Town Crier

Go-Go Art I felt a real connection when reading the Indy’s “Restoration Underway on City’s Oldest Art.”  I need restoration, too. My physical deterioration has...

Read the Personals LUXURY YACHT – Former hideout of world-famous VIP.  Why buy a vacation home when you can sail away anytime you want? Make...

How to Stay Sane in Chaotic Times On the global front, political predictions and dire financial forecasts abound. Locally, sirens blare, boulders randomly topple,...

The proliferation of online social media platforms has understandably depressed the number of vacation photos submitted to the Independent in recent years. So has...

Editor: Please attend the July 31 special council meeting to voice support of a new Historical Preservation Program (HPP) that is based on voluntary participation...

Editor, The city's urgency in undergrounding utilities is the mitigation of risk from wildfire caused by Edison utility poles, yet nothing in the schedule or...

Editor, Last week, City Council gave 5-0 approval to place their recommended 1% sales tax increase on the November 2018 ballot. This despite objection by...

Editor: If the Indy has chosen to endorse a candidate for the 48th Congressional District, it should announce it now. Otherwise, we will have to...

Editor,   The town of San Clemente is facing a modern day David v. Goliath battle against a government agency’s blind rampage of destruction.   The TCA...

Editor, It has come to our attention that the Transportation Corridor Agencies that only builds toll roads, is looking at eight options, five of which...

Rock ‘n’ Roll Royalty I’m no music critic, but this is my Lester Bangs moment. Last Friday night I was strafed by a guitar so piercing...

Too Much of A Good Thing   Did you enjoy the fireworks display on the 4th? The city had just enough wind to keep its show...

The Secret My niece Mary (not her real name) and her husband John (not his real name) live in Maryland and work for companies that...

Home Cooking  The meaning of one’s life can be found in the stuff we accumulate.  You get a cultural impression when first entering someone’s home. ...

A ribbon cutting will mark completion of the makeover of the Agate Street beach access point at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 24. The $1 million...