Bass player Eric Morton, co-founder of the influential Laguna Beach-based Rebel Rockers reggae band, died Thursday, June 6, after a long battle with liver disease. He was close to 60, though he declined to discuss his age. Morton, known as Redz, performed with and married lead singer Deborah Sullivan, known as Princess. Together with keyboard [...]
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy A 66-year history serves as testament to one of Laguna Beach’s special traditions, now an ingrained coming of age ritual for the town’s high school graduates. Witness the $328,955 in scholarships awarded at Laguna Beach High School’s Honors Convocation last week to 107 graduates, the largest sum in [...]
By Rita Robinson and Andrea Adelson| LB Indy The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente won’t be restarted again, but it will be years before its distinctive double domes disappear from the coastline. “It doesn’t happen overnight,” said Edison spokeswoman Maureen Brown, describing a years-long process decontaminating and deconstructing the plant under [...]
The city of Laguna Beach agreed to buy a four-unit office building downtown for $1.4 million, City Manager John Pietig announced Tuesday. The deal for the building at the corner of Forest Avenue and Ocean Avenue is expected to close on July 18 and will speed up preparations for the village entrance project, which was [...]
Screening a Sommelier Film A special advanced screening of “Somm” will be held at Montage Laguna Beach on Saturday, June 15 from 6 until 9 p.m. The film takes viewers into the court of master sommeliers. To purchase tickets for the screening and wine tasting, advance tickets are required at http://somm-montage.eventbrite.com. Space is limited. The [...]
Maro Welcomes the King of the Grill Maro Wood Grill, 1915 S. Coast Highway, offers brunch this Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16, served from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Guests have the choice between Maro’s regular menu and their prix fix brunch. The special prix fix three-course brunch, includes complimentary beverages. For more information or [...]
Fabulous, 60 and Loving it Laguna Beach resident Sam Dawson makes an appearance at 1 p.m. at the local library, Friday, June 21, to talk about her book “Broad Appeal,” 363 Glenneyre St. The book is a compilation of quotes that smashes stereotypes about older women and provides evidence that there is a full, rich [...]
Future residents, their families, supporters and volunteers from Transition Laguna all pitched in with shovels in hand to plant flowers, vegetables and trees at Laguna Beach’s Glennwood House last Saturday, June 8. The residence for young adults with developmental disabilities expects to open next month. Its residents will participate in maintaining the garden and enjoy [...]
Sharing the Buzz on Bees Local beekeeper Charlotte Bell will share her insights on bees at a free South Laguna Community Garden workshop on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. Bell, who inherited her mother’s passion for bees and worked in Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s apiary while attending college, will talk about the benefits [...]
Casey Reinhardt, owner of Newport Beach-based Casey Cupcakes, recently partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to help fulfill the wish of Sarah, an 8-year-old girl suffering from juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. She wanted to become a chef for the day. After Sarah’s limo ride to the store, Reinhardt dressed her in a pink apron, and the pair began [...]
Animal Services Officer to Retire Laguna Beach’s 30-year animal services officer, Joy Falk, is set to retire from the department. The community is invited to help send her off at a luncheon Thursday, June 20 at Legion Hall, on Legion Street. Fuerstman Honored With Award Alan Fuerstman, founder and chief executive of Montage Hotels [...]
Over 300 people attended the most successful gala in Boys & Girls Club history last month. Carrie Click and Paula Hornbuckle co-chaired the event that raised more than $500,000, which underwrites much of the club’s budget as well as new programs. These include a new clubhouse to serve South Laguna families, a new teen center [...]
The Woman’s Club newly elected board adopted the motto, “Sisterhood, fun and service to the community.” “We will all work together to bring sisterhood, fun and service to the community by maintaining our signature events and adding social gatherings that involve more members and, with the help of our members, identify areas of need in [...]
Friday, June 14 Sawdust Art Festival Classes: 10 a.m., 2 p.m. www.sawdustartfestival.org/studioartclasses 949-494-3030 Shakespeare in the Park, 6:30 p.m., Heisler Park Amphitheater. Bring a low chair or blanket. Jason Feddy, 8:30 p.m., Hotel Laguna, 425 S. Coast Hwy. 949-494-1151. Also 6/15. Vietnamese Art and [...]
The Rotary Club in May honored two Laguna Beach High School athletes, both bound for the Ivy League. Water polo player Lexi Del Toro, offensive player of the year, is a four-year scholar athlete on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. She will attend Harvard University in the fall. Robert Clemons, a four-year varsity football starter and scholar [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
