Briefly In the News

New Year’s damage closes restaurant

A New Year’s Eve incident has forced Blue Laguna restaurant to close until Jan. 15 due to water damage, according to restaurant spokeswoman Stefanee Freedman.

“Someone on New Year’s Eve was hanging on the water pipe, and it busted,” Freedman said. “We are now working on renovations that we had put off for a while, and the club should be back up and running on Friday, Jan. 15.”

Blue Laguna is at the Holiday Inn, 696 S. Coast Hwy. For more information, visit www.bluelagunaoc.com or call (949) 376-2583.

Community center design honored

The California Parks and Recreation Society has awarded the Laguna Beach Community and Senior Center an Achievement Award for Facility Design “” Community Centers/Facilities in the population category 20,001 to 50,000, according to City Manager Ken Frank. This is the highest award category for facilities presented by the society, an organization of 525 local parks and recreation agencies throughout the state, Frank reported in his Dec. 24 Friday Update to city staff.

Victoria Beach street light project done

A rehabilitation project for the vintage-style street lights in the Victoria Beach/Alta Vista area has been completed, Frank said. All 57 of the street light poles were cleaned and painted, and non-operational photo cells, cracked lenses, burnt bulbs and several top fixtures were replaced. The work was completed the week before Christmas.

Great Decisions discussions to begin

Great Decisions discussions will be held for eight weeks beginning in January at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

Great Decisions is a program of the Foreign Policy Assn., and is co-sponsored in Laguna Beach by the League of Women Voters and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The discussions invite citizens to be involved in deciding how some of the world’s greatest challenges can be met, according to a news release. Every year eight topics are chosen by the Foreign Policy Assn., and a briefing book provides background, facts, present and future policy options, and analyses to help participants assess those challenges.

In Laguna Beach, participants can attend either an afternoon or an evening session. The afternoon group meets at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, beginning Jan. 26, and continuing for eight consecutive weeks. The evening group meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 19.

The sessions are open to all who are interested in gaining a better understanding of global topics affecting America’s role in the world. For more information, call Jean Raun at (949) 494-2247.