The show must go on: A beloved Fort Bragg movie house avoids closure with new owners

MENDOCINO COAST MOVIEGOERS are breathing a sigh of relief as the Coast Cinemas in Fort Bragg will remain a theater, with no interruption in service.

Residents had feared losing the town’s only cinema when owners Tom and Maxine Lazzarini and their daughter Laurie Moore said last year they were ready to retire after operating the Coast Cinemas for more than five decades. Through a Facebook post, they announced the theater was for sale, and, while they expressed hope new buyers would keep it a theater, that was out of their control.