Diane Armitage
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One-Year Old Slice Pizza: Laguna’s Crafty Custom Pizza Concept
I love the way our Laguna restaurateurs love their restaurants. Last week, I met with Cary Redfearn, who will be celebrating the 1-year anniversary at Slice Pizza and Beer, the crafty concept restaurant he and wife, Suzanne, concocted. It sits directly across the...
Chef Strong’s Ocean at Main – Initial Review
When Chef Craig Strong left his immaculate Montage-based restaurant, Studio, to start his own restaurant in Laguna Beach, the news was something akin to Moses coming down from the Mount. As much as we've all loved Craig Strong in our community, few of us regularly...
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Di’s Live Music Pick of the Week: Rumble King – Fri., Nov. 11th
Even in the dead of "winter, our Laguna town is still filled with great live music in every form and venue. For this week, Nov. 6th - 12th, my pick is Rumble King on Friday, Nov. 11th at Mozambique. Oh my gosh, have you heard these guys?! Definitely one of the most...
Popular Sip and Shuck Returns at The Deck
Already in its 4th year, the Sip and Shuck is back at The Deck/Driftwood Kitchen! The event is set for Sunday, Nov 13th, from 2 - 6 p.m. The brainchild of Co-Owners John Nye and Chef Rainer Schwarz, the Sip and Shuck is an awesome party that raises funds for a...
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Sadly, Albertson’s Laguna Beach removed from “Best” list
This AM, I’m going to do a very short entry on a grocery store I used to love that might now be marked from that list. It’s the Albertson’s in South Laguna Beach. For 7 years now, I’ve passed other stores closer to me to go to Albertson’s because their people and pricing were the bomb. Further, even with the onlsaught of Montage visitors crowding in, they handled our crowds quite efficiently. This ground to a halt about 3 weeks ago when management began “renovating” the Albertson’s store . . .
Do your Earth Day thing in Laguna Beach
But before we move into the whole Summertime coverage here in Laguna Beach, let’s talk first about what we can all do in honor of Earth Day (April 22) in Laguna Beach!
Di’s 5: What To Do in Laguna Beach This Weekend, March 5-6
as Laguna Beach goes, it’s a fairly quiet weekend this first week of March, primarily because so many planned activities in the past have been a bit detoured with our famous Patriot’s Day Parade on Saturday. BUT there’s something for everyone here, even on what we call a “quiet” weekend . . .
Summer in Laguna Beach – dog tails are waggin’ everywhere
Thanks to dog lovers everywhere, Laguna Beach is now allowing dogs on the beach an hour longer in the mornings for 20 more days over the summer months. Now, that might sound a bit Scrooge-ish, but consider . . . .
Sat, March 5: The Annual Traffic Conundrum Arrives
What makes the Laguna Beach traffic that much worse this Saturday, March 5th, however, is that neighboring Dana Point chooses to do its 40th Annual Festival of Whales Parade on the very same day, just one hour in advance of our Laguna Beach Patriot’s Day Parade. Here’s what it means to traffic . . . .
Laguna Beach Wine Tastings to Warm Your Winter
What better way to warm up, then, by grabbing a few friends and heading to some innovative wine tastings in Laguna Beach? This week, in particular, seems to be RIFE with tastings …
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