Steven Harrison hit a solo home run (# 6) in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Breakers (18-8) to a 5-4 victory over Victor Valley (10-12) Tuesday, May 15, at Skipper Carrillo Field in a Southern Section CIF Division 4 wild card contest. Laguna started slowly as the Jackrabbits took an early [...]
“I’m bleeding, I’m bleeding,” yells a disaster victim sprawled on a staircase. Two people respond to the cries and evaluate the extent of the teen’s injuries, perform a bit of first aid, but leave the victim behind to ascend the next floor where more casualties await. The rescuers encounter a survivor apparently in shock, pacing [...]
By Jean Ardell This column is the second of a series about the candidates for the 74th Assembly District. Just before the filing deadline in mid-February, Bob Rush registered as a Democrat and entered the race. Aside from being firmly pro-choice, Rush had been a political “undeclared” for most of his life. That began [...]
The Southern Section’s CIF swimming and diving championships got underway at Riverside Community College Thursday afternoon with a come-from-behind victory for the Laguna boys in the 200 medley relay. Four hours later in the cool evening air, they capped their best overall post-season performance with a runner up finish behind Alhambra’s Mark Keppel High 311 [...]
For casual surfing fans, it’s hard to distinguish individual athletes in the line up and keep abreast of their standings from every heat. That may well change if the invention of three Laguna College of Art and Design students proves ready for commercialization. Amber Jepson, Emily Arnaut and Lara Schaefer devised illuminated jerseys they call [...]
Attorneys for the city of Laguna Beach rejected discrimination allegations against homeless individuals outlined in a federal lawsuit filed by Leonard Porto, a local homeless man and self-taught law student filing on his own behalf. In a filing on May 1, City Attorney Phil Kohn asked the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana to dismiss [...]
No one loved Laguna Beach more than Andy Hedden. He was born on May 4, 1957, in Long Beach, and had to wait three interminable years before moving to Laguna for the rest of his life, a proud 52 year resident of what he considered Heaven on Earth. He attended virtually every school in town, [...]
Environmental arguments opposing a controversial proposed traffic signal at the main gate of North Laguna’s exclusive Emerald Bay community were dismissed last week by a Superior Court, sweeping aside another obstacle for signal supporters. But opponents aren’t accepting the judicial detour. “There’s a huge number of people within the community who oppose the light,” contends [...]
“I’m bleeding, I’m bleeding,” yells a disaster victim sprawled on a staircase. Two people respond to the cries and evaluate the extent of the teen’s injuries, perform a bit of first aid, but leave the victim behind to ascend the next floor where more casualties await. The rescuers encounter a survivor apparently in shock, pacing [...]
The Southern Section’s CIF swimming and diving championships got underway at Riverside Community College Thursday afternoon with a come-from-behind victory for the Laguna boys in the 200 medley relay. Four hours later in the cool evening air, they capped their best overall post-season performance with a runner up finish behind Alhambra’s Mark Keppel High 311 [...]
Al fresco summer performances of Shakespeare plays finally arrive in Laguna next month. British-born rocker Jason Feddy and actor John Gardiner, both Laguna locals, will expand on “Shakespeare’s Fool,” the off-beat and wildly successful production of the Bard’s sonnets and plays set to music in Friday evening shows in the Heisler Park amphitheater. In its [...]
Friday, May 18 Philharmonic House of Design in South Laguna, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free shuttle parking at 34111 Selva Rd. Dana Point. For ticket info: 714 840-7542. Through May 20. Sawdust Art Festival Art Classes: 10 a.m., leaf earrings; 2 a.m. fused glass serving dish. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030. Also Saturday. Jazz with pianist Giovanni Miradi at [...]
Author’s Tale Examines Racism and Adoption By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent Corie Skolnick starts her novel “Orfan” by foisting heart-breaking bad luck onto an innocent. In the opening chapters, the character J.D., a mixed raced kid born to a Catholic teenager, is given up for adoption, only to have the loving couple [...]
Get Inspired by a Local Historic Cottage An artist designer’s historic cottage is featured in a 14-page article in the June issue of Romantic Homes Magazine on newsstands now. The story describes the property’s original purchase by Van Nuys’ Susanna H. Lankershim for $10 in gold coins on Sept. 23, 1911. The current resident hosts [...]
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent The sign off on Anne Wood’s answering machine ends with an admonition encompassing her mantra for life: “Do something nice for someone.” Wood, who has been serving the community of Laguna Beach in a myriad of capacities for more than 40 years, is the Woman’s Club Woman of [...]
