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: Wisdom Workout
After Your 'First Five Minutes'
She did not talk to people as if they were a strange hard shell she had to crack open to...
Opinion: From liveries to car dealerships, hay to gasoline
By Annlia Hill
In the 1890s, inland visitors came to Laguna to escape the heat and they came on horseback or horse-drawn vehicles.
The Concord...
Hotel Laguna launches ‘Art Start for Art Walk’
By Michèle Monda
Carolers sang Christmas songs just as Santa arrived with his helper. Three Sawdust artists, Suzanne Graham, Patsee Ober and Sue Thompson, discussed...
Opinion: Green Light
By George, Weiss was right about Community Choice Energy
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reports that the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) has been...
Opinion: This is Where We Live
Where Privacy is Paramount
By Hunter Fuentes and Jon Stordahl
William F. Buckley, the late political philosopher, intellectual and author loved the sea. He navigated his...
Opinion: Culture Comes to Laguna
Wait, did Hauser and Wirth or Larry Gagosian just set up shop here? Because it sure felt that way at last Friday’s marvelous Hospitality...
Opinion: Let’s get the facts straight on Roundup
By Ramin Pejan and contributors
In his guest column last week, Chris Reed, a retired chemistry professor penned a passionate endorsement of Roundup. Dr. Reed...
Holiday Digest: No Christmas
By Dennis Lockwood
I’m sitting on a bench at Main Beach on a typical SoCal day. The sun is warm, but the wind is blowing...
Opinion: Musings from the Coast
The Paddle Out
Lysanne Ray Sebastian, my niece, was a waterwoman and a stud.
She swam before she walked, was a star on the Corona del...
Opinion: Community Connects During Shared Breakfast
By Theresa Keegan
It was, like most mornings in Laguna Beach, beautiful. The sky’s brilliant blues were effortlessly harmonizing with the sun-dappled Pacific Ocean. At...
Opinion: Roundup – No More Toxic Than Household Bleach
By Chris Reed
The Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC) wants the city to ban Roundup (glyphosate). This may sound like a good idea, but it is...
Opinion: Village Matters
Slow Burn
When Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano wrote in his recent headline, “O.C. let its history rot. And the Tustin hangar fire is still burning,”...
Holiday Digest: The Ugly Sweater
By Suzanne Spinelli
“Go ahead, babe. You need a break,” Tim said early Saturday morning. Zach was at the kitchen table, banging his head rhythmically...
Holiday Digest: Holiday Treasure
By Norma Sadler
Somehow it became routine for me to go with Barbara, my best friend from Whittier High School to Laguna Beach during the...