Amateur skimboard contest at Laguna Beach’s Aliso Beach on March 31st
I ran into Exile Skimboard’s Steve Taylor this morning at coffee, and he filled me in on the amateur skimboarding event tomorrow, March 31st, 2012, at Aliso State Beach in Laguna Beach. Originally scheduled for West Street Beach, the promoters moved the event to better accommodate the predicted big south swell moving into play this [...]
The SUP Boys Are Back in Laguna Town …
Well, wonder of all wonders, Laguna Beach’s Stand Up Paddle Co (SUP) looks to be back in business and opening shop just a stone’s throw from their previous location. (And thank you, dear LBBest.com reader for alerting me!) Interesting how conflict and more conflict begets a happy solution. Our Trash Pretty store at 1103 South [...]
Big waves comin’ Laguna Beach way
Wondering when and where those big, incoming swells are going to hit tomorrow and this weekend (Friday, Jan. 6th – Sunday, Jan. 8th) in and around South Orange County’s Laguna Beach? Well, this year, LagunaBeachBest will be gathering intel from two Laguna Beach born-and-raised guys who’ve done little else but surf every flippin’ day of their [...]
Pro skimboarders Morgan Just & Blair Conklin enjoy another beautiful Laguna Beach day
Ahh, the holiday season … snow, sleet, scraping ice off your windshield and wind that tips you sideways … except in Laguna Beach. Compared to last year’s deluge rains and flooding, Laguna Beach is sitting pretty here between Christmas and New Year’s, with gorgeous, perfect days and warm, empty sand beaches. And, while the waves [...]
Holiday Gift #15 from Laguna Beach – GoPro video cams
This year, LagunaBeachBest.com is offering up a number of fantastic holiday gift finds for every person on your shopping list. Click here to see the entire list of Holiday Gifts from Laguna Beach. Today, I’ve got the gift for every kid, teen and adult that moves at the speed of light – the GoPro Video [...]
New Vic Skim Sign by Brandon Rothe is Swiped
OK, we all know that Pro Skimboarder Brandon Rothe is also a heck of an artist. Brandon’s work is everywhere in Laguna Beach, including some of the skimboard aisle signage at the Whole Foods store downtown. So, last month when Rothe created a new sign for Laguna Canyon-based Victoria Skimboards (who’s also his pro sponsor), [...]