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A Preview of This Summer's Festival of Arts
Since 1932, Laguna's legendary outdoor art festival has brought together the finest California artists in a setting unlike anything else in the country.
James Hartley
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Photographer Don Murray fell in love with Southern California 25 years ago and never really left. Now, from his home in Laguna Beach, he chases the light the rest of us simply walk past.
Open the maps app, switch to satellite, and start looking. Laguna Beach's most fascinating homes aren't the ones you see from the street — they're the ones that reveal themselves only from above.
Heidi Miller has been a Laguna Beach business owner for more than four decades. But her most remarkable work happens far from the shop floor — as a bone marrow donor, kidney donor, and founder of the LifeSavers Foundation.
Nestled within the picturesque landscapes of Southern California, Laguna Canyon Foundation stands as a beacon of environmental conservation — working tirelessly to ensure the beauty of the South Coast Wilderness endures.
Growing up in Irvine, Lauren Segal always felt an innate need to help others. Today, her nonprofit Give a Beat is using music production and DJing to transform the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth in California.
As the executive director of two Laguna Beach nonprofits, Shadi Pourkashef is often asked: can kindness really solve big problems? Her answer — rooted equally in quantum physics and lived experience — is a resounding yes.
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