Opinion: Musings on the Coast
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...
Opinion: Left of Center
Remembering Arnold Hano
By Jean Hastings Ardell
After the Atlanta Braves eliminated the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League pennant Saturday night, I thought...
Raised gardening beds available at South Laguna Community Park
The South Laguna Community Garden Park currently has openings for gardeners interested in growing their own raised beds.
Created from a vacant lot in 2009,...
Learn sketchbook journaling at Heisler Park
LOCA Arts Education invites the public to a special series of outdoor art classes at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach. Workshops are offered Nov....
St. Mary’s to host Indigenous peoples celebration
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Laguna Beach will host a special Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 24 to welcome Indigenous people, and to...
Letter: 20+ Years of Annual Secret Santa
Hello Laguna Beach friends, community and out of county/state donors,
This year we will be doing a Secret Santa for 2 Laguna Beach families that...
Letter: City council votes to end offshore oil drilling
Given that all five city councilmembers attended Monday's offshore oil press conference, it's no surprise the council voted Tuesday evening to officially adopt a...
Letter: First or Fiction
It is trick or treat time in our fair hamlet and from what I continue to read in our local papers, it seems that...
Letter: District attorney takes remedial action on Brown Act violation
After sending a Sept. 21 letter threatening potential prosecution of the City Council for violating state open meeting laws, the DA has given the...
Opinion: Protect our village without the proposed ballot initiative
By Joe Hanauer
Recently 24 fellow citizens and I sent a letter regarding the Laguna Residents First (LRF) ballot initiative to Mayor Bob Whalen. Since...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
A 1937 City Council Meeting
City councils are obliged to hold public meetings and allow the taxpayers to have a word or two. These encounters—humble...
Panel to explain Hoag Hospital’s struggle for independence, impacts on women’s healthcare
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s separation from Providence Health System will be the focus of a free webinar at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25, with...
Bianchi Winery Opens Tasting Room on Myrtle Street
Glenn and Beau Bianchi have purchased the commercial building on the corner of North Coast Highway and Myrtle Street in North Laguna. They commissioned Todd...
Letter: Divest From Big Oil
It is time to help move our world away from pollution and climate change. One practical solution is divestment from big oil and big...
Letter: Growing Political Momentum
There are some current political/environmental news worth discussing. Laguna was early in the game to stop-off shore drilling and so we never had to...