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Somethin’s Got to Give The village entrance, a project that has resulted in more alternatives being drawn than any other. Council candidates from the 1990s on have promised to finish it. After the first four years, they found themselves asking for more terms to keep th...

Alexander Sarkis, 9, of Laguna Beach, found an abandoned portable BBQ and boogie boards. Seven-year-olds Owen and Charles Fouhy, also of Laguna, recovered a U.S. flag and plastic tablecloth. A 20-something woman from New York picked up a new dress with tags intact in a cave....

Laguna Beach optometrist Dr. Michael Cook, the guest speaker of the Laguna Beach Business Club, will discuss lifestyle, aging and genetics Thursday, Sept. 13. The club meets at 7:30 a.m. at Hotel Laguna. Cook, a board licensed glaucoma expert, has served as the chief examine...

St. Mary’s Welcomes a New Leader The Rev. Lester V. Mackenzie begins his duties as the new priest of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church with 8 and 10:30 a.m. worship services Sunday, Sept. 4. He describes himself as “the praying, dancing, teaching, preaching, surfing, web developer...

By Howard Hills Word of Mark Moore’s passing on July 10, 2016, stunned and deeply saddened his hometown of Laguna Beach, as it did friends and colleagues everywhere. He won the admiration and affection of all those whose lives he touched in both the work and play that he pursued...

Short Sighted The road to marriage is paved with good intentions. That’s what I was thinking when reading the Indy article, “Short Term Rentals Get Long Term No.” My wife is fond of saying to me, “Living with you is a day to day proposition.” I admit I’m not sure what she means...

Chaotic Times There is nothing antiseptic or impersonal about politics. Each party is all about bipolar chaos. This transfers down to a societal climate of trying to make life appear normal even though the internal emotional experience for most of us is likely to feel crazy....

September Song September has been a hard luck month for stocks. Since it was created in the 1890’s, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has averaged a 1.1% loss for the month. The other 11 months averaged a 0.8% gain. I have yet to come across a solid reason for this anomaly...

The Word From Wyoming   This week, Jackson Hole is the center for stock market prediction. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will address a well-heeled money crowd. They will be straining in their seats to hear some indications of when the Federal Reserve will add another...

Journey is Just Underway   It’s hard for me to believe these youngsters I once knew — Victoria B., Kelsey P., Will M. and Amanda S. to name a few — have graduated from Laguna High School and are about to start their college careers. What’s equally...

New Leader to Guide Renovations at Crystal Cove Christopher Trela | NB Indy Staff     Alix Hobbs, a former president and chief executive of Heal the Bay in Santa Monica, will assume the same titles at Crystal Cove Alliance, the nonprofit dedicated to historical...

Gelson’s Market in Laguna Beach will hold its first Hatch chile roast Saturday, Sept. 3, between 11-3 p.m. Fans of the mildly hot yet savory peppers grown in Hatch, N.M., will have a chance to sample Hatch chile specialty items, learn about the growing process, and receive...

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, much loved mother, grandmother, great and great-great grandmother, Dorothy Winger Gaither, passed away peacefully at her home in Laguna Beach. Dorothy was born in Glendale, Calif., in 1920. Even as a child, Dorothy displayed a spirit of creativity and...

Audrey Barbara Capobianco, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away July 12, 2016. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Audrey was born, Audrey Barbara Cotter, June 24, 1934, in Yonkers, N.Y. Having lost her father at a very young age, Audrey was an only...

Bedfellows Politics make for strange bedfellows. That’s why I keep waking up alone. I can’t fall asleep with all the jabbering. So, I read with a blurry-eyed wakefulness the Indy article, “Clinton Taps Laguna for Fundraising.” Wow, 370 people committed $2,700 a piece to attend...