Opinion: Green Light
Sustainability in Food, Clothing, and Shelter
On a cool February evening at the Laguna Art Museum, an audience of a hundred or so attendees were...
Opinion: Let’s Go Bowl’ing
By Billy Fried
In the last six months, we’ve experienced a significant upgrade in the cultural fabric of Laguna. Starting, of course, with the magnificent...
Opinion: Concerning the closing of Gelsons
By Paul Freeman
What a great site for affordable housing. Naturally, it would help if there were a willing seller. Or a landlord offering a...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Trees Geez
By Mark D. Crantz
The reason why I’ve retired to a drafty monastery way up the mountain is to tell people my loftier thoughts....
Laguna resident shares volunteer experience at Israeli Medical Center
By Denny Freidenrich
I knew my friend William had a Bar Mitzvah, but I never pictured him as a particularly religious person. That is, until...
Opinion: Coping with teen substance abuse
By Nessa Kavanagh
Parents are often under the impression that any teenage drug use is extremely dangerous, leading them to believe that extreme measures are...
Opinion: This is Where We Live – Repurposing
By Hunter Fuentes and Jon Stordahl
One of us (I’ll give you a hint: the older one) was confirmed at St. Vibiana’s, the former...
Opinion: Laguna Beach Reflects on Black History Month
By Rebecca Washington-Lindsey
February, a short month, leaves little time to celebrate, honor, reflect or reminisce about African American/Black history. The 2024 national theme was...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Heavy-Handed or a Soft Touch
By Susan McNeal Velasquez
Some say, "You create everything in your universe. The magic emanates from you." Others say: "everything is...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Pineapple Express
By Mark D. Crantz
I watched from my monastery window as Laguna Beach was hit with the Pineapple Express. It was raining cats and...
Opinion: Dear Susi Q suggests yoga for the not-so-youthful!
By Lynette Brasfield
Pretzels. I love to eat them, but I’m not too good at turning myself into one. So yoga has always been a...
Opinion: Surveying 2024 priorities for Laguna Beach
By Merrill Anderson
Laguna Residents First conducted an online Survey Monkey poll circulated amongst registered voters in Laguna Beach in January 2024. A total of 370...
Opinion: Village matters
Too Late Smart
I was hoping I was wrong. Maybe that beautiful coast live oak tree in our neighborhood would survive a new owner who...
Opinion: Pet peeves
Curb Your Enthusiasm
By Mark D. Crantz
Hello readers. It’s me, the Pet Peeves guy. Don’t get upset. I’m not back for good, just back for...
Opinion: It’s always darkest before the dawn
By Billy Fried
The Nazis were back in town this week, waving their freak flag.
Last time, it was a Main Beach rally – where...