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Orange County artists exhibit at Festival of Arts Fine Art Show


Orange County artists exhibit at Festival of Arts Fine Art Show
Printmaker Noriho Uriu watches as her assistant hangs a print on her display wall at the Festival of Arts opening reception in Laguna Beach on Saturday.
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Festival of Arts organizers were unsure if the summer festivals would be able to return this year until a matter of months ago.
Without question, those involved are ecstatic to be back, even if it meant that the work that usually takes place over the course of a year had to be completed in significantly less time.
“There is such a celebratory spirit,” said Sharbie Higuchi, director of marketing and public relations for the Festival of Arts. “It feels like a giant family reunion of the arts, and we are so grateful and pleased that our doors are open and that we get to reconnect with the arts, reconnect with our artists, and actually, one another. I think Laguna Beach and all the art shows are ....

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Laguna Beach facing parklets versus parking debate


Laguna Beach facing parklets versus parking debate
A construction worker adds finish to an outdoor dining deck in front of the Marine Room Tavern on Wednesday, May 19.
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Laguna Beach is taking steps to address parking concerns in its downtown area, as some residents have raised issues about the parklets that were installed to assist restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic.
The parklets allowed for restaurants to continue to operate with an outdoor dining option, expanding the range of offerings beyond takeout that had become a reality of COVID-19 restrictions.
Some of those outdoor dining decks are in the crosshairs. Heidi Miller, the owner of World Newsstand, told the Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday that she recently closed the newsstand, pointing to a parklet in front of the business as an explanation for a loss in sales. ....

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Laguna Beach gathering celebrates state's exit from pandemic rules


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More than 45 people met at Laguna Beach City Hall on June 15, 2021, to celebrate the reopening of California’s economy. Photo by Sharon Evans.
More than 45 residents and city employees came together at Laguna Beach City Hall to formally recognize the city’s reemergence from COVID-19 restrictions and celebrate their post-pandemic lives on Tuesday.
Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf and long-time resident Denny Freidenrich met up for the friends and neighbors, many of whom hadn’t seen each other in the last 16 months, for the community group photograph. 
Freidenrich asked for a moment of silence to remember the more than 600,000 Americans who have died after contracting COVID, more than 62,000 of whom were Californians. Of those, 5,099 people were from Orange County by Tuesday, according to the Orange County Healthcare Agency. He praised his neighbors for remaining calm during the unprecedented health crisis, despite the trauma everyone was expe ....

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