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Laguna Beach, California/USA Lagonas Founded in 1887 and named after two lagoons nearby (in Spanish, laguna); it was renamed in 1904.

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Laguna Beach , city (1990 pop. 23,170), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1887, inc. 1927. A residential and resort community with a noted art colony and many cultural attractions, the city profited from the rapid growth and prosperity of Orange co. in the 1980s and 90s. Navigation equipment and pottery products are manufactured.

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	Classic beach towns of Southern California. (includes Laguna Beach, Newport-Balboa, Venice and Avalon) Magazine article from: Sunset; 3/1/1990
	The comeback of Laguna Beach High.(Laguna Beach High School, Laguna Beach, California, enjoying thriving dance program) Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 9/1/1998
	JC Resorts offers getaway options in three counties; classic beach, golf and wine country resorts ideal for leisure and meetings.(Southern California Resorts And Destinations)(Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach and Temecula Creek Inn at Temecula) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/5/2004

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	Classic beach towns of Southern California. (includes Laguna Beach, Newport-Balboa, Venice and Avalon) Magazine article from: Sunset; 3/1/1990; 700+ words ; ...of them were always special. In Laguna Beach, an easel was as important as a...four of the region's best places. LAGUNA BEACH Our 2-mile walk leads you to art...paintings bring high prices. And Laguna Beach, the town the painters helped settle... Read more
	The comeback of Laguna Beach High.(Laguna Beach High School, Laguna Beach, California, enjoying thriving dance program) Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...politics and its own bankruptcy. Yet Laguna Beach, a renowned artist community that...galleries, is not an ordinary town. Laguna Beach High School, whose students are...already studying with us and going to Laguna Beach High School. Once we made the move... Read more
	JC Resorts offers getaway options in three counties; classic beach, golf and wine country resorts ideal for leisure and meetings.(Southern California Resorts And Destinations)(Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach and Temecula Creek Inn at Temecula) Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 7/5/2004; 700+ words ; ...Diego, Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach and Temecula Creek Inn at Temecula...pristine white sand on California's Laguna Beach shoreline, lies the Surf& Sand...the galleries and boutiques of Laguna Beach to shopping at South Coast Plaza... Read more
	Laguna Beach.(Laguna Beach, CA monitors racial slurs)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Reason; 4/1/2000; ; 43 words ; You'd better watch your mouth if you go to Laguna Beach, California. Really. The police there now keep tabs on anyone caught uttering a racial slur. Making such remarks isn't a crime, so no one will be arrested. But offenders will be logged into a database for future reference. Read more
	Belmont's creditors look to the Hop for payment; Laguna Hills-based eatery might replace At the Beach. Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal; 4/22/1991; ; 552 words ; ...Hop for payment Creditors of the failed Belmont's At The Beach hope the opening of a new restaurant in the same site this week means they'll finally be paid. The Hop, a Laguna Hills-based '50s-theme restaurant chain, is reportedly set...eatery April 24 in the former Belmont's site along the Mission Beach ... Read more
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	Masters of illusion. (annual Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters) (Western Wanderings) (Column) Magazine article from: Sunset; 8/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...Argentine gauchos. The occasion was the Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters, where, for 60...theirs. On October 27, a fire started in Laguna Canyon. Before it was contained, 16,682...preside over The Last Supper. And the Laguna Be Read more
	Mechanical dreams: Von Dutch and Kustom Kulture. (retrospective of car cultureat Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California until Nov 07, 1993) Magazine article from: Artforum International; 11/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...with associates Ed Big Daddy Roth and Robert Williams) of the Laguna Art Museum's Kustom Kulture exhibition, sharing Von Dutch...virtuosity in favor of the image of a beer-swilling Venice beach bum with a Tesla-like ability to paint straight lines and...nose on the grindstone just to feed them. He's an honest ... Read more
	John McLaughlin. (Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California) Magazine article from: Artforum International; 11/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; LAGUNA ART MUSEUM John McLaughlin started painting in his forties. The son of a Massachusetts Superior Court judge, he served in both... Read more
	Warren Neidich at the Laguna Art Museum. (Laguna Beach).(Brief Article) Magazine article from: Art in America; 2/1/2002; ; 372 words ; In 1995, Warren Neidich made a geeky/neo-hippyish literary pilgrimage across the country, following the route of the character Sal in Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey, in southern California, was the media brouhaha surrounding the O.J. Read more