Town Crier

Youssef (“Joseph”) Rounaghi passed away from multiple strokes on Nov. 10, 2012, surrounded by family members who celebrate his adventurous life. Born in Rasht, Iran,...

Editor: I help out El Morro School by doing story telling at their Colonial Days. I stumbled upon this interesting history: Hawthorne Road in North Laguna...

Editor, Thank you so much for publishing Susan Velasquez’s column “Opportunity Knocks” on the School’s page of the LB Independent, Nov. 16. It was the perfect...

Editor, I was glad to read in the last issue that the LBPD recently received a state grant for preventing traffic deaths and injuries (“LBPD...

Editor, I need to bring to your attention the efforts of Carol Normandin-Parker, SchoolPower’s community campaign vice president. For the last several years (and many more...

Editor, The article, "Newcomers Enliven Laguna’s Winter Art Fair", (Nov. 23 edition) contains several inaccuracies, which I wish to clarify.   1) The caption "Celtic Art Therapist...

Do we need the holidays to understand our world and our life? We usually get a healthy dose of new perspectives. This year I return...

Dear Santa:  Let’s skip the mall and take in the Laguna Beach Artist Open Studio Tour instead. I hear there’s so much neat stuff there...

The Reality And The Noise After stumbling earlier this fall, the stock market resumed its uptrend. The aftermath of the elections spurred rumors that stocks...

By Pam Tallman   This Thanksgiving I hope there's no repeat of last year's embarrassing potato incident. As designated cook for all our family Thanksgivings, I'd...

“Fly Me To The Moon,” Friendship Shelter’s annual gala on Friday, Nov. 9, set records for both attendance and funds raised. Gala chair and Laguna...

By Chris Quilter   My friend and fellow columnist Randy Kraft gave me the idea for my Thanksgiving column in her Thanksgiving column last week. Writing...

The Glennwood Housing Foundation is seeking to raise $250,000 by the end of the year towards operating and construction funds needed to ready the...

Adopting a Family For the Season Laguna Resource Center is seeking residents, churches, and businesses to adopt local low-income families for the holiday season. Laguna...