Letter to the Community: September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month. It serves as a reminder for communities to take necessary steps to ensure they’re ready in case of emergencies....
Opinion: Fall back into good habits
by Jonathan Anzaldi
As the curtains close on another eventful summer, September can be looked at as a time of year to start fresh and...
Opinion: Who will carry the “art colony” torch into the future?
By Jorg Dubin
I am writing to you today in regard to our well-established cultural heritage and a situation that has occurred to me over...
Opinion: The Great Chubasco Hurricane of 1939
By Gene Felder
Has a hurricane occurred before in Laguna Beach? According to Laguna Beach Historical Society board member Eric Jessen, "The great Chubasco (Spanish...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Learning from Hilary
Last weekend, friends in distant places called the Beautiful Wife to see if we were okay. Meteorologists across the nation, it turned...
Opinion: ‘Between Pacific Tides’
By Annlia Hill
In the late 1930s, tuition at the Laguna Marine Laboratory was $30, and the laboratory fee $10. A bargain!
With extensive laboratory work...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
A Modern-Day Dilemma
I just returned from New York, where I attended a special Sweet 16 party for my granddaughter, Kendal. It was a...
Opinion: The Laguna Marine Laboratory and ‘Holy Jim’
By Annlia Hill
The ocean was a way of life for the Alley Kids. This included taking summer classes at the Laguna Marine Laboratory of...
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...