The 2012 Olympics will be televised at Laguna Beach’s Susi Q Senior Center weekdays beginning Monday, July 30. Cheer for your favorite athlete, keep track of the medal count and even watch hometown hero, Annika Dries, center forward on the U.S. Women’s Water Polo team, compete for the gold. The NBC broadcast will be screened [...]
Hailing from San Clemente, jam band Frame of Mind will perform at the Sawdust Art Festival, 935 Laguna Canyon Rd., on Saturday, July 21, from 12-4:30 p.m. Festival admission is $7.75 for adults, $3.25 for children. The band will also play live at The Cliff’s Fireside Theater, 577 S. Coast Highway, as part of nonprofit [...]
Smooth jazz saxophonist Jackiem Joyner will perform Saturday, July 28 at the Festival of Arts’ “Jazz on the Green” series at 1 p.m., while Sunday, July 29 in the same time slot Amer-Asian cuisine is on the menu as the chef of Laguna Beach’s Starfish restaurant, Jarvis Yuan, offers up his flavors and skills as [...]
Surterre Properties invites all to a free dumping of old and unused computer, printer, fax machine, and telephone hardware as well as paper shredding at their headquarters at 1400 Newport Center Dr. in Newport Beach on Saturday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. No forms are necessary and guests will not have to [...]
Laguna Beach tanning salon Unique Tan, 1120 S. Coast Highway, will live up to its name this Saturday, July 28, offering a free airbrush application of sunscreen from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “There is no reason not to protect yourself from the sun and the new liquid sunscreen’s are lightweight and non-greasy,” said Sherry [...]
Editor: Occupy Treasure Island Park! The privatizers are at it everywhere (“Clash Over Prying Eyes in a Public Park,” July 20) and it’s time to push back. They, the upper 2 -3% of the wealth holders that control about 60% of the nation’s wealth, are working on two fronts: get rid of public services and [...]
Correction: Due to incorrectly understood information, candidate Steve Dicterow’s age was listed incorrectly in “Anticipating Upcoming Elections,” in the July 20 edition. His correct age is 57. The Indy apologizes for the error.
Incoming second grader Mara Williams of Top of the World Elementary represented Laguna Beach and Orange County at the California State Track and Field finals July 21-22 in the 200-yard dash, finishing 13th in the state. One of 27 junior athletes competing for fastest in the state, the 7-year-old successfully qualified at both the Orange [...]
Residents of the gated, ocean-bluff Smithcliffs neighborhood in Laguna Beach found something extra on their doorsteps in the last week: an information bulletin from local police alerting them to jewelry heists inside their exclusive enclave. Last Tuesday, a third burglary was reported involving homeowners that had just moved from Smithcliffs into a new residence in [...]
Bad Check Scheme Foiled by Postal Clerk Carmela Marie Corral, 24, of Long Beach, was arrested for suspicion of burglary and insufficient funds around noon Wednesday inside Laguna Beach’s downtown post office. Police allege she is part of a larger ring of thieves fraudulently using bad checks to obtain stamps and reselling them to [...]
Residents of the gated, ocean-bluff Smithcliffs neighborhood in Laguna Beach found something extra on their doorsteps in the last week: an information bulletin from local police alerting them to jewelry heists inside their exclusive enclave. Last Tuesday, July 17, a third burglary was reported involving homeowners that had just moved into a new residence in [...]
Providing an interactive and educational “green” themed day for guests, the Sawdust Art Festival will celebrate its 5th Annual Green Day on Saturday, July 21. Sawdust artists, staff and local organizations will share simple ways of becoming more environmentally aware. Themed activities are planned for 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in various locations around the [...]
Festival of Arts visitors are invited to explore printmaking and survey early California art next week during noon “Art Talks.” On Tuesday, July 24, exhibitor Vinita Voogd will lead an exploration of process and issues facing the modern printmaker. The discussion will be germaine to those who plan to attend Family Art Day on Saturday, [...]
An artist’s reception and awards presentation for “Gods and Goddesses-Myth and Imagination,” the newest show at Gallery Q at the Susi Q, will be Friday, July 27, from 3-5 p.m. The show, which runs through Sept. 25, features an unusual array of interpretations of this theme in an array of mediums. The gallery is open [...]
William DeBilzan returns to his Laguna Beach gallery and welcomes Miami artist Miguel Paredes, whose work will be exhibited through July 29. Please join the artists for a night of art, music and cocktails on Friday, July 20, from 7-10 p.m. at 224 Forest Ave. Niki Smart will perform from 8-9 p.m. More info [...]
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 [...]
