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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Lumberyard Celebrating 10 Years This Thursday (Can You Believe It?)

Lumberyard Celebrating 10 Years This Thursday (Can You Believe It?)

On the heels of its little sister’s successful 1-year anniversary last Friday (Slice Pizza and Beer), big sister Lumberyard is celebrating her 10th anniversary this Thursday, Oct. 25th. To celebrate the milestone, Lumberyard is offering specials throughout the day,...

OC Chef’s Table 2019 – Top-Ranked Chefs and 3 Laguna New Entries

OC Chef’s Table 2019 – Top-Ranked Chefs and 3 Laguna New Entries

These last few days, I’ve been immersed in what is certainly one of the most enjoyable aspects of my life – interviewing chefs. Forty-two of them, actually. For the second year in a row, I have the pleasure of working with the Illumination Foundation and their...

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5 Best Dining & Party Options This NYE in Laguna

You’ve made it through Christmas. Now it’s time to party! Granted, most of Laguna Beach’s restaurants in town are open on New Year’s Eve, but I tend to favor those few that go out of their way to make your NYE shine. From what I’ve researched, about 10 restaurants are...

Casting Call for Pageant of the Masters: Jan 6th – 8th

Casting Call for Pageant of the Masters: Jan 6th – 8th

Our world famous Pageant of the Masters is gathering its new cast and crew for our 2017 summer show, "The Grand Tour." Casting call is at the Festival of Arts grounds at the Irvine Bowl, 650 Laguna Canyon Rd on these dates: Friday, Jan 6, 7 - 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7...

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Happy Memorial Day from Laguna Beach!

It’s a glorious day here in Laguna Beach this Memorial Day. Yesterday, it felt like December … today, back to the blue, cloudless skies and mid 70s weather we expect and love here. My beach below is packed (well, in comparison to its usual vacancy) and I managed to take a couple shots of a couple dudes sailing right over my front deck in their latest kiting contraptions . . .

Montage Laguna Beach: Opulent treat for guests and locals alike

Editor's Note: I chose to be a "secret guest" at the Montage Laguna Beach recently to report back to my faithful LagunaBeachBest.com readers, and have completed a series of short article reviews on the Montage. See related article links at the bottom of this article....

300 eggs on deck for coloring, Laguna Beach Easter Sunday

Two quick entries to add for the Easter holiday tomorrow in Laguna Beach First, I just ran by Laguna Beach’s chocolate store favorite, The Chocolate Soldier, and there was a line out the door for Easter bunnies . . . and more than 300 eggs are being hard-boiled as we speak for Madison Square’s annual Egg Coloring Crew tomorrow, Sunday (Easter Sunday) …

What Laguna Beach served up for Earth Day, 2011

Today, my beloved Laguna Beach showed me her definition of Earth Day, and I’ve built this slide show to share it with you.
For starters, it was the release of two sea lions …

Sea lions being released on Earth Day (Friday) in Laguna Beach

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of Laguna Beach’s beloved Pacific Marine Mammal Center, two sea lions – Arno and Oliver – are all fixed up and ready to return to the ocean. Their Release Party is ‘specially slated for tomorrow (Friday, April 22nd) in honor of Earth Day at Crescent Bay, 9:00 a.m. sharp. The public is welcome to attend . . .

10% off all plants, Easter lilies at Laguna Nursery this weekend!

In honor of this Friday’s Earth Day and the Easter holiday this weekend, our fabulous Laguna Nursery in Laguna Beach is offering 10% off all plants to my LagunaBeachBest.com readers ONLY. Pick up amazingly hearty Easter lillies, herbs, vegetables, citrus trees, flowering shrubs, trees, hydrangeas and more more MORE. Simply print this blog entry and make tracks to …

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