Town Crier: Week of Jan. 25
LOCA Art Talks Features Fascinating Artists Each Month
LOCA Arts Education invites art lovers to its Art Talks events, which are offered monthly in Laguna...
Opinion: Edison Bulldozed in Open Space Without Necessary Permits
By Gene Felder
Many Laguna Beach residents worked very hard for years to preserve open space to add to our quality of life. All Lagunans...
Opinion: The Case for Dean Phillips
It's no secret that our democracy is in peril. That trust in government is at an all-time low. That Donald Trump's popularity is the...
Opinion: Wisdom Workout
Put the New in your New Year
Knowing where you are is the first step in making new decisions. Self-honesty might not be sexy, but...
Opinion: Skipping Down the Sidewalks of 70s Laguna
By Jon Flick
My father drove a flower-powered van for his shop, Accent on Furniture, located a stone's throw from Timothy Leary and the Brotherhood...
Obituary: Ann Lester Farris
Ann Lester Farris, age 88, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away on November 18, 2023. She was born Elizabeth Ann Lester in...
Opinion: Laguna’s biggest financial challenge
By John Thomas
Considering the Strategic Planning the city is currently doing, the question arises: Is this the year that Laguna Beach confronts and addresses...
Guest Opinion: Green Light
Greening Laguna via the Orange County Power Authority
Would you like electricity that is cleaner and two percent cheaper than Edison offers? Would you like...
Opinion: Dear Susi Q
Pondering a Question from a Four-Year-Old
By Lynette Brasfield
Q: Grandma, how did you get so old?
A (somewhat) tongue-in-cheek answer from Grandma Lynette
Luck, my dear Gwynn,...
Opinion: The civility hypocrisy
Just to torture myself, I sometimes tune into City Council meeting videos.
Friends recommended that I tune into the meeting on November 21, 2023, and...
Top of the World Neighborhood Association seats new board members
The Top of the World Neighborhood Association, a Laguna Beach neighborhood advocacy group, elected five new members to its board during its January meeting.
Peter...
Photo: The Independent visits the Seventh Continent
Laguna Beach Unified School District board member Jim Kelly and Dr. Robert Mangel read about the 2024 LBUSD Educators of the Year in the...
Letter: Bulldozed road at Top of the World
The Board of Directors of Laguna Canyon Conservancy understands that Laguna Beach City Council will meet with Southern California Edison (SCE) regarding the pole...
Letter: 15 years since Obama’s first inauguration
I can't believe it will be 15 years tomorrow since Barack Obama took the oath of office. Knowing how historic his inauguration was going...
Town Crier: Week of Jan. 19
The South Laguna Community Garden Park accepting new members
The South Laguna Community Garden Park is once again accepting applications for new members. The Garden...