Opinion: This is where we live
Hop on the Trolley Tour During Heritage Month
By Hunter Fuentes and Jon Stordahl
May is Heritage Month in Laguna. A free trolley tour of architecturally...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Emanual
By Mark D. Crantz
I envisioned my later years to be one of coasting. Ah, you know, retirement, a period of time when you aren’t...
Opinion: Musings On The Coast
Blue Moon
For maybe six months, I had been dating the woman who was to become the love of my life. It was New Year's...
Opinion: Green Light
Earth Day 1970 and 2024
Earth Day. It’s my favorite societal event. Even though it’s not a government-sanctioned national holiday, it should be. What other...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Here We Go Again
By Mark D. Crantz
City Council delays Promenade Project. Here we go again using that dreaded word. Delay. Let’s say it again,...
Opinion: Dear Susi Q
Celebrating Our Volunteers
By Lynette Brasfield
When I considered retiring, I researched potential volunteering opportunities. I’m not good with children, feared that I’d want to take...
Opinion: Welcome home KXRN, Laguna’s community radio
Back during the holidays, I wrote a Christmas column saying I only wanted our beloved little radio station to survive. It was struggling due...
Opinion: Concerning City Council
By Michèle Monda
Laguna's City Council majority's lack of transparency has long been an expensive problem for residents. Now, once again, thanks to Mayor Sue...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Wishing, Hoping and Longing for Love
As the winter season comes to a close, the anticipation of spring is in the air. Sunny days and...
Opinion: State of the City 2024 Address
The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce held its annual State of the City luncheon at the Montage Laguna Beach on April 2. Chamber members...
Opinion: Village Matters
Ghostly Path
A post office without stamps, an emergency room without pillows? The poor, dedicated people working in these South Laguna facilities apologize, “We keep asking...
Green Light: Laguna Is a Climate Leader, Thanks to City Council
Given the possibility of a tragic reversal in national climate policy as an outcome of the 2024 presidential election and the current worsening climate...
Opinion: Boomers are asking, what’s next?
Picture 79 million people, from Manhattan to Monterey, all with the same basic question on their minds—what’s coming? They’re the baby boomers, and according...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Cannonballs
By Mark D. Crantz
Pools are the topic of the day. The Indy poll shows 75% want a community pool. While 25% can’t swim a...
Opinion: This is where we live
A Needle in a Haystack
By Hunter Fuentes and Jon Stordahl
The book Don Quixote is considered one of the greatest novels ever written. Its author, Miguel de...