Laguna Beach shop guide highlights local gems and eateries
A compact tour lists Kristalle in north Laguna for glaukocerinite, Umami Burger’s location tweaks, Jean Paul’s Goodies bakery no menu, The Guitar Shoppe since 1972 with educational studio, Husky Boy Burgers famed pastrami burger, Art Hotel murals, Lightopia lighting showroom, Joanne Artman Gallery status, Madison Square Garden Café setting, La Vida Laguna watersports rental and lessons, Mandarin King Chinese cuisines, and Hobson Husky Boy’s enduring legacy since 1951 with the signature Husky Boy pastrami burger.
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Laguna Beach
Jean Paul's Goodies
Richie Sambora
Jose Feliciano
Chet Atkins
John Greco
Art Hotel
Coast Highway
Lightopia
Joanne Artman
Aster Street
Madison Square and Garden Café
la Vida Laguna
North Laguna’s Quiet Charm Delights Local Visitors
A coastal snapshot highlights slow lanes along Coast Highway with a handful of eateries and hotels. Notable spots include Husky Boy Burgers, Laguna Sea Sports, Pyne Castle on Pinecrest Drive, and Heisler Park. The park’s history features a former city pier built in 1896, destroyed by 1939 storm, with gazebo views toward Bird Rock and remaining supports.
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Laguna
Coast Highway
Husky Boy Burgers
Laguna Sea Sport
Pinecrest Drive
Pyne
Walter Estel Pyne
Heisler
Toni Iseman
Lagunz
Bird Rock
North Laguna residents praise trees and walkability
Voices from North Laguna highlight a fabric of street and front-yard trees creating a distinctive neighborhood. Residents note equally sized lots from the original subdivision and easy walkability to downtown, Cafe Zine, and screenings.
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Laguna
Cafe Zine
Roger McErlane
North Laguna
Laguna Beach Design Review Board
Glennwood housing open house shows community support
Trevor Glennwood's son, 30, with Down syndrome, sparked a housing effort that draws donations from Elton John and local businesses offering jobs. Wyland helped paint a mural with future residents assisting. An open house at 4 p.m. July 27 at 2130 S Coast Highway invites public viewing and more information at glennwoodhousing.org.
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Larson
Trevor
Elton John
Wyland
S. Coast Highway
Laguna Beach council designates eleven heritage trees on properties
The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously designated eleven properties as heritage trees and instructed staff to assist applicants and neighbors with related issues on five other properties. One listed property is Village Green Park, a city-owned site with six trees, while residents criticized the process as lowering values and adding hoops for owners.
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Village Green Park
Ron Wisecup
Driftwood Drive
Greg O’laughlin
Eagle Rock Way
Laguna Beach
South
Laguna
Elizabeth Pearson
Steve Dicterow
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Wayne
Dona Leicht
Husky Boy
Indy Yamanaka
Orange County
Cindy Yamanaka
Orange County Register
Madison Square and Garden Cafe
Nick Koon
Alainna Yan
City OF
Terry Thornsley
Crescent Bay Point Park
Pacific Ocean
Crystal Cove
Chris Kling
Toni Ilseman
Glennwood
Glennwoodhousing.org
Kent Treptow
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Register
Randy Larson
Glennwood House
Southern California Plein Air Painters Association
Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center
University Drive
Newport Beach
Newport Bay Conservancy
OC Parks
Socalpapa.com
Newportbay.org
Nasty Grout
Groutzilla
Groutzilla.com
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