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School Sounds My home is close enough to Thurston Middle School that the chimes calling students to class are often audible through the glass windows....

Restoring and Reviving Easter Sunday is just around the corner. Growing up in a Catholic family, this particular Holy Day was considered a cornerstone of...

Gluten Freed  I’m in Italy this week, in search of gluten. I want gluten, extra gluten, with some truffles on top please. Good heavens what has...

Le Plage Laguna Bonjour, my name is Pierre Le Poodle. Perchance we have met before. I live in Laguna with Brion, my person. Today I...

Listen to Your Children Let’s talk about one of the most astounding political ascents in history, that old, white, Jewish New York socialist. Just one...

New Arts Venue Emerges on Park Plaza Tonight is the night of nights in Laguna, when we see so many of our friends and neighbors...

By Howard Hills After my grandmother Julia Hills passed away in 1963 we bought a new home in Wood’s Cove. Her old cottage above Boat Canyon...

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...

Friendly Corporate Divorces Corporate mergers and acquisitions often produce more publicity than profits. Companies moving in the opposite direction through spin-offs or split-ups can be...

Creating Clarity in Chaotic Times   Our personal wellbeing requires that we nourish our inner strength and our ability to make timely choices no matter...

Whose House, Anyway?   Design Review has always been contentious, and how could it not be?  A property owner wants to alter their home to their...

There is a lot of weeding and maintenance to be done at the South Laguna Community Garden Park. A few months ago, we were...

I’m 70 and I Have to Do What?   One can’t argue with the state of California and what it makes those entering their eighth decade...

Silly Streets Contests and awards are a wonderful way to document and celebrate accomplishments in any area of human interest. How about the Completely Silly Streets...