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Welcome to Urth, an Interview with its Leaders Last Sunday, Urth Caffe had its first unofficial open day to the public. Laguna Beach residents were...

California’s Ornamental Cowrie Cowrie shells have been prized by many cultures throughout the world. They have been worn as jewelry, used as amulets, and served...

Burned Again Now that the dust has settled from Burning Man, both from my belongings and my brain, I am just now forming cogent thoughts...

A Surprising Metaphor Steps on Stage Sweet September is the season that we Laguna locals take our town back. We reclaim our freedom, space to...

Free-Divers Risk Peril by Pushing the Limit My yoga instructor, Kyuri Lin, an exceptionally fit 28-year old, is thin, muscular and can hold extreme yoga...

Over the Moon Jellies As the temperature of our ocean waters keep warming up, the moon jellies will start appearing. Having existed over 600 million...

One Step at a Time   I remember when I was first introduced to the world of motivational success techniques. We were directed to come up...

Reunion Proves a Strange Trip The projection screen was down. There was equipment and fussing around with it as author Nick Schou prepared to talk...

ACLU Suit is Misguided By John Pietig   After substantial investment in services for homeless individuals, the City of Laguna Beach must again defend itself from a...

What To Do Now? Stock market “corrections” remind me of coming down with the flu. I feel awful, nothing will help and it seems it...

Down, Up And Sideways Stocks finally snapped a six-day losing streak with a 619-point rally on Wednesday. That’s a start but the market still needs...

Free Forest Avenue Today I am departing for that parched, dusty off-grid arts festival known as Burning Man. A lot has been written about it,...

Newcomer Lurks Amid the Kelp The warmer than usual ocean water we have been experiencing in Laguna is forcing marine life observers to get out...

What's It All About?                There was a comic strip started in the mid-1950s about a character named “Beetle Bailey”....

Moving Day I got the word on Saturday, which is my second favorite day of the week, right after Sunday. The PGA calls Saturday, moving...