by Diane | Apr 30, 2019 | Best Restaurants, Holiday Events & Gifts
My Mom LOVES Laguna Beach. (And I so love my Mom. The photo is us when I was about 8.) There’s no place she would rather be on Mother’s Day than here in Laguna Beach. So, by default, I’m sure your mothers all feel the same. Fortunately, there are a...
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 | Dec 24, 2018 | Best Restaurants, Holiday Events & Gifts
Happy Holidays, everyone! We tried to round up as many comments as possible from our favorite Laguna Beach restaurants on their New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day dining hours and menu plans. We’ve also included preliminary news on some major New...
by Diane | Dec 21, 2018 | Best Restaurants, Holiday Events & Gifts
Happy Holidays, everyone! We tried to round up as many comments from our favorite Laguna Beach chefs on their Christmas Eve and Christmas Day plans. Because most of our restaurants are independently owned, many will be closed for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, so...
by Diane | Nov 5, 2018 | Best Activities, Holiday Events & Gifts
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....
by Diane | Dec 14, 2017 | Holiday Events & Gifts
There are a few magical spirits in this world of ours, and I know Kaj Garmshausen is one of them. Raised in Laguna Beach, Kaj has always had a kind of unsung-hero artistic skill, in both pen and ink drawings and in the beautiful wood sculptures he creates. Each year,...
