Nathan’s Contest Inspires an Imitator
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
Something about New York’s annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest enticed Newport Beach resident Colin Mulligan, who watched...
Mothering Heights: The Traffic Bash
I’ve taken to bed. Seriously. I am in bed, refusing to move. I vow to never leave my house, ever again.
It’s not because I...
Playhouse Welcomes New President
Joe F. Hanauer was elected president of the Laguna Playhouse and began his new responsibilities July 1.
Hanauer, a long-time resident who develops commercial real...
Home Raffle: In It to Win It
Tickets are now on sale for the eighth Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle, which benefits Dana Point’s Ocean Institute and the Irvine Public...
Grant Writing Help Offered to Nonprofits
The Laguna Beach Community Foundation will hold a free information workshop for prospective grant seekers at the Susi Q Senior Center at 380 Third...
Making Order of Memory
Starting July 12, the Susi Q Senior and Community Center, 380 Third St., will be offering a Memoir Workshop, a 10-week class held every...
Party Proceeds Benefit Local Charities
Smart I Investments held a fundraiser at their listing on Laguna Beach’s Katella Avenue last month where proceeds were donated to the Susan G....
More Trains Roll Out
Four new weekday Metrolink trips were added between Laguna Niguel and Fullerton at 8:50 and 11:30 a.m. beginning this week, making all stops along...
Obituary: Claire Louise Robinson
Claire Louise Robinson, a 50-year resident of Laguna Beach and a doyenne of interior design in Orange County, died on July 8, 2012. She...
Attorney Hosts Egly Fundraiser
Attorney Larry and Cathy Nokes are hosting a $99 per person fundraiser for
Jane Egly on Sunday, July 15, at 5 p.m.
RSVP to 949-376-3500 and...
Club Staff Trained in CPR
Doctor’s Ambulance Service trained 25 staff members of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach with free CPR training this past June as...
The Vic Keeps Getting Better
If you slept in, you missed it. Last Sunday at Aliso Creek Beach, SoLag native Sam Stinnett won Victoria Skimboards’ World Championship of Skimboarding...
Street Beat 7/13
Monday, July 2
Traffic collision. 8:55 a.m. Third Ave. Michael John Guerrero Jr. of Corona was arrested for suspicion of possessing oxycodone for sale after...
The Vic Keeps Getting Better
If you slept in, you missed it. Last Sunday at Aliso Creek Beach, Laguna Beach native Sam Stinnett won Victoria Skimboards’ World Championship of...
Filmmaker Journeys Beneath the Sea
Laguna Beach’s MacGillivray Freeman Films will join an underwater expedition next week led by renowned biologist Dr. Sylvia Earle and a team of aquanauts...