by Diane | Feb 13, 2019 | Best Retail in Laguna Beach, Holiday Events & Gifts
If red “heart” boxes of stale chocolates aren’t your Valentine’s style, Laguna Beach’s Chocolate Soldier is for you. Squeezed into the little alley between the Sapphire Restaurant and Tootsie’s/Laguna Beach Books at the old Pottery Shack, Chocolate Soldier will...
by Diane | Feb 8, 2015 | Best Retail in Laguna Beach, Holiday Events & Gifts
Who wants to wear off-the-rack Valentine lingerie that 10 million other women might be wearing? Bleh. Your Valentine deserves something more unique than THAT. For several years now, the Romantic Boutique shop in South Laguna has always offered such a splash of color,...
by Diane | Aug 13, 2014 | Arts + Laguna Culture, Best Activities, Best Retail in Laguna Beach
Once again, the Sawdust Art Festival has enjoyed a stellar season of both visitors and record numbers of purchases of every imaginable kind of artwork from our local Laguna artists. Now that the Sawdust Festival is already down to its last two weeks (last day is Aug....
by Diane | May 15, 2014 | Arts + Laguna Culture, Best Retail in Laguna Beach
Given that we seem to have skipped winter this year in Laguna Beach, it’s time to discuss a very serious “summer” matter: Flip-flops. Proper flip-flop selection is a paramount decision for every man, woman and child. Fortunately, two of the best-selling flip-flops in...
by Diane | Feb 16, 2014 | Best Activities, Best Retail in Laguna Beach
Having just secured the most awesome-ist ticket to the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Tennis Open, I figure at least a few hundred readers out there might also have tennis on the mind. Time to tune up, get your new 2014 gear, and start babbling statistics about every...
by Diane | Jan 18, 2014 | Best Activities, Best Retail in Laguna Beach, Dogs Who Brunch
I love it when someone in a timeworn industry shakes it up a little bit. The OC Animal Medical Center in Laguna Canyon (about 100 yards east of Ganahl Lumber) has done some serious shakin’ and stirrin’ with the recent partnership of two great vets, each of whom...
