This last week, my best friend, Lisa, and I stopped in for a quick lunch at The Rooftop. [singlepic id=208 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=right]The Rooftop (which I’ve covered before for fabulous Happy Hour venues), sits on top of the Casa del Camino hotel in Laguna...
[singlepic id=289 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=right]Last night, I was in Nick’s Restaurant in Laguna Beach with friends from Denver. Same rowdy buzz, same friendly service BUT they’ve changed up their menu. No more fabulous beet salad! No more award-winning short...
[singlepic id=275 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=right]Next week, Aug. 15 – 19, you’re allowed a free day’s admittance into any of the three Laguna Beach art festivals – The Sawdust Art Festival, The Art Affair or The Festival of Arts on the...
[singlepic id=360 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=right]Last night was my second visit to Starfish (Asian Coastal Cuisine), the new restaurant in the space that most of us Laguna Beach locals remember as “Sam’s Paradise.” After Sam’s vacated. The China Bistro took...
Meet Rowdy, Laguna Beach’s newest mini Labradoodle Dogs Who Brunch Series Table Rock Beach, Laguna Beach This week, 8-week-old Rowdy picked up and moved from Mom in Phoenix to his new people in South Laguna Beach. He figures he’s settling in for the long...
So, rumor has it the Brooks Street Surf Classic is on tomorrow AM (Saturday). This is a very big deal! Each year, for 50 years now, the surfers of Laguna Beach send out secret decoder ring anagrams and smoke signals to fellow amateur and pro surfers when the swell is...
[singlepic id=12 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=left]The famous Laguna Beach decor/jewelry/gift store Laguna Colony is offering a $250 Shopping Trip to a raffled winner on Labor Day, Sept. 5th! If you’re not already a subscriber through the...
If you’re just tuning into what we do here in Laguna Beach, I can tell you that we’re about a LOT of art, ahem. We started as an Art Colony, and our summer and winter art festivals are some of the most renowned in the world. We’ve been doing the...
Mochi’s Name Even Bigger Than His Stature Dogs Who Brunch SeriesDowntown Laguna Beach A Japanese Chin, this tiny guy looks downright stern until you get within a foot of him – then he becomes Laguna Beach’s new “Greeter,” all wiggles and...
[singlepic id=342 w=320 h=240 mode=watermark float=right]For years now, The Pacific Edge, a small hotel right in the middle of the bustle of Laguna Beach, has always been known to the locals here as “that great wedding place on the beach.” I’ve been...
A number of my beloved readers have told me they have occasional difficulty receiving e-mails with my LagunaBeachBest.com updates. Heaven forbid we keep you away from all the action here in our lovely town. So, I’ve boosted a Fan Page on Facebook to help cover...
The other day, I was up at Cafe Vienna for a quick coffee and ran into a local who’d just had a nasty car accident the day prior. I thought, “She needs Lucy,” followed by a second thought, “I need Lucy too!” Lucy Wojskowicz is one...
