Laguna Beach 4th of July Fireworks Show is On!
Every year, we wait with bated breath, wondering if the City is going to follow through on a Laguna Beach 4th of July fireworks show. This happens every year, of course, because rumors always fly that the event will be cancelled (a terribly Grinchy thing to do in...
Pageant of Masters Devotes New Season to Legendary Filmmakers
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...
Sawdust Festival Opens for Summer in Laguna Beach
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...
Anastasia Cafe in Laguna Beach Rocks the Lunch Bunch
OK, perhaps I’ve belabored my point with my breakfast reviews of Anastasia Café in Laguna Beach. I think these folks serve the best breakfast in Laguna Beach, period. But, fact is, they also serve a mean lunch. For starters, our Anastasia chefs don’t know what “small...
“The Vic” World Championship Skim Contest Set for June 29th & 30th
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...
Café Zoolu: Tiny Restaurant, Huge Flavors
Definitely in my Top Four Restaurants of Laguna Beach, Café Zoolu is a wonder all its own. For starters, this restaurant is dinky. Owners Toni (hostess and main waitress) and Michael (head chef) Leech have managed 18 years in this tiny cottage with an offering of,...
World Environment Day: Our Marine Mammals Still Need Help
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...
This Friday, Food & Fun To Save the South Laguna Community Garden
It’s World Environment Day today and no better time than to get yourself into a Garden Cause! As you’ve probably learned from my numerous blog entries before, the Sough Laguna Community Garden is a phenomenal success to behold. Planted just a few short...