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...

Best Food & Drink

Starfish Asian in South Laguna Beach: A Stellar New Hangout

Starfish Asian in South Laguna Beach: A Stellar New Hangout

  Restaurateur Nancy Wilhelm did all of us a favor when she launched Starfish Asian Cuisine in the Albertson's shopping center in South Laguna. While we love our quieter lifestyle down here (a whopping 3 miles from Laguna's Main Beach center), we haven't had any...

Carmelita’s Tops Mexican Restaurants in Laguna Beach

Carmelita’s Tops Mexican Restaurants in Laguna Beach

Carmelita's Mexican Restaurant Laguna Beach As a Laguna Beach resident, I still miss Javier's in Laguna's downtown and that's a LONG miss, given that the restaurant pulled up stakes in 2007. Now, thanks to Carmelita's on Broadway, I might finally be getting over the...

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The Monks Are Returning Tues, Nov. 5th, 2013 to Build a Sand Mandala!

The Monks Are Returning Tues, Nov. 5th, 2013 to Build a Sand Mandala!

A couple weeks ago, Stu and Shaena of StuNewsLaguna.com were interviewing me during their radio show at KX 93.5 and asked me what I thought the "Best Event" of Laguna Beach was.  Granted, there are more great events in a single month in Laguna Beach than most towns...

Great Costume This Year? Here’s Where You Need To Be Circulating …

Years ago, I had the most awesome costume - I was a Bleeding Eyeball, compliments of an industrial PVC ball that covered me head to knee. It was fabulous. I spent the entire Halloween week circulating to every commercial costume party I could find and winning every...

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