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At a time when the future of independent bookstores hangs in the balance, the owner of Laguna Beach’s Latitude 33 Bookshop hopes to tip the scales locally by shopping for a new proprietor of a certain character. Owner Tom Ahern concedes that sales have been down for the iconic...

Worse Than a Crime The stock market continues to make steady progress. Investing in stocks resembles flying airplanes; things usually work out well although one should never become complacent. The business climate keeps improving, helped by the actions of the Federal Reserve and...

More than 200 guests attended the fifth annual Legacy Ball in support of Laguna Beach Seniors at the Susi Q Center, held last month at the Pelican Hill Resort. The event netted a record $75,000 for programs and services at the center. Ken Frank, Laguna Beach’s longtime city...

April Stuff After a weekend of June gloom in April the sun has returned of course now that it’s Monday. What’s a bit of early gloom here in Laguna compared to what a goodly part of the rest of the country is enduring?  We’re getting off easy! Take the Pacific Northwest for...

Marine Room Hosts Dog Rescue Fundraiser The Marine Room, 214 Ocean Avenue, will host Pet Place International’s first Rockin’ Dog Rescue and Fundraiser at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. In addition to meeting some of Pet Place International’s adoptable rescues, guests can enjoy the...

Baseball fans can save time and money by taking Metrolink trains to Angels Stadium this season. Metrolink and the Orange County Transportation Authority have teamed up to offer special weeknight roundtrip train service to and from Angels’ games from Los Angeles Union Station and...

Talk on ‘Common Sense in the Workplace’ Laguna Beach resident Kim Shepherd, chief executive of Irvine’s Decision Toolbox, addresses common sense at work at the Laguna Beach Business Club’s 7:30 a.m. meeting Thursday, April 21, at the Hotel Laguna. Visitors are welcome by...

Local physical therapists Mary Kate Saunders and Mimi Bialek recommend older adults avoid falls by increasing balance, endurance, strength and flexibility. Data from a seminar on balance indicates that a third of adults aged 65 and above fall each year and that taking four or...

Editor I am writing as a concerned citizen in regards to the annual Laguna Beach Library poetry contest. There is a growing concern about bias and pre-selection by those overseeing. The same contestants have won just as annually as the contest being held. As this is a diverse and...

Editor,   Those who know me may think I’d be the last person to be writing this letter.  Frankly, I am surprised myself.  However, when I read about the loss of the LCAD mural this past week I was overcome with emotion. (“Mural Gone Missing Irks Artists,” March 25) I can...

Safety Seminar Officer Coleen Walloch will discuss senior safety and burglary prevention, Thursday, April 21 at 11:45 a.m. Memoir Writing Workshop Learn the tools necessary for telling your own story and your personal writing voice, style and purpose. Six Tuesdays, April 26 to...

Editor, On Monday, March 28, at approximately 7 p.m., a newer, small model Mercedes Benz car, black, with very dark tint pulled out of Bounty and proceeded down onto Skyline Drive. Two minors, both seventh-graders at Thurston Middle School were skateboarding on Skyline Drive. The...

This letter was addressed to the City Council Editor, In order to maintain a safe environment for all residents using some of the steepest roads in Laguna Beach, please adopt the proposed ordinance regulating skateboarding and roller skating.  In addition to prohibiting these...

Local PR Maven Tapped as Executive Trainer Local public relations expert Joan Gladstone was accepted by Vistage International into its team of speakers, who share advice and problem solve in workshops with top executives. Her initial topic is managing media scrutiny in a crisis....

Editor, We just had the Mozambique “no parking” sign placed in front of our house. It is hideous. Not only is the sign hideous, but the pole it is attached to is this size of a small telephone pole, and an eyesore that will surely drag down property values. This is...