American football is just that American. Lists of sports rank it as low as ninth most popular in the world, tied with another local innovation, basketball. It's a curious thing how our sports haven't spread the way as, say, our music and movies have.
Do you know anyone in Laguna who has happily provided the same service for sixty years and is just as needed now as when they started? This Indy issue marks the 60th anniversary of when Rudy Campos started cutting hair at Wally’s Barber Shop Aug. 11, 1963. Here’s the story of a Laguna institution founded by Wally Stark and now owned by Rudy Campos.
It started out as a family quarrel, mostly about money, that escalated into war. The quarrel exposed a gulf between the two sides, who had first moved apart, then grown apart.
Traditions reflect the culture of a family. The Beautiful Wife is our tradition guru; though physically petite, she's our spiritual giant for the religious holidays of Christmas and Easter. This Sunday, the family will gather for our traditional Easter dinner.
Here’s a story that has always puzzled me. Before there was much in Laguna Beach, century-old photos show an impressive two-story structure fronted by Greek columns. Known as the Pomona College Marine Laboratory, it’s across from Main Beach and next door to “Tent City,” an array of forty tents that served as dorms. How did this come about?