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Twenty Laguna Beach lifeguards participated in the California Surf Lifesaving Association Regional Lifeguard Competition on Saturday, July 27, in Newport Beach. Led by team captain...

TALL, DARK, illegally-handsome guy of 40 – going into the witness-protection program (Midwest, I think). Seeking a gorgeous female pen pal with late-model fast car/stunt driver...

Montage Checkout I was a witness. I was standing in line to check out at the Montage. The guy in back of me settled his...

These past four weeks have been a whirlwind. My youngest daughter came back from a seven-month volunteer assignment in Indonesia and just returned to New Zealand via a week in Hawaii where her new Facebook picture let me in on her newest skydiving adventure. There were many comments about her bravery and one that said: “Don’t tell mom!”

It’s summer and the trolleys are running. Riding them and being under cover, being inconspicuous eavesdroppers, we can witness impressions of our town and...

By Mark D. Crantz Laguna Beach.  Another perfect day in Paradise, but there’s drug smuggling.  Oh no!  Recently, 1,200 lbs. of marijuana was seized in...

The Laguna Beach Fire Department encourages residents to change their smoke alarm batteries when they change their clocks to daylight saving time on March...

Editor, Thinking seems to have died in the so-called digital age. On Saturday I took a packed trolley at 10 a.m. to our county library downtown....

Money And Holidays Stocks continue their pattern of meandering without sustained trends. An uptrend developed after the summer slump and then came under pressure in...

The Planning Commission will host a Land Use Element workshop on Wednesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 505 Forest...

Editor: Mayor Dicterow turns in the wind. Though I, personally, remain conflicted about this issue, I noted that Mayor Dicterow initially strongly opposed the Planning Commission's...

An excited buzz came to Dime Stories in the fall of 2011.  Cindy Frazier was coming and she was actually reading! Frazier had been...

Editor, The bullet train. Is this going to be Governor Brown’s legacy? At a cost of trillions?  For a few people who may use it? Can you imagine...

Editor, It's that time of the year again for us to ask you, our generous amateur farmers, to bring your excess fruits and vegetables to...

The fifth anniversary holiday party at Camp Pendleton for 845 marines, sailors and their families last week proved to be the best ever, according...