A hearty congratulations to this year’s winners of the Dana Point Times 4th Annual Lantern Awards. In 2011, it was the best of times and the worst of times for the small, medium and large businesses that keep this beautiful harbor community moving. While the economy continued to recover, companies and their employees hunkered down and some, sadly, didn’t make it. This just gives us all the more reason to salute — and patronize — the ones who survived not by taking shortcuts but by streamlining their business and continuing to impress us. With our hectic schedules filled with school, work and play, we often take for granted the folks who ease our lives. They groom Fido. They clean our work shirts and keep our water craft up and running. They help us keep our fitness routines. They keep our bellies filled and put smiles on our faces. So cheers to all the winners and the hundreds of nominees. — Andrea Swayne The Shwack Beach Grill earned top burger honors their first year in Dana Point. Photo by Andrea Swayne
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