Laguna Beach Republicans plan a grand opening of their local headquarters, Sunday, May 27, at 1464 S. Coast Highway, to be attended by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Laguna Beach City Council candidate Steve Dicterow and Assemblyman Allan Mansoor, OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh, and Laguna Beach Republican President Michele Hall. Laguna Beach Republicans and conservatives are [...]
Editor, Re: proposed Emerald Bay signal My suggestion is to move the entrance further into the complex, getting the cars off the street or letting the workers in earlier. Warren Goff, Laguna Beach
Editor, (The letter was also addressed to top city administrators and elected officials.) I write in support of installing the proposed traffic signal at Emerald Bay and Coast Highway. My opinion is informed by personal history. I lived in Three Arch Bay before there was a signal, and even before there was a guard gate [...]
Editor, Emerald Bay does not need a traffic signal. It needs a “no left turn” signal. This will allow residents wishing to go south to use the existing safe exits. It is also much cheaper. Henry W. Pribram, Laguna Beach
Seventy students in Laguna College of Art + Design’s 2012 class participated in commencement ceremonies this week, receiving a sendoff from film producer Don Hahn, whose “Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to receive a best-picture nomination. “I had the privilege of watching the students grow and develop as distinctive artists and [...]
His Insights Reveal Differences in Children’s Natures Bestselling author Michael Gurian, an advocate for applying brain research about gender differences to learning in homes, schools, the work place and public policy, speaks Wednesday, May 23, at 8:30 a.m. at Aliso Creek Inn, the final Coffee Break parent-education workshop of the school year. A $10 donation [...]
The Laguna Outreach for Community Arts Junior Curators installed their second juried exhibition, titled “botanicals”, on display Saturday, May 19, through June 7 at Laguna Nursery, 1370 S. Coast Highway. The show features selected silk banners and shadowboxes created by Laguna Beach High School students. The curatorial team created the theme and presented it to the [...]
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent The sign off on Anne Wood’s answering machine ends with an admonition encompassing her mantra for life: “Do something nice for someone.” Wood, who has been serving the community of Laguna Beach in a myriad of capacities for more than 40 years, is the Woman’s Club Woman of [...]
Laguna Beach Republicans plan a grand opening of their local headquarters, Sunday, May 27, at 1464 S. Coast Highway, to be attended by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Laguna Beach City Council candidate Steve Dicterow and Assemblyman Allan Mansoor, OC GOP Chairman Scott Baugh, and Laguna Beach Republican President Michele Hall. Laguna Beach Republicans and conservatives are [...]
From Bongos To Head Banging To Maxiwhacking By Andy Hedden Originally published in 2005. It all started when my Aunt Pat gave me a set of bongos for my 6th birthday. They say some people are born to play, and I guess it’s true, because 42 years later I’m still a drummer. I still have [...]
Welcome lookie-loos! Tis the season for house and garden tours and here’s one for a good cause. The annual Philharmonic House of Design, now in its 20th year, finally celebrates its debut in Laguna Beach, a to-be-expected month-long luxe open house extravaganza that kicked off last week. Here, the house of 11,333 square feet has [...]
Earth Day celebration organized by Transition Laguna on Park Avenue between Coast Highway and the library drew hundreds of people to its habitats. The eco-village set the example for water reuse, solar, composting and gardening. The eco-exhibition showcased vendors covering relevant topics and the eco-lounge provided old-fashioned live musical entertainment. Photos by Mitch Ridder [...]
Editor, Last week I attended Mobility Planning Meeting and Visioning, an open workshop organized by the LB Planning Commission to familiarize attendees with the the Land Use and Circulation Elements and a new visioning for Complete Streets Policy. Deja vu, where had I experienced this planning process before? Then I remembered meetings I attended previously. Each [...]
Strapless in Laguna Those nuns were determined to see to it that everyone was paired up for the prom. I had waited most of junior year for Alfredo to ask me out and he had finally done it. He’d even asked me what color my dress was so he could get a matching corsage. [...]
Parenting Method #261 I’m finding it difficult to whine about motherhood these days. Perhaps after 11 years, I’ve perfected a method to this parenting madness. Granted my girls are older and out of the dirty-diaper-oops-I-pooped in my-panties phase. Also, public restrooms are no longer extremely fascinating there fore trips to the bathroom are minimal. [...]
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Ignoring a Red Zone Elicits More Than a Ticket
How can lack of a parking space land you behind bars? In Laguna Beach, it occurs when you pull into a spot marked in red reserved for the police watch commander. That’s what happened to Barbara Louise Kanode, 47, of Newport Beach, who on Wednesday, May 9, took an available spot near City Hall while [...]
