Diane Armitage
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Laguna Beach Restaurateurs Chime in on Biggest Challenges
In the last two weeks, I've written about restaurant growth, changes and trends over the last decade in Laguna Beach. (If you missed them each Friday in StuNews, you can find them here: Restaurants in Review, part I Restaurants in Review, part 2 And this is my latest...
45+ Top Orange County Chefs are Tackling OC Homelessness at OC Chef’s Table Grand Event
The biggest, swankiest chefs' dinner in the LA Basin, OC Chef's Table is back at the largest ballroom Disneyland® has to offer in the Disneyland Hotel's Grand Ballroom on Sunday, March 1st. Here's your chance to dine at your favorite chef's table and give to a worthy...
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Support our Seals and Sea Lions With Holiday Gift Catalog
Before you rush out and finish all that holiday shopping, please remember that our own seal and sea lion hospital – Pacific Marine Mammal Center – offers quite a fun holiday gift catalog of all sorts of inventive gifts. Check it out at https://www.pacificmmc.org/store...
2nd Concert Added on Dec. 3rd – Jack Tempchin!
Eagles Famed Songwriter Set for Intimate Concert Dec. 2nd AND Dec. 3rd (second show just added!) Jack Tempchin and Glenn Frey were best friends for a long time before either became world-famous, Jack as a hit songwriter and Glenn, the founding member of the Eagles....
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Laguna Beach best restaurant Happy Hour wine list
Suddenly, we’re not paying Laguna Beach prices for the privilege of being in Laguna Beach. Bonus points to The Lumberyard Restaurant for making that happen …
Sunday Football & Happy Hour at Laguna Beach Best Lounge
The first hotel in Laguna Beach (1888), we locals sometimes forget that this Queen by the Sea may be all grace, charm and dignity, but she’s got a rowdy side, too – that would be the Hotel Laguna’s Lounge on Saturdays and Sundays during football season. With a monster TV and couch and lounge seating that bests any bachelor’s living room …
Laguna Beach’s Big Fish restaurant a classic fish shack
This weekend, I realized that I’ve become a Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer Restaurant groupie. Seriously, I think I’ve found myself in Big Fish at least once each week since Chris Keller and Craig Connole opened its doors last spring in Laguna Beach. Brought to you by the guys who made K’ya and the Rooftop Lounge a screaming success, Laguna Beach’s Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer follows a lot of the same precepts . . .
Gina’s Pizza specials on Mondays, Tuesdays in Laguna Beach
Just a quick note to let you know that my favorites pizza joint in Laguna Beach, Gina's Pizza, is offering a new special - $1.99 pizza slices on Mondays and Tuesdays. For the record, we're not talking a flimsy, 2-inch slice of pizza. The slice that shows up at your...
Laguna Beach Banzai Bowl – say “yes” to acai!
With a base of healthy berry Acai, the folks at the new Laguna Beach Banzai Bowl whip up a veritable mountain of fresh, organic, fruits, nuts, milks, and even spinach and celery to create any one of 6 smoothies or 7 acai bowls.
Laguna Beach Best Bars – Part 1 of 3: The Saloon!
Together, these three long-standing Laguna Beach bars are a veritable triumvirate in our little town, having dominated and outlasted hundreds of other tries over the decades. They are, The Marine Room Tavern (Ocean Ave.), the Saloon (PCH right in the middle of town), and The Sandpiper Lounge (PCH toward the south end of Central Laguna Beach).
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Join Celebrity Musicians in Benefit for the Little Radio Station That Could
Back in September 2012, Laguna residents were able to tune their radios to something other than the in-and-out static of L.A. radio stations that just couldn't penetrate our hills. It was the happy launch of our own radio station, KX 93.5. And it's been a beautiful...
Southern California’s Fire Rings Could Be Snuffed Out
I don't know if you've been paying much attention to the "Fire Ring Fight" that began earlier this year in Newport Beach, but it's time we all did. While the cities of Newport and Huntington Beach are definitely the most vocally involved in the battle (and on opposite...
Dog Friendly Places in Laguna Beach
We love the fact that Laguna Beach folks happen to like dogs a lot. For the record, Laguna Beach allows dogs in more retail shops, restaurants and beaches than any other town we know along the California coast. We, do, however, have dog police, and they are especially...
Spring Fever Surf Contest in Laguna Beach Resurrects This Weekend
Forget all that ballyhoo about the annual Brooks Street Classic … (at least until July or August when it's suddenly announced). We've got the surf party already going on this Saturday, May 25th at the 12th Annual Spring Fever Surfabout. This surf contest in Laguna...
May 19th Charm House Tour in Laguna Beach Travels South
The longtime Charm House Tour in Laguna Beach is changing it up this year by featuring spectacular homes in South Laguna Beach. Each year, and always on the Sunday after Mother's Day (this year the 19th), the Village Laguna folks roll out an impressive tour of 5...
May 19th Martini Madness Party Helps Sick Seals & Sea Lions
Leave it to Jon Madison, the fun-loving personality behind Madison Square Garden & Café, to produce a fantastic event in behalf of downtrodden seals and sea lions. Each year, in his efforts to help the only marine mammal rehabilitation center in Orange County...
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