Columns

By Marshall Ininns Several misconceptions about Friendship Shelter's proposed permanent supportive housing apartments have made their way in to public statements and news coverage recently. It's...

The Temple of Memory Attics and basements were a staple of most houses on the East Coast, where I was brought up. The attic was...

Green with Envy I’m green with envy after reading the Indy article, “A Bond Forged In Salt Water.”  I could never wear those green bathing...

Consider the Bonita Chiquita Señorita A fish abundantly found in the waters of Laguna Beach is the señorita (Oxyjulis californica).  With its two other locally...

By Richard Grice When I arrived at Laguna Beach, I stood on the high cliffs gazing out across the ocean toward the shadowy outline of...

  The phone rang at 8 p.m. “We need you to go to our client’s office first thing in the morning,” said the insurance agent....

Peeping at a Prickly, Purple Pincushion Who would suspect that a prickly, purple pincushion looking thing we see on the rocks would hide a beautiful...

Big Boomer It was a bad day at the office. Well, his moving office to be exact. I read with interest the Indy article, “Crane...

Unsolicited Opinions Advice giving is becoming a runaway habit in our society. I suspect it is on the rise in direct proportion to the decline...

The Rally Of Summer  For the third time in the past twelve months, the stock market slid into a downtrend and then, after dipping around...

What’s Under the Sawdust? What has three acres, over 200,000 visitors and sold at least 15,000 cups of beer and 3,600 glasses of wine last...

Editor, The article read like we should feel guilty and responsible for the homeless. I’m not from Laguna Beach.  I traveled the west coast the last...

Riding the Moment   There is an old surfer’s proverb that goes like this:  “It’s the same old story.  You gotta cop it sweet.”  In surfing...

By Robert Borthwick Lately there is a lot of talk about trails and walkways in Laguna Beach:  bike trails, safe walking routes, “complete streets”, and...

 Leopard Sharks Inhabit Laguna With a range along the coast from Oregon to the Gulf of California, the leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) is common along...