Town Crier

A Panjandrum’s Panglossian Proposition There are movies about some catastrophic disaster impending and the people in charge aren’t telling the common folks. There’s the risk...

By Billy Fried  Our City Council met on May 16 to discuss, among other things, whether to replace the six firepits at Aliso Beach that...

Back when I was coming of age in the late seventies, the argument wasn’t Beatles versus Stones for rock supremacy; it was the Grateful...

I have been gathering signatures for the Laguna Residents First Ballot Initiative and have received a number of questions. Wouldn’t we be having frequent elections? Hopefully...

Beckstrand Cancer Foundation’s gala on Saturday, Oct. 13, celebrated the life of actress, model and mother Farrah Fawcett, who died from anal cancer in 2009....

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center has reported triple the number of rescued dolphins, sea lions and seals at this time of year compared to...

The Laguna Beach Garden Club will host its annual Laguna Beach Gate & Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 7. This...

Rome has the Trevi Fountain wishing well where visitors leave behind $3,000 Euros per day in religious offerings. Laguna needs some religion, too. I...

Stocks And Thanksgiving The stock market continues to be as irrational as an unhappy teenager. Corporate profits are at an all time high at levels...

Lessons from An Old Coin Cleaning my desk, a rare event, I came across an old coin, a gift from a son. The coin features...

Drive-Thru eWaste Collection Set   The public is invited to get rid of unused electronics and shred personal documents at an electronic waste and paper drive-through...

The last item on the Oct. 9 City Council agenda, heard by an empty room, was an appeal of a unanimous denial by the...

About 100 people attended a golf tournament at the Aliso Creek course to support rebuilding the Laguna Beach animal shelter last month, raising $2,100...

Path With Heart Imagery associated with the heart links us to feelings of love, passion and personal emotions; the softer side of life’s experiences. In our...

Laguna Resident Receives the First Mission Cup   The first Mission Cup was awarded to Laguna Beach resident Richard Gordinier by Mission Hospital Foundation in...