Columns

Extra! Extra! A new shop in Laguna Beach shares its marquee with Beverly Hills, New York, and Ibiza, Spain, the epicenters of design and...

My dog was relieved to read “Laguna Hits Water Conservation Targets.” Scratch that. The dog was happy when I read the article to him....

What is Common Core? You may be familiar with the term “common core.” There is some debate whether the Common Core State Standards are good...

A Note From The Mayor By Sue Kempf Dear Laguna Beach Community, I was disheartened when misinformation spread about the future of the Orange County Public Library....

There’s Just No Telling By David Weinstein It was probably the fault of that Western movie I watched the night before on TCM. “Red River”...

Enjoy what’s left of your off season routine. Last Saturday, June 21, marked the official start of summer and the arrival of tourists. With the...

Lab Work By Mark Crantz The other day I went for a walk. There was a time I’d go out for a run. Those days are...

The More You Learn The Beautiful Wife and I are back in bucolic Midway Utah, high in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains. Midway...

A Family at Sea     “This is a judgment-free zone, where there are no mistakes. A world to explore incongruous combinations without shame or guilt. Free...

Living With Corrections Stocks are closing the quarter down around 2% for March and breakeven for the year so far. After strong performance in 2013...

By Gary Stewart   My experience there on Thursday, Oct. 6, two days before the public opening, was mixed. Ongoing construction made the main entrance appear inaccessible....

Real News Needed Stocks closed the quarter with a badly needed up day. Despite that last-minute boost, they still ended the third quarter down 7%...

Read the Personals THE LEGENDARY BRANAHOUGAN Bar and Grill has reopened.  Magnificent views.  Have cocktails on our beautiful new patio. Steak and lobster dinners are out...

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...

America, Still Exceptional? The acid test for my columns is to read them to the Beautiful Wife, hoping she approves. This time the BW wondered...