Diane Armitage
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Mandarin King Chinese Food Serves Decades To Laguna Family
At times like these – the holidays and the soon-to-come long summer season – even Laguna Beach residents here can feel like a number. Most of the restaurants can’t help themselves – they’re simply overrun. But, as a 14-year resident … and as many residents who have...
White House Restaurant Dishes More Than Great Drinks
A couple years ago, the Catsouras family (owners of The White House Restaurant & Nightclub) was on a family vacation to the Greek Islands. As they were having lunch one day, they struck up a conversation with a nearby couple to discover that this twosome had...
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The Tale of the 62-Foot Montage Holiday Tree
A few years ago, the Montage Resort decided to "give back" to the Laguna Beach community with an awesome, enormous tree-lighting ceremony and Open House event. The very first year, the grounds were packed with more than 1,000 people and it's only mushroomed from...
Starfish Asian Takes on the Tree Lighting Flood of Humanity
If you're intent on attending the enormous annual Montage Tree Lighting event on Monday, Dec. 1st, allow me two small pieces of advice that will make the entire evening a most excellent affair for you. Tip #1. Go early. The event begins at 4:30 p.m., and if you're...
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