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Royal Hawaiian Wins “Best Steak of O.C.”
After just seven months of operation, Laguna's Royal Hawaiian Fire Grill took down top Orange County accolades with the "Best Steak in Orange County" award. Notified by OC Weekly's editors, Chefs Maro and Martin Molteni were all grins. "It's a really great honor and...
Laguna Restaurants Scaring Up Rumors at October’s Close
Fishbone, Wild Taco hoping to open next week While most Laguna-bound restaurants aim to open in early spring, a surprising number end up opening in the quieter months of fall. This makes Laguna locals extremely happy as it gives us a small window of time to get to...
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Ohana Fest is Back With Bigger Love
Last year, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and the surfing world’s #1 surfer, Kelly Slater, decided to create a music festival at Doheny Beach - Ohana Fest - because they love surfing there and at nearby Trestles. The Fest was a giant success with more than 22,000 fans...
2017 Football Season, Skyloft is Ohio State Buckeyes’ Skybox
Yesterday, I was tooling down PCH when…What to my wondering eye did appear? A huge Ohio State flag on Skyloft rafters – right here… Last time I checked Columbus, Ohio was 2,250 miles from Skyloft’s front doors. And, there are at least 758 colleges in the U.S. that...
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Laguna Beach, the Best Little Vortex in Southern California!
Welcome to Laguna Beach, the Best Little Vortex in Southern California! First populated by artists of every ilk, Laguna Beach grew up in the 1930s and 40s as an exclusive art colony and retreat for Hollywood celebrities and quiet millionaires alike. Today, Laguna...
Pageant of Masters Begins 80 days of Giveaways
Our venerable Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters is venerable indeed – this year marks its 80th year. Even without its recent octogenarian status, the famous Pageant is the only one of is kind in the world, which gives it even greater cause to celebrate....
Skimboard contest for amateurs – Laguna Beach, April 29th
[singlepic id=587 w=320 h=240 float=right]Skimboarders, just a reminder that this Sunday, April 29th marks the last stop of the Green Eggs and Am "tour." After hitting Balboa and Aliso Creek Beach in March, this final event occurs at West Street Beach in South Laguna...
Popular Blue Laguna Bar in Laguna Beach Goes Dark
On the heels of the surprising Laguna Beach restaurant closings of Café Vienna and The Royal Hawaiian comes a third closing in just a week’s time. Laguna Beach’s Blue Laguna, the happening nightspot for people who…
Laguna Beach Cafe Vienna closes tomorrow (Sunday, April 15th)
South Laguna Beach's favorite coffee house, Cafe Vienna, is closing its doors after its usual hours of business on Sunday, April 15th. Owner Ferdanand Lettner sold Cafe Vienna to another restaurant owner, whose plans are still not known. He'll stay in the area,...
Amateur skimboard contest at Laguna Beach’s Aliso Beach on March 31st
[singlepic id=584 w=320 h=240 float=right]I ran into Exile Skimboard's Steve Taylor this morning at coffee, and he filled me in on the amateur skimboarding event tomorrow, March 31st, 2012, at Aliso State Beach in Laguna Beach. Originally scheduled for West Street...
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