Diane Armitage
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Two Restaurants in the Local Hood
With growing summer crowds upon us, we locals need to be reminded of those few more tucked away, local-welcoming restaurants that will help get us through the next 10 weeks. I asked my dear buddies, Ruben and Nelson, to join me at two “local” spots this weekend, both...
Pearl Street’s Tiny Coffeeshop a Prized Find
About a year ago, the small Pearl St. General Store opened the "Seahorse" in salute to its 1946 predecessor, The Seahorse Bar, which was Laguna's first gay bar. As you can probably imagine in the 1940s, the bar was a word-of-mouth-only speakeasy. Its counterpart...
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Best Mother’s Day Buffets and Dining in Laguna Beach
If you love your Mom, you need to treat her to Mother’s Day Brunch in Laguna Beach! (Where else would she want to be?) Here's my lineup from Chefs who have reported in to me so far . . . alphabetical, to be fair! I'll keep notifying in my Facebook page of added...
Rare Studio Tour Provides One-on-One with Great Artists
Three years ago, amid all the buzzy arts and culture events we have in this town, one small movement was born – the Art Along the Coast Studio Tour. Founded by four artists – Paul Bond, Carolyn Machado, Mia Moore and Sherry Salito-Forsen – this particular studio tour...
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Laguna Beach Plein Air Paint contest off and running
For 50 of the country’s top plein air painters this Sunday, it couldn’t have been a more fabulous day to kick off the Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational. Hosted by the Laguna Art Museum, this is a week-long event that asks the top “open air” painters to set up shop and let us watch as they create artistic masterpieces on the cliffs and secret trove areas of Laguna Beach …
Tootsie’s in Laguna Beach – women’s shoe sale happening now!
The rumor is true – Nini Drake’s fabulous (and only) women’s shoe store in Laguna Beach – Tootsie’s – just began its bi-annual huge sale today, Oct. 9th. This isn’t some picked-over, worn out lookin’ kind of sale.
Hurley debuts U.S. Open Surf movie in Laguna Beach tomorrow
When it came time to debut Hurley’s cool new movie about the 51st U.S. Open Surf/skate/BMX/ event, there’s no better place in the WORLD than the semi-centennial theater in Laguna Beach, the Grand Dame Regency Laguna South on THURSDAY (tomorrow) at 7:30 p.m.
Lauren Conrad books on sale tomorrow at Laguna Beach Books
Lauren Conrad’s books, Sugar & Spice and Lauren Conrad Style, are both available for sale at the renowned little indy, Laguna Beach Books, starting tomorrow (that’s Wednesday, Oct. 5th).
Last of skimboard contests – Main Street Oktoberfest – this weekend
Exile Skimboards and Main Street Oktoberfest were finally granted their wish – an earlier date for the last of our West Coast Skimboard contests
2010 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invite just announced: Oct. 10-17
The Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational is one of the coolest high-brow events we’ve got going on, especially since these amazing artists let us watch everything they do as they create artistic masterpieces on the cliffs and inside secret trove areas of Laguna Beach.
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