McWeather or Not
Chubasco Heaven!
It’s a beautiful Tuesday afternoon here in Lagunaville. Conditions at 2 p.m.: sunny skies, light SSE breeze with clean blue skies; the air...
Village Matters
Loose in Laguna
The ocean view is not the only advantage of having an office in Laguna. Our neighborhood of shops, offices and homes is...
Opinion: Bob Whalen we thought we knew ‘ya
By Alan Boinus
The City Attorney Phil Kohn, City Manager Shohreh Dupuis and our five council members were in attendance at a closed session held...
The Kibitzer
Park Plaza For Good
I have written exhaustively about the profound, positive impact that pubic, pedestrian spaces have on fostering community, and how cities across...
Opinion: Outside In
Hidden Figures
By David Weinstein
“Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes.” Henry David Thoreau
It’s summer, again, and I need new swim trunks. My current...
Opinion: Culture Comes to Laguna, Part Deux
By Billy Fried
OK, I was more than skeptical when Rivian rode into town (silently) and bought our beloved South Coast Cinema after an interminable...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Remembering Laguna’s Stories
Every life is a story, worthy of remembrance. Consider John Weld, author and past publisher of The Laguna News Post, who for...
Patchwork: Common Ground
By Chris Quilter
Notice anything different? My 10th column for the Indy has a new name. It will ring a bell if you attended Mater...
Taking Stock
Some Favorite Things For Thanksgiving
Stocks are finishing the month of November on an upswing that market history indicates will persist through the year-end. In...
Taking Stock
Where Now, New Dow?
Stocks shook off several troubling worries, both foreign and domestic, and powered ahead to a new uptrend, with a strong surge...
Thank you, Mr. President
Radio and TV legend Art Linkletter, whose heirs live in Laguna, used to say, "Kids say the darndest things." After hearing what some Donald Trump...
Green Light
Climate-Wise Laguna
With an appreciative nod to the ongoing Laguna water-wise campaign, a group of townspeople came together last summer to propose and advocate for...
Opinion: Musings on the Coast
The Laguna-New York City Synchronicity
By Michael Ray
During the lockdown, New York City tried an experiment. It built multiple scores of pedestrian “promenades” created by...
Beyond Expectations
Most people bring a casserole or a salad to a potluck, but Loraine Hollingsworth of Laguna Canyon brought cactus pads (nopales) and a ukulele....