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Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., whose properties include the Hotel Del Coronado and Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, acquired the 250-room Montage Laguna Beach for $360.0 million, the company said in a statement Thursday. At a sale price of $1.4 million a room, the deal puts...

A larger than life size bronze sculpture of a woman by Laguna Beach artist Sukhdev Dail was selected for a public art commission for Main Beach by the city’s Arts Commission on Monday. Dail’s proposal includes glass elements that will cast colorful pools of light around the...

Laguna Beach Live! presents the Jet Set Quintet performing from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at Seven-Degrees, 891 Laguna Canyon Rd. A full bar and buffet dinner are available for purchase. Cover charge is $15-$20. Purchase tickets online at http://www.lagunabeachlive.org or call...

Burgess To Perform with Pacific Symphony Local soprano Bree Burgess will play the wicked stepmother in “Cinderella: Opera for Kids!” presented by the Pacific Symphony at 10 and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31 in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Burgess is the...

An artist’s reception for, “How the Sun Goes,” new works by America Martin will take place during Art Walk from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the JoAnne Artman Gallery, 326 N. Coast Highway. The Columbian-American’s new series explores familiar themes and subjects, female...

resident Carol Reynolds will receive a special lifetime achievement award in recognition of her passion for music and profound impact on the arts community at this year’s Art Star Awards in April, the organizer announced this week. In addition, organizations, businesses and...

Two exceptional Laguna Beach High School horn players performed with the Southern California All-Southern High School Honor Band. Trumpeters Aaron Alcouloumre auditioned for the wind ensemble, and tenor saxophone player Kenji Lee competed for a spot among the jazz all-stars. The...

The school district’s readiness program helps preschool children discover the world of reading by collecting gently used book donations for the fifth annual Bee A Luv Book Drive, Feb. 1-14. Every book collected is cleaned, repaired and then distributed to Orange County families....

The school district seeks public input about adult education options in south-county through an online survey. To assist with this goal, district leaders hope the public will fill out a five-minute survey at the district homepage, www.lbusd.org under “Important Links.” The survey...

The Laguna Beach Rotary Club named Aviva Meyers its January student of the month. The Laguna Beach High School senior and National Merit semi-finalist is also a Girls’ State nominee, a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant winner, and Model United Nations best delegate. After...

The 27th Annual Shap Show, “No Suits Allowed,” returns to the Laguna Beach High School Artists’ Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. The show is the annual senior fundraiser benefiting a safe and sober grad night. Tickets for an evening of musical entertainment featuring...

The newly established Laguna Beach Interscholastic Mountain Bike Team, made up of three girls and seven boys from Thurston Middle School, will compete this season in the SoCal League of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association. The team’s three-race schedule kicks off...

Breakers had a tough week losing on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at Estancia as the Eagles scored on two penalty shots including one in the closing minutes to seal the victory. Breakers suffered another tough loss on Thursday as Calvary Chapel scored in the second half to earn a win at...