Finding Solace on the Open Sea
Laguna Niguel resident Will Schmidt streaked across the Catalina Channel to Dana Point Harbor from Avalon aboard a 14-foot standup paddleboard in less than...
Officer’s Body Receives a Royal Escort
A large motorcade of law enforcement officers escorted the body of Laguna Beach police Officer Jon Coutchie back to familiar turf in Laguna Beach...
Can Laguna’s Cliff Keep Music Playing?
The right to amplified music during the Cliff Restaurant's Music Matters weeknight concerts comes under the Laguna Beach Planning Commission's scrutiny Wednesday night when...
Laguna Mourns Officer’s Death
Flags were raised only to half-mast in Laguna Beach in recognition of the service of Officer Jon Coutchie, who died in the line of...
Laguna Police Officer Dies in Collision
A 42-year-old Laguna Beach police officer and Iraq war veteran was tragically killed in a traffic collision late Saturday, Sept. 21, the department’s second...
Raising a City Standard
Chad Cooper presented a Laguna Beach flag of his own design to the City Council on Tuesday, testament to a community of creative and...
Planning for the Unlikely Tsunami Flood
A test alert will go out to the telephone numbers of all Laguna Beach residents at 10 a.m. next Tuesday, Sept. 24, from the...
Pearson to Seek a Delay in Entrance Project
As the outcry over the proposed village entrance gains momentum, including a nascent ballot initiative to limit its scope and fundraising by advocates of...
‘Doc’ Blacketer, Artist-Craftsman, Dies at 96
By Belinda Blacketer, Special to the Independent
Francis LeRoy "Doc" Blacketer, an artist with ties to Laguna Beach’s early settlers, died in Atwater, Calif., on...
Discovering Heisler’s Not so Hidden Treasures
Arts Commission members will lead walking tours of the public art in Heisler Park on Friday, Sept. 20, between 4 and 5:30 p.m.
Leaving every...
Street Beat 9/20/13
Pedestrian Injured in Collision
A 56-year-old visitor was injured when struck in a crosswalk by a vehicle turning at Cress Street onto Coast Highway about...
Coast Highway Blocked by Downed Pole
Coast Highway near the Laguna Art Museum was reopened late Tuesday afternoon after authorities removed a light standard knocked into the roadway, police said.
A...
Pedestrian Injured in Laguna Collision
A 56-year-old visitor was injured when struck in a Laguna Beach crosswalk by a vehicle turning at Cress Street onto Coast Highway about 1:10...
Museum Open House Fills Galleries
Membership in the Laguna Art Museum rose by 13 percent in the last year and the museum for the first time held two art...
Spending by Tourists Stronger This Summer
With few exceptions this summer, diners daily filled the booths overlooking Coast Highway from Nick’s Laguna Beach restaurant, front row seats to the hustle...