Wisdom Workout: A Chapterʼs End
My mother loved cameos. Womenʼs profiles carved in ivory on a sepia, blue, or black background and made into a brooch or pendant.
We sat...
Unusual Shopping Experiences
Holiday Boutique Offers a Shoppers’ Respite
This year’s Laguna Beach High School Holiday Boutique offers an alternative to the usual holiday shopping stampede on Saturday,...
Culture Karma: Better to Stroll and Shop
I took a stroll through Laguna this past Saturday, merely for the sake of enjoying the balmy day, and the pleasure of watching families...
Community Datebook 11/30/12
Talking Restaurants With Chris Keller
Chris Keller will speak to the Laguna Beach Exchange Club on Thursday, Dec. 6 during a 12:15 p.m. lunch meeting...
Public’s Help Needed to Tackle Parking Inefficiencies
Members of the public are invited to participate in a community workshop that is designed to spark discussions and generate ideas for the upcoming...
A Crowd Joins Gala’s Ride
Nearly 300 supporters of The Laguna Playhouse enjoyed a surf-themed gala earlier this month at Dana Point’s Laguna Cliffs Marriott.
Proceeds of the event will...
Youssef Rounaghi
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,...
“W” or not, Local Street Linked to Witch Trials
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...
Gratitude for Perfect Placement
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...
Heartened by Focus on Traffic Safety
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...
My Local Hero
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...
Artist Disputes Reason for Her Exit
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...
Village Matters: Turtle Consommé? Or not.
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...
Touring Santa’s Southern Workshop Outpost
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...