Columns

Dear Susi Q: I'm a gay male new to Laguna Beach. What's the best way for me to find friends in the gay community, especially...

Laguna Executive Order Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I have a friend since childhood, who I have tried to emulate. He’s smart. He...

No Laughing Matter Billy Fried had a lot of fun writing his clever column about the “Beautiful Laguna” ballot initiative. Most jokes only provoke a...

Will Change Make Laguna Into Newport Beach South? By Jean Hastings Ardell Considering our town’s many controversies—the survival of downtown businesses, affordable housing, historic preservation, the...

The news this week that the C02levels surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) at the recording station on Mauna Loa, Hawaii, sent a ripple...

The Madness At Fisherman’s Cove This is the story of the almost laughable madness at Fisherman’s Cove. I say “almost” because you either have to laugh...

Occupy Laguna   The news seems to be full of updates on the Occupy Wallstreet protestors and the related occupations going on around the USA. Living...

  A Perfect Day for a Send-Off Possibly the world’s easiest job is to be a weather man in Southern California. They only have one job....

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...

Call Him Jeremiah: Laguna’s Homeless Prophet The raw energy of fear spilled out and ran through each diner, making them a cascade of dominos going...

Dolphins and other delights!   After a few days of semi gloomy skies, sunshine returned to Lagunatown. The sun actually made an appearance at Monday’s sunrise....

The Meaning of Family The Beautiful Wife is half Swiss, which explains her height (5 foot 2 inches) and love of chocolate. Her immigrating...

Not enough to do? “I’m bored. There’s nothing to do.” Can anyone in Laguna say that? I never make the society pages in Riviera or Laguna...

It’s summertime, and everyone’s here. Even a little cat named Baby, who made the trip not once but twice, from inland OC to the...

Editor, I am a resident in South Laguna and wanted to forward photos of Table Rock Beach to you. The vandalism on our beaches (especially the...