Physical Losses Restored to Robbery Victim
A hair stylist at a Laguna Beach salon who was robbed of her purse at gunpoint earlier this month is likely still nursing the...
Drivers Snagged at DUI Checkpoint
Laguna Beach police arrested four drivers for suspicion of driving while intoxicated at a late-night DUI checkpoint near Crescent Bay Drive last Friday, the...
Street Beat 12/28/12
Monday, Dec. 17
Found property. 10:21 a.m. 600 block of Coast Hwy. A backpack with an ample amount of marijuana was found in a hotel...
A Push for Broader Complete Street Plans
Glenneyre Street test rejected
After substantial input from residents, city staff and a traffic engineering consultant, the city’s Planning Commission unanimously rejected the City Council’s...
Array of Christmas Services Planned
The following is a list of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at local churches.
Christmas Eve
St. Catherine’s: 4 p.m., 6, 8, and midnight Christmas...
Flood Recovery Yields Unexpected Gems
Almost exactly two years since a torrential late night rainstorm flooded and stranded Laguna Canyon residents and deposited a surge of mud across downtown...
Swimmers Attempt Open Water Feat
The Oak Street Open Water Swimmers, or as they prefer to be known, the “Oak Streakers,” will tackle the 100 hundreds challenge Saturday, Dec....
DUI Checkpoints Ahead
Laguna Beach’s infamous ranking as the state’s capital for drunk-driving collisions among small towns does come with fringe benefit: a windfall for the town’s...
Schools React to Tragedy
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
In the most visible local reaction to the Sandy Hook school murders, mother and Laguna Beach shopkeeper Amii Schenk...
Scouts Collect For Tots
From left, Veronica Hinmon, Anya Miller, Kayla Baskevitch, and Sydney Gladstone were among the Laguna Beach Girl Scouts who collected gifts for Toys-for-Tots while...
Community Datebook 12/21/12
A Vigil for Grievers
Laguna Beach mother Amii Schenk, owner of Little Bohemian kids shop, invites locals to join her in a candlelight vigil for...
Buying Locally Delivers a Double Gift
Kavita Reddy’s Buy Hand shop serves as a local, handmade marketplace that is also helping some schools with fundraising projects.
Reddy’s vision is to help...
Fund Helps Instill a Giving Ethic
Laguna residents Nicole and Peter Anderson established a donor advised fund at the Laguna Beach Community Foundation and plan to use it to support...
Church Hosts Homeless for a Meal
Service organizations, churches and individual volunteers joined the Laguna Relief and Resource Center in providing a hot meal, as well as hygiene kits, sleeping...
Chamber Seeks Spirit Award Votes
Nominees for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Spirit of Laguna Award were announced at the December board meeting. Awardees will be announced at the...