Patriotism On and Off the Field
Editor,
I went with my family to the Laguna Beach High School football game Friday, Oct. 27. My oldest boy attends there as a ninth...
Why Emulate European Towns?
Editor,
I walked over to the new addition to our downtown and was mystified; there were three shade providing trees and two eucalyptus which typically...
Managers of Nepal School to Visit Benefactors
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We wanted to communicate our thanks for your ongoing support of our 22 children, who are doing beautifully at our Kathmandu home. If you...
On Getting Through Junior Year
Editor,
And we are not even half-way through it.
Junior year is your average nightmare.
Kids and parents are flipped out over grades, sports recruiters, college applications...
Heart Talk
Laguna Refuses to Go to Pot
In 1996, California legalized medical marijuana and a majority of Laguna Beach voters supported this initiative. In 2016, 57%...
Local Poet, Actor, Raconteur Dies at 70
John Abbot Gardiner died of heart disease in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2017. He was 70.
Green Light
Restoring an Estuary, Healing an Environment
At last some positive, even inspiring news on the environmental front. With two-dozen California wildfires now nearly contained...
Events Refocus on Hunger, Homelessness
Five activities in town address Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Month and the Housing & Human Services Committee encourages all to participate.
Laguna Food Pantry holds...
Restaurant Owners Step Up for Crash Victim
The Bungalow Restaurant in Corona del Mar hosted a fundraiser this week on behalf of Laguna Beach resident Katie Ford, who experienced a medical...
Lana Marie Dunn Facinelli
Lana Facinelli, a top-producing realtor, started her career in 1976 at the Laguna Hills Tarbell office and stayed loyal to Tarbell until she retired...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
SENIOR EXPLORERS – Club forming. Must be over-65 and own hand-held metal detector/desire to find gold. First meet-up Farmer John’s, breakfast on...
Pet Peeves
Grey Goby
I was standing in a pool of brackish water in my garage when I read the Indy’s “Estuary Re-envisioned for Degraded Aliso Creek.”...
Recalling a ‘Coyote’ Who Vanished Abruptly
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News travels fast these times even before it’s past. Recalling "Coyote Blues" woke me abruptly, John Gardiner's beautiful collection of prose and poems, one of many...