Opinion: Musings on the Coast
The ‘If They Build It’ Logic Trap
Ever since the Kevin Costner baseball movie, “Field of Dreams,” there has been one sentence that continues to...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Meaning in Midway
Some time ago, I told my friend Dave Bartholomew I was going to Midway. Dave, retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, was...
Opinion: Racism in Laguna Beach – First the Bad, Then the Good
By Melissa Juniper Harris
I would like to think it was a food delivery mistake, that at midnight when there was repeated banging on...
Opinion: Let’s Listen to All Voices on Promenade
By Bob Borthwick
Yes, we do like eating outside!
Just because everyone enjoys eating outside, as columnist Michael Ray pointed out In the May 28 edition...
Laguna Beach Democratic Club to virtually host experts confronting climate change
The Laguna Beach Democratic Club invites the public to tune in to its June 2 virtual meeting where Orange County-based experts will present the...
Ocean stewards invited to join Laguna kelp clean-up
Laguna Beach environmentalist Rich German has organized an offshore kelp clean-up on June 5 in collaboration with a dozen other local organizations.
German will lead...
Anneliese Schools opens pop-up retail store
The Anneliese Schools will open a pop-up shop at 1816 S. Coast Hwy. on May 28. The Pop-Up is an extension of the beloved...
Letter: School District Experiences Shiny Object Syndrome
The parent protest on May 21 may be our district leadership suffering from Shiny Object Syndrome (SOS) and parents, finally totally fed up. Shiny...
Letter: Keep the Traditional 6×6 Model for LBHS
I'm excited about my freshman’s next year at Laguna Beach High School.
But the school district’s plan to switch from two six-course semesters (6x6)...
Letter: Let’s Wear Yellow on June 15
Tuesday, June 15, should be a yellow-letter day for Laguna. Assuming all goes according to health department guidelines, that is the day we are...
Letter: From Nextdoor to the City – How do Locals Get Visibility?
To whom it may concern, I’m sure you’ve received a few emails on this, but I wanted to speak up as a local who...
Letter: Quintessential Caltrans
On Thursday afternoon, May 20, we were among the unlucky residents who got caught in the debacle caused by Caltrans work on PCH between...
Opinion: Outside In
What Will You Carry Forward?
By David Weinstein
We went out for a burger and a beer with friends last night. We met at a place...
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...
Opinion: Left of Center
Protecting Our Tree City
By Jean Hastings Ardell
There I was, perched on a barstool at one of my favorite cafés, enjoying the view across Coast...