By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach City Council authorized spending $5.6 million to build a new lifeguard headquarters and public restrooms on Main Beach this week. Since last year, about $1 million has already been spent on design and construction of the project, budgeted for $8.1 million, which has been in [...]
The Girls 14 and Under Beach Tournament was held on Main Beach last week. Twenty-five teams from San Diego to Santa Barbara and Phoenix battled it out for California Beach Volleyball Association points.
Laguna Beach Police Employees Association will hold its second annual “dunk-a-cop” fundraiser on the Main Beach cobblestones from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7. President Larry Bammer is hoping to double proceeds compared to his first try. All proceeds from the event will go to the Laguna Beach Boys & Girls Club. Last [...]
Three tournaments took place during the 57th annual men’s Laguna Open at Main Beach. A deep field of talent played on June 16, which included 19 of 40 players rated at AAA, the highest amateur rating, as well as a few unrated professionals. Casey Patterson and Ryan Doherty outlasted a great effort by Matt Olson [...]
More than a score of musicians and singers will perform in a variety of genres and locations throughout downtown Laguna Beach during the Fête de la Musique on Saturday, June 16, beginning at 1 p.m. with an opening ceremony at the Main Beach cobblestones. The day-long festival of street music will include a number of [...]
Local Hotel Receives TripAdvisor Kudos Casa Laguna Inn & Spa, 2510 S. Coast Highway, received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award given to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding reviews on TripAdvisor. Just 10 percent of accommodations listed on TripAdvisor receive this award for maintaining an overall rating of four or higher, out of a possible [...]
What better way to celebrate summer’s unofficial Memorial Day weekend kickoff than to head for Main Beach to absorb the rays and rousing tunes performed by the Laguna Concert Band on Monday, May 28, beginning at 12:30 p.m. For those with other plans that day, there’s a chance to catch up with the band’s Swing [...]
Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr., celebrates Earth Day Sunday, April 22 with a resource fair in Bridge Hall from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair follows the church’s regular 10 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary where Nawang Khechog, a Tibetan flute player, will perform. [...]
Over the weekend, over 100 local Girl Scouts and their families gathered to celebrate the 100th year of Girl Scouting at Main Beach. The birthday initiates the 2012 as the Year of the Girl.
Costs on the rise Main Beach’s basketball players are dribbling elsewhere, forced off the beach in recent weeks by a new crew. The popular basketball courts now covered in plywood lie beneath mounds of dirt and gear as excavation for a new sewer pump station next to the lifeguard headquarters is at full throttle. Demolishing [...]
Whether talking on a cell phone, capturing the moment on camera or pointing out pelicans to a little one, silhouetted visitors observe the winter solstice at the 4:52 p.m. from the Main Beach boardwalk.
UMC Sings Praise of Christmas United Methodist Church, 21632 Wesley Drive, invites the community to an assembly of Christmas Eve services: at 5 p.m., a 45-minute family worship service especially offered for children and their families; and 7 p.m., a musical worship service featuring chancel choir, hand bells, organ and piano music will be held. [...]
The city’s HIV Advisory Board is gearing up for World AIDS Day, today, Thursday, Dec. 1, an annual day of reflection in honor of those who have died of AIDS. Laguna will offer a Main Beach health fair and sunset vigil at 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. service at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. [...]
Become a part of community history by participating in this year’s boys basketball league at the Boys and Girls Club. Since the original club opened its doors on Main Beach in 1952, basketball and other sports leagues have played a pivotal part in providing local youth a safe place to get together and have fun [...]
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 [...]
