Barbara Diamond

Barbara Diamond
A longtime reporter and columnist for the Coastline Pilot

Our Laguna: League is raising friends

Our Laguna: League is raising friends

The Assistance League of Laguna Beach is looking for some friends.

Council seeks evaluation for cost of undergrounding

City officials are looking for ways to make utility undergrounding and street lighting in Laguna Beach more efficient and less expensive.

Milligan Drive Bridge in danger of collapse

Thousands of bridges across the country are in danger of collapsing, according to a report in Wednesday's Los Angeles Times.

Our Laguna: From found art to high fashion

Our Laguna: From found art to high fashion

Fashions created from trash sets apart the designers in the Festival of Arts Runway Fashion Show from all other couturiers.

Our Laguna: Children rewarded for good reading habits

Our Laguna: Children rewarded for good reading habits

Young book lovers were honored recently for completing the Laguna Beach Library Children's Summer Reading Program.

Council looks for more say over cell towers

Federal law trumps local law when it comes to cell tower facilities, to the dismay of some Laguna Beach officials, but the City Council...

Village Entrance dominates public comment period

Twenty-two speakers queued up at the rostrum Tuesday to communicate their views to the City Council on the Village Entrance Project.

Our Laguna: Junior artists recognized for their work

Our Laguna: Junior artists recognized for their work

Young artists were recognized Sunday at the Festival of the Arts/PIMCO Foundation Awards ceremony.

Our Laguna: Murals add vibrancy to St. Anns Beach

Our Laguna: Murals add vibrancy to St. Anns Beach

St. Anns Beach is awash with color.

Our Laguna: Preserving wilderness is ongoing battle

Our Laguna: Preserving wilderness is ongoing battle

Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is Laguna's frontyard. That's what people see when they head into town on Laguna Canyon Road.

Our Laguna: Into the Susi Q Senior Center

Our Laguna: Into the Susi Q Senior Center

The late Art Linkletter wrote a book titled "Growing Old Isn't for Sissies."

Our Laguna: Spreading the green

Our Laguna: Spreading the green

I was seeing green Saturday.

Our Laguna: Beautiful properties honored

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder — and Laguna has some very dedicated beholders.

Our Laguna: The arts abound — just take your pick

Our Laguna: The arts abound — just take your pick

Before the public opening of The Festival of Arts, an estimated 4,000 special guests attended the private Artists Opening, and the Irvine...

Our Laguna: Showing support for leukemia sufferer

The applause began as Darrin Reed made his way slowly across the Festival Shopping Center parking lot. By the time he...

Our Laguna: Jodie Gates is dancing up in the world

This column has been corrected, as noted below.

Our Laguna: Working together doing good works

Karyn Philippsen dug deep to understand why she was invited to be the keynote speaker on "synergy" at the annual luncheon...

Our Laguna: Getting the people behind the canyon

Our Laguna: Getting the people behind the canyon

Many people in town take for granted the greenbelt that surrounds Laguna. But it almost wasn't.

Our Laguna: Bid for open canyon space was hard fought

Our Laguna: Bid for open canyon space was hard fought

The Historical Society's program held May 28 on "How the Canyon was Won" was more like a group of friends reminiscing about a shared event...

Our Laguna: Chamber hosts State of the City

Our Laguna: Chamber hosts State of the City

Laguna is in pretty good shape, according to city officials who spoke at the Chamber of Commerce State of the City luncheon, held Tuesday at...

Our Laguna: D.A.R. hands out youth awards

Our Laguna: D.A.R. hands out youth awards

The Patriots Day Parade was a gift to the city from Laguna Beach Daughters of the American Revolution, and the chapter continues to reward...

Our Laguna: Friends all about lunching and reading

Our Laguna: Friends all about lunching and reading

Hats and books were the order of the day at the luncheon hosted by the Friends of the Library on Tuesday at Three Seventy Common.

Our Laguna: Cinco de Mayo event muy bueno for clinic

Our Laguna: Cinco de Mayo event muy bueno for clinic

Sunday may have been foggy, but the goal of the Laguna Beach Community Clinic's Cinco de Mayo celebration was clear — raise money.

Our Laguna: Another successful Grapes for Grads

Our Laguna: Another successful Grapes for Grads

Americans say "Bottoms up" when they hoist a few.

Our Laguna: Rohrabacher makes the rounds

"Getting to Know You" has been U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's theme song since new areas were added last year to the 48th...

Our Laguna: Sister city celebration, spring mixer and so much more

Our Laguna: Sister city celebration, spring mixer and so much more

Folks who can't find something to do in Laguna, or a group with which to do it, aren't paying attention.

Our Laguna: Locals shine at Art Stars Awards

Our Laguna: Locals shine at Art Stars Awards

The restaurant [seven-degrees] rolled out the purple carpet Sunday to welcome the royalty of the Laguna Beach arts community.

Our Laguna: Rooting for the home team

Our Laguna: Rooting for the home team

I don't care what the calendar says, if teams are playing baseball in Arizona, spring has sprung.

Our Laguna: Luncheon celebrates the written word

Our Laguna: Luncheon celebrates the written word

Not all authors are as good at speaking as they are at writing, so the guests at the 26th annual Literary Luncheon on Saturday had a real...

Our Laguna: The best in food and wine

Our Laguna: The best in food and wine

The Laguna Beach Visitors & Conference Bureau uncorked another tasty treat this week.

Our Laguna: Coastal foundation marks 10 years

Our Laguna: Coastal foundation marks 10 years

Laguna Ocean Foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary this spring — and it hasn't let any grass grow under its feet.

Our Laguna: Performers croon love songs at cabaret

Our Laguna: Performers croon love songs at cabaret

Love bloomed at the Laguna Nursery's Valentine's Day Cabaret on Saturday night.

Our Laguna: Patriots Day committee recognizes honorees

Our Laguna: Patriots Day committee recognizes honorees

The Patriots Day Parade Committee wasn't making a political statement when it chose "All Together Now" as the theme of the 2013 parade on...

Our Laguna: Chamber hands out Spirit Awards

Our Laguna: Chamber hands out Spirit Awards

Waste Management's Michelle Clark may not be ready to quit her daytime job for a gig as a stand-up comic, but she sure...

Our Laguna: The art of pitching to the media

Our Laguna: The art of pitching to the media

Representatives of Laguna Beach nonprofits learned Jan. 18 how to get ink for their organizations.

Our Laguna: Music scoring big with Laguna Beach Live!

Our Laguna: Music scoring big with Laguna Beach Live!

Music has always been a part of Laguna's art culture, but it has a hit-or-miss history. Lyric Opera Co. was founded here, leading to the...

Our Laguna: Taking a look at the last half of the year

Same song, second verse. Here are some highlights of 2012, culled from the pages of Coastline Pilot in the second half of the year....

Our Laguna: 2012 was a year of change

The top 10 stories of 2011 included limitations on skateboarders; an arrest for alleged rapes and sexual assaults; flood recovery; Marine...

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