Columns

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Laguna Public Art in the Anthropocene “Ben, I just want to say one word to you. . . . Plastics!” exclaimed Mr. McGuire. The setting...

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...

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...