Diane Armitage

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Bodega Laguna Dropping Into Former Laguna Fish Co.

Laguna restaurateur Ivan Spiers is doing a fast and efficient restaurant...

Pinafini Joining Laguna’s Restaurant Row

At last a "coming soon" banner has appeared at the former...

Red Dragon Flying High

For oh … maybe about 8 years … the ownership of the Red Dragon enterprise on...

San Shi Go Closing Sept. 17th, 2023

The go-to sushi favorite for three decades, San Shi Go Laguna Beach, is...

Pageant of the Monsters Returns – Oct 2023

Just when you thought the backstage at Pageant of the Masters had gone dark...

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El Ranchito Laguna Beach: Three Generations of Love

El Ranchito Laguna Beach: Three Generations of Love

A couple years ago, I realized that months were passing between visits with one of my good friends, Rhonda. So, we established a standing monthly “Soup Date” at Avila’s El Ranchito Laguna Beach to ensure we maintain contact in our busy lives. There’s just nothing...

The Café Zoolu Waddle: Make It Yours (With Pride)

The Café Zoolu Waddle: Make It Yours (With Pride)

The only thing pathetic about a visit to Café Zoolu has absolutely nothing to do with their impeccable service or food. It’s about how you waddle out of that place after experiencing dinner there.  As you waddle to your car, you tell yourself you'll walk around the...

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Sawdust Festival Wraps Up Season With Free Admission Nights

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....

Sunday WalkAbout: Monarch Beach & Salt Creek Beach

Sunday WalkAbout: Monarch Beach & Salt Creek Beach

  Every now and then, I do a walkabout with my camera for my beloved Mama. She loves to see the life down here. Shouldering Laguna Beach's south side, this is a walk along the Monarch Beach Golf Links from the St. Regis to Salt Creek Beach and its surfers at the...

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