Pet Peeves
Kiss a Frog
The City Council just kissed a frog. Frogparking has been hired at $1.61 million dollars to install and advertise a smart parking...
Pet Peeves
Schemeboat
It was Wednesday 10 a.m. And once again, we were meeting in the boiler room of the Susi Q Center. Our existence has been...
Get Out of the House
Seal of Approval
Izzy and the other El Morro fourth graders recently made their pilgrimage to the Mission in San Juan Capistrano, a place she...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Secure, Stabilize and Stretch
How can we keep our equilibrium when the world seems to be spinning out of control? Our spontaneous smiles are hidden...
Pet Peeves
Coast is Clear
The Coast Inn developers were scheduled to come before the City Council on April 1. The developers requested a date change to...
Does the Wet Suit You
Tortilla Beach
John Steinbeck, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, lived in Laguna Beach while he wrote his first novel. Sadly, for all the...
Guest column
A Treat for Your Heart
February is heart health awareness month and heart disease remains the top killer of men and women in this country....
Shore Scene
Consider the Bonita Señorita
A fish abundantly found in the waters of Laguna Beach is the señorita (Oxyjulis californica). With its two other locally found...
Pet Peeves
Brown Friday
While the rest of the country celebrated Black Friday, Laguna Beach contended with Brown Friday, when a broken sewer value was finally fixed....
Guest Column
Coming Home to the Deeper Meaning of Christmas
“Come home for Christmas!”
This was the message that advertising executive Jose Sokoloff ingeniously broadcast to guerrilla...
Opinion: Outside In
Who Owns the Ocean
By David Weinstein
I don’t have a horse in this race, but I live up the road from Laguna, so I have...
Guest Opinion: Best Reasons For “No on Q” Come From Q’s Sponsors
(Ed. Note - This column has been updated after the Indy mistakenly ran an incomplete draft version in the 9/23 print edition. We'll run...
Speaker’s Corner
Laying Out Ranch Plans
First and foremost, I’d like to thank the people of Laguna for their overwhelming support of our restoration here at The...
Letter to the Community: Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf
Dear Laguna Beach community,
It’s been an honor and privilege serving as your mayor over the last year. Engaging with this incredible community on so...
Does the Wet Suit You
Got Your Shots?
A big thank you to the hordes of Wet Suit readers who descended on Andre’s Patisserie for last Thursday’s get together coffee....