019 | Best Activities
As much as we love our tourists for their economic boost, we locals can’t help but feel a bit of happy-happy joy when Labor Day creates that invisible cut off day. While our city remains much busier year-round now, it’s still a welcome relief to be able to...
by Diane | Sep 1, 2019 | Best Activities
Laguna Beach is extremely dog-friendly and it gets even friendlier in the fall and winter months. Starting on September 10th (my birthday, thank you very much. I’m sure all the dogs voted for this day) … dogs are allowed on the beaches anytime of the day as long...
by Diane | Aug 30, 2019 | Arts + Laguna Culture, Best Activities
For 11 years now, the fabulously successful Girl’s Night Out, a fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, has been hosted at the breathtaking Rockledge estate. Sadly, this will be its last year as the Rockledge homeowners have new plans...
