The essence of days of yore
The holidays are associated with that Norman Rockwellian image of our country, where families are warm, loving and together; and where everyone lives in...
Musings on the Coast: Thoughts On A Seminal Year
It is a brand new year, but before we plunge into it, let me share some thoughts for the past year, 2012, may it...
Wisdom Workout: Create a Compelling 2013
The difference between transformation by accident and transformation by a system is like the difference between lightning and a lamp. Both give illumination, but...
Community Datebook 1/4/13
Mayor Makes His Forecast for 2013
Mayor Kelly Boyd is the guest speaker on Monday, Jan. 7, at the Laguna Canyon Conservancy dinner meeting.
The no-host...
Parade Honorees Announced
Capt. Jason Ehret, active duty U.S. Navy Seal and a 1984 graduate of Laguna Beach High School, will serve as the grand marshal of...
Downtown Surveyors to Gather
As part of an effort to discuss potential changes or improvements to the city’s downtown specific plan, the public is invited to join the...
Taking a Swat at Litterbugs
ZeroTrash.org, the community clean-up movement, hosts its 62nd consecutive First Saturday clean-up on Jan. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon.
In Laguna, volunteers report in at...
Makeover Includes Wyland Mural
Marine life artist and Laguna Beach resident Wyland volunteered to dress up the outside dining hall of Laguna’s Glennwood House with a sea mural...
Ronald Rowe
Former Laguna Beach Fire Capt. Ronald Rowe passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2012, due to complications from leukemia with his family by his...
Maridel Francis Commagère
Maridel Francis Commagère, 95, of Laguna Beach, passed away suddenly of natural causes on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Known as "Mamie" to her family,...
Stand Up for Ocean Views
Editor,
The newly-elected Laguna Beach City Council will convene once again to tackle the issue of trees versus high-priced ocean views on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15 at 6...
Sharing the Gift of Empathy
Editor,
"Finding Faith" by Susan Dodge Kuiper (Dec. 28 edition) was a gift that brightened the holidays in our house. We re-gifted it many times.
Howard...
Gotta Couple Years?!
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Village Matters: Savoring a Mother’s Kitchen
It was a “Leave it to Beaver” kitchen, Mexican style. Simple stained and varnished plywood cabinets, well-loved and clean. They had the original 1960s...