Even as Laguna Beach looks under the hood of its transit system for ways to offset rising costs, parking experts unveiled draft plans that promote reliable, high-frequency shuttles coupled with low-cost remote lots to help unclog the town’s streets. Bob Madsen of Irvine’s RBF Consulting and his team of experts presented their draft recommendations to [...]
Youth Photos Earn a Museum Showing Regional winners of a national Boys & Girls Club photo contest, including entries from the local club, go on display in the Laguna Art Museum’s Young Artists Society Gallery April 21-May 19. A free reception open to the public is planned for Sunday, April 21. Local photo professionals Tom [...]
Martin Miller passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2013, at his home in Laguna Beach. He was 87. Martin was born in Seattle, Wash., on July 19, 1925, the oldest son of Martin J. Miller and Teresa E. Miller. A life-long Catholic, he attended St. Alphonsus Grade School and O’Dea High School graduating in 1943. [...]
In preparation for next summer’s 80th anniversary show, “The Big Picture,” the Pageant of the Masters is looking for men, women, and children to volunteer as cast members. Casting call will be held at the Irvine Bowl Park 650 Laguna Canyon Road on Saturday, Jan. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6 from [...]
Twice a month students and staff at El Morro and Top of the World elementary schools can savor lunches freshly barbequed at their respective school sites. Lunch choices include a grass-fed beef hamburger or a protein veggie burger on a whole-grain bun served with milk, fresh fruit and salad from the schools’ salad bars. Grilled [...]
Orange County residents who want to make a difference in their community are encouraged to submit an application to serve on next year’s Orange County Grand Jury by Jan. 18. The one-year term begins July 1. The 19 members of the Grand Jury are empowered to perform civil oversight of local government by reviewing and [...]
Editor, (This letter was also addressed to the Planning Commission) In three years of meetings with residents, city staff and city council members, the Complete Streets Task Force (CSTF) identified sources of public funding for infrastructure projects as early as June 2009, again in April, July and August 2010 (see Minutes). The city never applied [...]
Editor, (This letter was also addressed to the Planning Commission) In three years of meetings with residents, city staff and city council members, the Complete Streets Task Force (CSTF) identified sources of public funding for infrastructure projects as early as June 2009, again in April, July and August 2010 (see Minutes). The city never applied [...]
Editor, Summer trolleys end Sunday, Sept. 2 at 11:30 p.m. Take a ride on the south route and explore your town. Stop at Wesley Drive and walk Treasure Island Park or plop down on one of it’s four gorgeous beaches. Check out the almost mermaid “Voyager” by Linda Brunker near the underground garage, the nearly [...]
Nina Kim Mack, who arrived at Laguna as a 9-year-old in 1972, passed away on July 13. Between the years 1972 and 1981, she attended El Morro Elementary, Thurston Middle Schol and Laguna Beach High School. She graduated in 1981. Her family asks friends to call 949-484-4824 if they would like to attend her memorial, [...]
Editor, I am a little confused about “Open Letter to Injured Skateboarder” in the July 27 edition from “Anonymous” as I thought there was a policy in place requiring: “The letter writer’s signature, (an email address will suffice) printed name, street address and phone number must be included – published letters will only use the [...]
Re: “Open letter to a Skateboarder,” July 27, sent by Anonymous Last week the Indy published a letter signed anonymously. This is unusual because this paper has a very strict rule regarding transparency and yet they bent the rule for this person. Especially so, with the ongoing debate here in town over skateboarders. If one [...]
Editor, Thank you very much for printing such a well-written article (“Designer Models Sustainability,” July 27). Daniella really did a great job and was very pleasant to work with. Good luck to you and your paper. Phillipe Horvath, Laguna Beach
Women’s Water Polo Laguna Beach High alum Annika Dries (’09) and Team USA squeaked out a 14-13 win during the opening round of Olympic water polo Monday night. The hard fought victory came against a scrappy Hungary squad that may have been looking for a little revenge after the Americans swept them during a four-game, [...]
Laguna Beach’s Dunlop brothers, Charlie and James, this past Thursday kicked off three days of fundraising for their Mauli Ola Foundation with a rockin’ party at the White House featuring local and Grammy-winning drummer Taylor Hawkins. Laguna Beach’s Pacific Edge Hotel and Newport Beach’s Pelican Hill Golf Course host other events Saturday and Sunday, July [...]
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 [...]
