Columns

The Towering Flowering I only went out for a walk, / And finally concluded / To stay out until sundown, / For going out I...

By Rebecca Washington-Lindsey To better understand why our world, society and community regrettably face racial turmoil of all kinds, it must be embraced by becoming...

  It is said where one door closes, another opens. In the case of Laguna Beach commerce, gallery closings in recent years have opened store...

By Melanie Silverman   Last month, the Los Angeles Times reported that chef Jamie Oliver wanted to take his “Food Revolution” show to the Los Angeles...

Partridge Family Tree Timberrrr…yelled an ocean view advocate when he heard Laguna Beach is just a step away from being designated an official Tree City...

“Did you hear that?” I asked my girls as they ate dinosaur chicken nuggets and juice boxes for dinner. Their little faces dropped. “What was...

By the time you pick up this paper, Michael Minutoli may still be on his feet at the intersection of Brooks and Coast Highway,...

You Can’t Make This Up Finally it’s open again, I thought to myself as I settled on my usual stool at The Lumberyard bar. It...

Earth Day is pretty special. And pretty lame too that we need to bring into focus on a single day what sustains us on...

Authentic Boundaries Have you ever tried to water a garden with a leaking hose? The more holes, the less water pressure. Harboring resentment from past...

Deflection Is the New Denial of Climate Change Readers, this column is my response to Skip Hellewell’s guest opinion in the Aug. 25 edition of...

I’m a booklover.  I love the feel, the look, the smell of books.  I’m drawn to others who share this passion—librarians, collectors, and independent...

The statement 'learn to live in the present moment' ranks right up there as a catch-all phrase that I would be hard pressed to...

Be Bold, Breathe Easy Personalized repairs—that’s what you got at Karl Klass Electric downtown on Forest Avenue. I took my toaster there once and when...

  An extraordinary event happened on our 39th wedding anniversary: the Supreme Court decided that same-sex marriages are legal in all 50 states. What possibly...