Fort Bragg’s Coast Cinemas saved from closure under new owners

(L-R) Terry Ramos, Desiree Ramos, Laurie Moore, Maxine Lazzarini, and Tom Lazzarini stand by the Coast Cinemas marquee in Fort Bragg, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Desiree Ramos via Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, 8/15/25 — Mendocino Coast moviegoers can breathe 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.