Bushard’s opens COVID-19 vaccine site at former Laguna Drug storefront

Daniel Langhorne - April 20, 2021

Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club rolls into its 90th year

Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021

Caltrans project hits merchants already beleaguered by COVID-19

Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021

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Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, Pageant of the Masters set for return in July

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 15, 2021 0

Prosecutors reject firearm case against Laguna Beach man probed by FBI

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 15, 2021 0

A Laguna Beach man won’t be charged for unlawful possession of a firearm found during an FBI search of his home last month, prosecutors...

More overnight Coast Highway closures slated for Caltrans project at Main Beach

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 12, 2021 0

Caltrans has scheduled a trio of overnight closures of Coast Highway this week to support its replacement of the 100-year-old stormwater box culvert at...

Laguna Beach police chief joins county’s top cops in condemning anti-Asian hate

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 9, 2021 0

Laguna Beach Police Chief Robert Thompson has joined Orange County’s police chiefs and sheriff in condemning acts of hate against Asian American and Pacific...

Security upgrades on tap for Laguna Beach City Hall and public works office

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 9, 2021 0

In the wake of a shooting that killed four people at a family-run business in Orange, Laguna Beach approved spending up to $185,000 on...

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Laguna Beach Garden Club Gate & Garden Tour Land Major Sponsors

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Sponsored Post By LB Indy Partners The parallels between the Laguna Beach County Water District and the Laguna Beach Garden Club are uncanny. Both were founded...

COLUMNS

Columns

Opinion: Dear City Council

Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021 1

By Christopher Quilter In a recent comment in the Indy, Michele Monda urged residents to make our voices heard concerning the next city manager. She...

Opinion: Outside In

Columns Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021 1

Pretzel Logic By David Weinstein In the immortal words of Monty Python, “And Now for Something Completely Different.” (Spoiler Alert: I’m not going to talk about...

Opinion: Left of Center

Columns Guest Contributor - April 16, 2021 0

Reflections on Education and Political Correctness By Jean Hastings Ardell Some of you may have seen the page one article in last Sunday’s New York Times...

Opinion: Leveling Up Laguna

Columns Billy Fried - April 16, 2021 0

I’m back from five weeks of travel and what do I come home to? Squabbling, extraordinaire. Why are we so addled, when we have...

Opinion: Finding Meaning

Columns Skip Hellewell - April 16, 2021 0

Home Sweet Home In Laguna, we rate our homes by their connection with the ocean. An ocean view is good, a white-water view better,...

TOWN CRIER

Town Crier

Petrie-Norris introduced bill would modernize domestic violence hotlines

LB Indy Staff - April 16, 2021 0

Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) has introduced AB 689 which will support the expansion of domestic violence crisis hotline services to include computer chat...

Historical Society to virtually host talk on 19th century Mission Inn manager

Town Crier LB Indy Staff - April 16, 2021 0

The Laguna Beach Historical Society will virtually host author and guest speaker Barbara Ann Burns for a Zoom webinar titled Suite Alice of Riverside,...

Laguna Food Pantry grateful for Sir Speedy donations

Town Crier LB Indy Staff - April 16, 2021 1

Laguna Food Pantry spotlighted one of its recurring donors Kathy Morgan, the owner of Sir Speedy Printing + Signs in Irvine. In January 2019, Morgan...

Laguna Beach honored again by Arbor Day Foundation, hosts youth art contest

Town Crier Daniel Langhorne - April 16, 2021 1

For a third straight year, Laguna Beach was recognized as a Tree City USA Community by the Arbor Day Foundation. “Maintaining our Tree City USA...

Laguna Beach Democratic activist named volunteer of year by state party

Town Crier LB Indy Staff - April 16, 2021 1

Long-time Laguna Beach Democratic Club (LBDC) member Mary Carter was named a Volunteer of the Year by the California Democratic Party. Deborah Cunningham-Skurnik, regional...

ARTS

Arts

Laguna Beach author serves up empathy and escapades in new children’s book

Daniel Langhorne - April 9, 2021 0

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent Author Gea Meijering has created a boy named Kees, whom she will introduce to the world next...

Laguna Art Museum recruits new director from Catalina

Arts Daniel Langhorne - April 1, 2021 1

Laguna Art Museum has tapped Julie Perlin Lee, outgoing executive director of Catalina Island Museum, to lead the storied organization amid a pandemic that...

Laguna Playhouse to stream radio rendition of The Importance of Being Earnest

Arts LB Indy Staff - March 5, 2021 0

Laguna Playhouse announced Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley of The Skivvies will present their version of Oscar Wilde’s hit comedy, The Importance of Being...

Laguna Beach performing arts partnership to broadcast return of Beth’s Tuesdays

Arts LB Indy Staff - February 26, 2021 0

Singer Beth Fitchet Wood is launching a weekly songwriter showcase on March 2 thanks to a partnership of Laguna Live! and Laguna Beach Cultural...

Holiday Digest

Arts LB Indy Team - December 29, 2020 0

The Laguna Beach Independent is proud to once again partner with the Third Street Writers, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting writing and literary...

LETTERS

Letter: Caltrans Takes Traffic Counts in Laguna

Letter: Protect Our Tax Dollars

Letter: Response to For Whom The Law Matters

Letter: Anti-Racist Curriculum

Letter: City Council Should Listen to What Residents Want for a City Manager

Letter: City Manager Recruitment Follow Up

Letter: Public Schools and Race Politics

Letter: City Manager Recruitment

SPORTS

Baseball

Laguna Sports Update: Estancia runs past Breakers football, Girls tennis beats Marina

Frank Aronoff - April 16, 2021 1

Fall/Winter Sports: FOOTBALL – Estancia runs past Breakers 28-10 Another contest of missed early opportunities, the Breakers let another very winnable contest slip into the loss...

Sports Update: Ocean View Rallies To Upset Laguna 28-21

Baseball Daniel Langhorne - April 9, 2021 0

Fall/Winter Sports: Football (1-2, 0-1) Once again the Ocean View Seahawks took the closing momentum to upset the Breakers and possibly earn another league title. Both...

Breakers boys basketball rallies to defeat Calvary Chapel

Baseball Frank Aronoff - April 2, 2021 0

Fall/Winter Sports: Marina Rolls Breakers Football 59-40 The non-league contest with Marina (2-1) revealed the limitations of the small Laguna squad when facing a school with...

Laguna Beach Football blasts Jags 40-0 in 86th varsity season opener

Cross Country Frank Aronoff - March 26, 2021 0

Fall/Winter Sports: Football Blasts Jags 40-0 in 86th Varsity Season Opener Senior Will Bingham threw four touchdown passes and senior Jackson Golden ran for 151 yards...

Sports Update: Girls Water Polo Adds Three Wins

Football Frank Aronoff - March 19, 2021 1

Fall/Winter Sports: Football Open at Jurupa Valley as Segerstrom Cancels Breakers were hit with another schedule change as COVID-19 protocols at Segerstrom forced their program to...

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