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This week’s Coastal Culinary Buzz from Diane Armitage serves up Rumari’s end-of-summer wine and pasta flights, Coast Film Festival news, Dana Wharf’s remarkable full-circle story, Laguna’s recycled haute couture and the weekend’s best live music in Laguna Beach.
Your weekend starts here! Discover Amorelia's elevated coastal Latin cuisine, check out the self-guided Downtown Laguna pub crawl 20 of us took yesterday, and find the best live music happening this weekend.
Discover the latest Laguna Beach restaurant news, new openings, chef stories, cocktails, local dining events and insider culinary updates in Diane Armitage's Coastal Culinary Buzz.
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A new chapter begins tomorrow with fresh features, local insights, and more ways to discover the people, places, and stories shaping our coastal communities.
Third Place TODAY at 2:00, Final TOMORROW at noon
Laguna Beach has long celebrated independent restaurants. As another experienced team opens its doors, it's worth asking how we - the residents - welcome the people who choose to invest their future here.
Yesterday, I popped through the secret door to meet with Elizabeth Schrieber, the Co-Owner of Noble Ace in the Heisler Building across from Hotel Laguna.
Reunion Kitchen and Asada Tacos + Beer will close their Laguna Beach locations this Sunday after nearly a decade. Restaurateur Scott McIntosh shares why — and what's next.
Today (Friday), the U.S.A.
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 20th, the downtown streets of Laguna Beach will be filled with music when the Annual Laguna Beach Fête de la Musique (“Festival of Music”) is back in play.
If you opened your Best of Laguna email this morning and found yourself unexpectedly reading about Flying Monkeys, customer loyalty, emotional energy, business friction and something called “The Loyalty Coin”...
Most businesses focus on delight moments when trying to build customer loyalty. But loyalty is created through two forces: memorable positive experiences AND the absence of unnecessary friction. Discover the overlooked side of what I call "The Loyalty Coin."
Some of you may not know that, in addition to Best of Laguna Beach, I have a second publication and podcast called Catalyst Code: Business Wealth – short business and personal revenue-growth tips (usually under five minutes) focused on business success, customer/client experience and the invisible forces that influence results.
Clearly, June has announced itself in high fashion in Laguna Beach – from record-breaking waves on our shorelines to a mass of new events and new restaurant news this weekend.
Rescue Effort Continues After Family Swept Into Dangerous Ocean Conditions Last Night at Treasure Island Beach in Laguna Beach
Watch the 2026 World Cup at Mozambique in Laguna Beach. Join fellow fans for this Thursday's June 11 kickoff party (South Africa and Mexico) at NOON with happy hour drinks and plentiful food and THEN continue to watch matches throughout June and July - same Laguna Beach World Cup Headquarters at Mozambique – featuring Team USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, England and more.
Wednesday night’s Laguna Beach Planning Commission meeting was largely devoted to the affordable housing proposal at Neighborhood Congregational Church.
Here's just the beginning of a packed June month in Laguna Beach. Make plans for the music, BBQs, great restaurant finds and even a Bacon Brothers visit in our own Ivan'z House.
Just a quick note on two deserving heroes of Laguna Beach - check out why I chose Mozambique and the optometrist fixture, Dr. Michael Cook …
