Opinion: Finding Meaning
East Meets West—On the Gridiron
American football is just that—American. Lists of sports rank it as low as ninth most popular in the world, tied...
Opinion: Across the Great Divide
In our endless drumbeat of perfect summer days here in Laguna, it’s easy to be insulated from the perils of being human on the...
Opinion: Green Light
Knights of Dave Min’s Laguna “Environmental Roundtable”
The event, attended by maybe forty people who are hardcore local environmentalists, was under-publicized and unpretentious. No news...
Opinion: This is Where We Live
Crescent Bay Drive
By Jon Stordahl and Hunter Fuentes
Many of us chose to live in Laguna because of its eclectic mix of homes. My husband...
Opinion: Green Light
Laguna Public Art in the Anthropocene
“Ben, I just want to say one word to you. . . . Plastics!” exclaimed Mr. McGuire.
The setting...
Opinion: Of Boards, Boats and Bubbles
By Annlia Hill
The ocean was a way of life for the Alley Kids ‒ on boards and in boats.
In the 1930s, they discovered sandsliding...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
A New Village Entrance Proposal
This column proposes a new Village Entrance opposite the Festival of the Arts site. This proposal may be controversial to...
Opinion: Random Guy Notices Stuff
A Lagunan at The Bowers
By Gary Stewart
So, you have danced on The Deck at Sawdust and watched the glass-blowing. You have perused the offerings...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
How We See Is Our Responsibility
I cherish the wealth of new information my daughters and grandkids gleaned about how they see their world. The...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Sixty Years of Service
Do you know anyone in Laguna who has happily provided the same service for sixty years and is just as needed...
Opinion: Green Light
Wednesday Wellness Walking with Supervisor Katrina Foley
“It was a little warm,” chided 5th District Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley on returning from a leisurely...
Opinion: The Bugjuice Bulletin and All the News Fit to Print
By Annlia Hill
To keep the neighborhood of the Alley Kids informed of past and future events, Edith Hill and Frankie Price produced a newspaper,...
Opinion: Dear Susi Q
Guest Opinion: Dear Susi Q
My mother has just been placed in hospice. She barely recognizes me. Sadly, the timing coincides with a long-planned trip...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Lessons from An Old Coin
Cleaning my desk, a rare event, I came across an old coin, a gift from a son. The coin features...
Opinion: E-Bike Safety Needed Before a Serious Accident Occurs
By Gene Felder
Top of the World Neighborhood Association (TOWNA) board members recently discussed concerns about e-bike traffic safety. TOWNA sent a letter to Laguna...