Letter: Reflecting on a Year of COVID-19
Now that we are one year into the pandemic, newspapers across the nation have begun asking readers to submit their reflections of the last...
Just for Laughs
Read the Personals
VEGAS-BOUND – Old retired guy looking for same with car. You drive both ways; I pay for deluxe hotel. Prime location/4 days. We...
Sharing the Gift of Empathy
Editor,
"Finding Faith" by Susan Dodge Kuiper (Dec. 28 edition) was a gift that brightened the holidays in our house. We re-gifted it many times.
Howard...
Bringing Laguna Up to Bike Speed
Editor,
In support of “Give Bikes a Route” by Justin Gresh, the new policy for mobility from our Federal Department of Transportation gives equal consideration...
Star Receives a Gift from the Heart
Cheryl Russell donated $100 and 10 “StarHeart” books valued at $150 to the R Star Foundation, the non-profit established by Rosalind Russell, who is...
Can You Hear Me Through All the Noise?
Editor,
As a Laguna Beach resident for nearly 20 years, I am hugely offended by the fact that Council member Toni Iseman has singled out...
Pioneer Families Lay Foundation of Aldeita Court
By Jane Petty Janz, Special to the Independent
The history of 422 North Coast Highway involves several of the families that came to Laguna very...
Stephen Lee Runnalls
A former Laguna resident in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, Stephen Lee Runnalls died suddenly from a heart attack on July 7, 2015, in...
Letter: Village Entrance Art Should Complement Spirit of Laguna
Having just seen a sketch of the proposed sculpture of the village entrance, I am dismayed that something like this would even be considered...
Laguna Beach to test outdoor warning system, rolls out emergency preparedness activities
To kick off the first week of National Preparedness Month, Laguna Beach will test the Outdoor Warning System at 12 p.m. on Friday. Any...
The Kibitzer
Build a Garage and Bury the Lines
Watching the recent firestorms in Northern California was a vivid reminder of the power and destructive fury of...
Short-Term Rentals Should Not be Used as an Affordability Solution
Editor,
Billy Fried’s article in favor of allowing private homes to become hotels is personally offensive.
First, he connotes derogatory meaning to his opponents calling us...
What’s That Smell?
Editor,
A foul smell is blowing in from the East as Trump-like rhetoric and personal attacks arrive in the Indy. When someone is losing on...
Eye on Nature: Built to Last, Pelicans Thrive Again
By Ellen Girardeau Kempler
Models of tactical precision, squadrons of brown pelicans have become a familiar sight in Laguna and all along the California coastline....
Taking Stock
Global Bargains
Stocks pushed through the prevailing anxieties to end July with a 2% gain. That put them ahead 10% for the year so far....