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Trees Geez By Mark D. Crantz The reason why I’ve retired to a drafty monastery way up the mountain is to tell people my loftier thoughts....

By Denny Freidenrich I knew my friend William had a Bar Mitzvah, but I never pictured him as a particularly religious person. That is, until...

By Nessa Kavanagh  Parents are often under the impression that any teenage drug use is extremely dangerous, leading them to believe that extreme measures are...

By Hunter Fuentes and Jon Stordahl  One of us (I’ll give you a hint: the older one) was confirmed at St. Vibiana’s, the former...

By Rebecca Washington-Lindsey February, a short month, leaves little time to celebrate, honor, reflect or reminisce about African American/Black history. The 2024 national theme was...

Pineapple Express By Mark D. Crantz I watched from my monastery window as Laguna Beach was hit with the Pineapple Express. It was raining cats and...

Heavy-Handed or a Soft Touch By Susan McNeal Velasquez Some say, "You create everything in your universe. The magic emanates from you." Others say: "everything is...

By Lynette Brasfield Pretzels. I love to eat them, but I’m not too good at turning myself into one. So yoga has always been a...

By Merrill Anderson  Laguna Residents First conducted an online Survey Monkey poll circulated amongst registered voters in Laguna Beach in January 2024. A total of 370...

Too Late Smart I was hoping I was wrong. Maybe that beautiful coast live oak tree in our neighborhood would survive a new owner who...

Curb Your Enthusiasm By Mark D. Crantz Hello readers. It’s me, the Pet Peeves guy. Don’t get upset. I’m not back for good, just back for...

By Billy Fried The Nazis were back in town this week, waving their freak flag. Last time, it was a Main Beach rally – where...

The Ecology Center and Laguna’s Community Garden Park  Sustainable growing and eating are receiving more public attention now than ever before in my octogenarian lifetime....

Gardening in Aliso Canyon with Farmer Leo  By Gary Stewart In 1871, the Thurstons arrived by wagon from Utah and picked a prime spot next to...

By Denny Freidenrich Former President Barack Obama was too young to remember the watershed event, but I’m sure if you ask Joe Biden, Donald Trump,...