Roca Madness
By Liz Zuercher
My adult son called me a bitch last Christmas, but I wasn’t insulted.
It’s all about my famous almond roca, which inspires obsession,...
Volunteers Unwrap a Holiday Party
The fifth anniversary holiday party at Camp Pendleton for 845 marines, sailors and their families last week proved to be the best ever, according...
Human Options Honors Local Pair
Laguna Beach residents Karen and Jon Jaffe extraordinary commitment of time, talent and treasure to end the cycle of domestic violence earned recognition recently...
New Old Sign Installed
Laguna Beach American Legion past Commanders Dave Connell, left, and Frank Daniel admire the new Veterans Memorial highway sign installed on the outbound side...
Ulli Cenicero-Sperry
After a brief yet brave battle with cancer, Ulli Ceniceros-Sperry succumbed to this disease on Dec. 16, 2012.
Ulli was 4 years old and a...
Grateful for a Shrine of Solidarity
Editor,
We want to express our deepest thanks to the people responsible for erecting the sign and Christmas tree at Main Beach, remembering the victims...
Calling View Preservation Advocates
Editor,
My wife and I have lived in Laguna Beach for over 50 years and hope to live here longer. One of the advantages of...
Sizing Up the Architectural Museum
Editor,
This is an open letter, or more of a note, to the Design Review Board, and the city in general.
As many of my friends...
Taking Stock
An Investor’s Shopping List
Stocks continue to push ahead like shoppers with buying on their minds. They market has erased its post-election fainting spell, is...
Scouts Collect For Tots
From left, Veronica Hinmon, Anya Miller, Kayla Baskevitch, and Sydney Gladstone were among the Laguna Beach Girl Scouts who collected gifts for Toys-for-Tots while...
Culture Karma: Another Small Town
Thirty-three years ago, when my first-born was a newborn, my husband and I, at that time living in New York City, were considering a...
Community Datebook 12/21/12
A Vigil for Grievers
Laguna Beach mother Amii Schenk, owner of Little Bohemian kids shop, invites locals to join her in a candlelight vigil for...
Buying Locally Delivers a Double Gift
Kavita Reddy’s Buy Hand shop serves as a local, handmade marketplace that is also helping some schools with fundraising projects.
Reddy’s vision is to help...
Fund Helps Instill a Giving Ethic
Laguna residents Nicole and Peter Anderson established a donor advised fund at the Laguna Beach Community Foundation and plan to use it to support...