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Dining Across Mexico
We highlight three Mexican vacations that allow your taste buds to take top priority. MORE
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Cinematic Success
Before the theater lights dim, take a minute to drink in the electric buzz steadily building as the audience anticipates a motion picture’s debut on… MORE
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Welcome to One Laguna
Since its founding in 2006, Firebrand Media has proven itself as a formidable pioneer when it comes to building and nurturing professional relationships between businesses… MORE
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An Epicurean Escape
Stepping into Javier’s is like entering a resort on the Mexican coast, with its panoramic views of the Pacific and lush tropical landscaping. MORE
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‘Mamma Mia!’: Here We Go Again
Returning to Segerstrom Center for the Arts for one week only, “Mamma Mia” makes its way back to Orange County for a much-anticipated run with… MORE
Featured Bloggers
A key function of our mind is to… MORE
The reading pile, forever calling to me, forever… MORE
Not doing my meditation practice is nothing short… MORE
Featured Events
April 26
Craft Brews & Views MORE
April 25
Newport to Ensenada Kick-off Race Viewing at Balboa Pier MORE
April 27 Second Annual Healthy Girl Festival MORE
April 29
Newport Beach Film Festival Premiere: “Finding Neighbors” 
May 03
Stand-Up for the Cure 
May 07
Wings of Freedom Tour of the WWII Vintage Fighters 
June 01
“Gritty Up” at GRIT Cycle 
June 24
‘Jersey Boys’ 
August 19
‘Once’ Featured Videos
Friday’s Muse: Glen Hansard
Long story short: One of our colleagues, still vibrating from the thrall of having spent a few days in New York, described their experience of…
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Friday’s Muse: Rachael Yamagata
"Be Be Your Love" resonated through our space, setting the tone for the day's toil. Hardly that -- toil I mean, with such fluid and…
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LBM Behind the Scenes: Cover Shoot for the 2014 Eat+Drink Issue
Splashes Restaurant chefs David Fuñe and Julio Aguilar were the subjects for the cover of this month's issue of Laguna Beach Magazine. Dhrumil Desai was…
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Friday’s Muse: The 1975
Chocolate" is taken from The 1975's self-titled debut album which was released in late 2013. This Friday's Muse infused our offices with the essence of…
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Friday’s Muse: OK Go
From the band OK Go and their album The Influence of the Blue Ray of the Sunlight and of the Blue Colour of the Sky,…
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An Adventure in Texture
A collaborative exhibition at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, CA, showcases paintings by Paul Davids and Russell Metzger from Feb. 8 thru April 30, 2014. These…
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Trevor Hall “Origami Crane”
Today's bit of rarefied sound comes by way of Trevor Hall, an American singer, lyricist and guitarist. His style is steeped in reggae with folk…
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Friday’s Muse: Daughter (via NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert)
The treasure that is NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series -- "intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen" --…
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One Laguna Interactive Media Center
One Laguna is an innovative, immersive, and entertaining experience that melds state-of-the-future technology, a prime brick-and-mortar location in downtown Laguna, and robust content to give…
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Newport Beach Independent News
Owning a Business in Newport can be Taxing
By Kurt English | NB Indy Readers who have businesses located in Newport Beach may be aware of Newport Beach’s high business license tax. According to the city’s website, the first part of the current business license fee is $159 for businesses located in Newport Beach. But that’s not all. The city also claims it is […]
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Mailbag: Response to Jean Ardell’s “Freedom from Religion” column
I love it when liberals twist the meaning of issues like Religious Freedom as intended by our founders, to comport with their bizarre understanding of equality and freedom. Yes, religious freedom means that a privately owed company can adhere to its religious beliefs without government interference or hindrance. And yes, “choice” means that an employee […]
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Fair Weather Boating
For a few weeks it seemed like winter arrived with rain every few days, and the Newport Boat Show was about to start. More often than not, it seems it always rains at least one of the boat show days. As usual, it doesn’t take long for the weather to change, and earlier this week […]
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Laguna Beach Independent News
Surf Legend Remembered as a ‘Genius and a Gentleman’
With hundreds of well-wishers reciting his name three times in unison, Hobie Alter’s daughter Paula concluded an outdoor memorial service on the Aliso Creek golf course fairway, saying “we release you to the elements: earth, air and sea.” Hundreds more are expected at Doheny State Beach to further fulfill that promise by joining a memorial […]
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College Mourns a Student of Wit and Talent
They stood in solemn formation, their faces illuminated by electronic candles or glow string head and wristbands, along Laguna Canyon Road at the edge of the Laguna College of Art and Design’s main campus. As lights in the crosswalk brought traffic to a stop last Thursday, April 10, students from LCAD’s Big Bend campus […]
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Music Fest Wins New Fans
Organizer and promoter Rick Conkey agreed to some unusual concessions in setting up last month’s Blue Water Green Earth Music Festival. Besides hiring police for security, keeping an ambulance on standby, he agreed to pull the plug on amplified music for 30 minutes Saturday evening due to a wedding scheduled at a neighboring venue, Seven […]
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