Letter: Promenade Restaurant Windfall
The restaurants on the Forest Avenue Promenade have increased their revenues due to an increase in their seating capacity, without a corresponding increase in...
Letter: From Grumpy to Grateful
Last week a small miracle occurred.
When Covid hit, my 43 daughter Joselle, who happens to have Down Syndrome, came to live with us in...
Letter: New Proposed Busker Law
There is a new law proposed to limit “buskers” from performing. It restricts where and when they can be around - no street corners,...
Beth’s Tuesday broadcast returns on July 6
Laguna Live! will present the next edition of Beth’s Tuesdays with musicians Scott Gates and Joel Rafael at 7 p.m. on July 6.
This broadcast...
Allison and Tom Motherway awarded SchoolPower honor
SchoolPower presented “The Bill Steel Award,” its annual recognition of exceptional volunteerism, to Allison and Tom Motherway on June 6.
After hearing about SchoolPower through...
Opinion: Outside In
Heroes and Villains
By David Weinstein
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t...
Opinion: Left of Center
It Can Be Done
By Jean Hastings Ardell
When I last wrote this column a while back, the subject was trees. One might think that’s a...
Opinion: Regarding ‘Here Comes the Stampede’
By Toni Iseman
Dear Billy. You’re a great writer. We have many gifted columnists in town, but you bring a different angle.
I haven't responded...
Opinion: A Love Letter to Michael
By the time you pick up this paper, Michael Minutoli may still be on his feet at the intersection of Brooks and Coast Highway,...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
A Good News Story
One good news story is Laguna’s churches are resuming regular meetings, replete with the graces we have missed. Of Laguna’s public...
Opinion: Fire Suppression In Laguna Beach Using Recycled Water
By Roger Butow
Logistical and economic feasibility matter. Creating a separate recycled water system for fire suppression in our canyons fails both metrics. More importantly,...
Letter: LBHS Alumna Needs Our Help
My sister Brigitte Naughton (who is 20 years younger than me) was born and raised in Laguna. Brigitte went through the whole Laguna school...
Letter: LBUSD Deserves Assertive School Board
On June 21, the school board reviewed the performance of the Superintendent whose contract was scheduled to be approved Thursday for another three years...
Letter: Ocean Avenue Parklets
I have noticed that new dining decks have been installed on lower Ocean Avenue in front of the new restaurant moving into the former...
Letter: Good Conversation, Post-Pandemic
It’s been 15 months since the pandemic began and the Community and Susi Q Center closed. My favorite thing to do at the “Q”...