Editor, How disappointing it is to see our council members decide to rush the cutting down of our beautiful ficus trees during the spring nesting season. They choose to ignore Lagunas as a bird sanctuary. I remember seeing dead baby birds on Third Street sidewalks when the city decided to heavily prune the ficus one [...]
The village entrance project to beautify the area between Forest Avenue and the festivals and put in a parking structure has been on and off the table for so long that many have given up on it. “We have been romanced and courted for too long,” said George Nelson, owner of the downtown gift store [...]
When Laura Linsenmayer, 34, decided to open Roots: The Beauty Underground, it made sense to set up shop in the town in which she was rooted. Her family relocated from Ohio to Laguna when she was 10 years old and this is the place she calls home. First, however, she set about learning all there [...]
Scores turned out to check out an expansive sculptural mural installed over the last two weeks on one corner of the Hobie store at Beach Street and Forest Avenue.
Editor, Last night while walking on Forest Avenue after dinner my wife and I (along with several others) witnessed a loud verbal shouting match involving three grown men turn into a huge fistfight on the sidewalk. I dialed 911 and explained what was occurring and the operator put out a call to the LBPD. [...]
Late-night repairs to a fire hydrant valve at Coast Highway and Forest Avenue escalated into an emergency Wednesday when crews discovered a leak in the main pipeline that could potentially burst, water district manager Renae Hinchey said. Repairs disrupted traffic but were largely completed by 4:30 p.m.
Rekindling Holiday Magic The holiday card that I found the other day at the Laguna Colony Company on Forest Avenue said: “Christmas Therapy Group.” It pictured a caricature of a psychiatrist sitting in front of a semi-circle that included Santa, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Reindeer, and an Elf. The dialogue bubble over Santa’s [...]
Middle school students are invited to join Laguna Presbyterian Church’s new music and drama program, and choral director Linda White will hold rehearsals for newcomers at 6 p.m. on Monday evenings in the music room at the church, located at 415 Forest Avenue. The current focus is a mini-musical, “Esther-Ordinary Faith,” which tells the Bible [...]
Laguna’s giving culture will be made visible at the festive second annual Info Expo from 9 a.m. to noon, on Saturday, May 7, in the parking lot at Forest Avenue and Broadway next to the Farmers’ Market. This year’s expo, produced by the Laguna Beach Community Alliance, promises to be more colorful than the first, [...]
Laguna Beach Community Services is offering a women’s self-defense class from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday evenings for four weeks, beginning April 26 at Lang Park gymnasium, 21540 Wesley Drive, and continuing through May 17. Instructors Patricia Cooper and Danielle Ducharme lead the class, which is appropriate for mature teens and adults. The [...]
Helping Others Sail Away Laguna Beach students Elsa Dahle and Katy Belle Sauers will host a fundraiser for the Hearts of Sailing non-profit on Thursday, April 7, outside Brussels Bistro restaurant on Forest Avenue. The girls are raising money to enable children with special needs to experience sailing. every weekend out of our local [...]
Traffic resumed flowing without disruption in downtown Laguna Beach by midday on Monday following the temporary morning closure of Broadway Avenue due to a single car collision that resulted in the death of the driver. Laguna residents on Ocean Avenue were awakened around 2:20 a.m. by a loud crash when a vehicle traveling at speeds [...]
Many Christians attend Ash Wednesday services the day after Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), and those interested in participating in a meaningful Ash Wednesday communion service are invited to the Laguna Presbyterian Church sanctuary at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9. Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season in the Christian church, a 40-day period recalling Christ’s [...]
Laguna Beach’s Hurley concept store hosts a reception for James Marshall, also known as Dalek, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 225 Forest Avenue, as part of the exhibition “Psych Optic Black Light Fuzz.” The exhibition is a culmination of a nearly two-year partnership between Hurley and Marshall, who was commissioned in 2009 [...]
For the third year now, Laguna Beach Live! has commissioned local artists to imprint their signature style on a violin as part of the upcoming annual Laguna Beach Music Festival next month. A painter would tend to paint on the instrument, a sculptor to turn it into a base for three-dimensional embellishments and the multi-media [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
