Laguna Dance Festival Promises to Defy Gravity
He appears on stage slowly, his movements precise and slightly exaggerated to focus the audience’s attention on his presence. Then the stage blacks out....
Suspected Prostitute Arrested in Laguna’s HIP District
The owner of a massage business operating in one of Laguna Beach’s busiest commercial areas was arrested for suspicion of prostitution on Friday, Aug....
Exploring Tactics to Get Around Laguna With Ease
Before the year's end, motorists near Laguna Beach High School may get the chance to roll through the town’s first traffic-easing roundabout thanks to...
Questions Arise Over Labor, Entrance Costs
A demand by administrators of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) to raise retirement contributions from employers as much as 50 percent over...
Changing Lives, Making a Difference
By: Christine Carpenter, Special to the Independent
There’s selfless acts happening around you; more than you may think. Marla Hodes and her brother-in-law, Dr. Rick...
Leaving the Strands Behind
After nearly 30 years, the owners of The Bead Shop, one of Laguna Beach’s two long-lived stores for beads and jewelry-making, are moving on....
South Laguna’s Trees Lose Heritage Standing
An attempt to clarify the murky status of a list of mature South Laguna trees culminated with the City Council deciding Tuesday against extending...
Musing on the Coast: Why Not an Entry With Pizzaz?
Since nearly everyone I know is weighing in on the proposed new village entrance, so will I. But first a note on my qualifications:...
Pet Owners Schooled on Scaring Off Coyotes
"Never turn your back on a coyote," warned Laguna Beach resident Mona Roberts. She should know. In the year since her Lhasa apso Tally...
Finding His Footing Fluidly
At 6 years old, Julian Williams-Goldberg probably could have fit into one of the 10 duffle bags his parents jammed with clothes and toys...
Look Who’s Behind the Wheel
By Loreen Berlin, Special to the Indy
Even though Remona Carpenter lives in Cypress, she's forged a close bond with many of Laguna Beach's Sawdust...
Vehicle Plummets Off Carport
An elderly driver escaped injury Friday, Aug. 16 despite having crashed her car onto the first floor of a Laguna Beach apartment building at...
Building Bridges Between Mediums
Ekphrasis, rooted in Greek, defines an interpretation of one form of art through another. Now, it is also the working title of an innovative...
Street Beat 8/16/13
Late Check Out Canceled for Hotel’s ‘Guests’
Six people occupying three different rooms at Laguna Beach’s most expensive hotel and suspected of credit card...
Elephant Herd on the March
A little pachyderm ambassador in residence at Laguna Beach’s Art-A-Fair until Sept. 1 is about the size of a six-months-old Asian elephant, but this...