Laguna Beach opens refreshed Main Beach restrooms, new water bottle refill station

Daniel Langhorne - May 5, 2021

Laguna Beach orders unpermitted work at Hotel Laguna to halt ahead of state hearing

Daniel Langhorne - May 5, 2021

Hotel Laguna remodel appeal heads to Coastal Commission

Daniel Langhorne - May 4, 2021

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Street Beat: April 22 to April 24, 2021

The Lead LB Indy Staff - April 30, 2021 0

Laguna Beach environmentalists share Earth-loving tips, community additions

The Lead Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 1

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach is a green and blue city, home to scores of ecology-minded residents passionate about ocean and...

KX FM founder will exit, all-women team to lead Laguna Beach radio station

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 28, 2021 5

KX FM 104.7 announced Tuesday that its founder and general manager, Tyler Russell McCusker, will step away from the station’s daily operations after a...

UPDATED: Shohreh Dupuis promoted to Laguna Beach city manager

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 27, 2021 2

The Laguna Beach City Council has tapped Shohreh Dupuis as the next city manager, following a nationwide search that failed to generate more impressive...

Laguna Canyon closed for hours after traffic collision sends wires onto road

The Lead Daniel Langhorne - April 26, 2021 4

Laguna Canyon Road was closed to traffic for nearly six hours on Sunday afternoon after a Tesla collided with a utility pole, sending overhead...

2021 GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS

Let’s Celebrate the 2021 Graduates

LB Indy Staff - May 4, 2021 0

CELEBRATE THE LAGUNA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2021 Let’s recognize and celebrate our graduates in the special section of the June 11th issue of your Laguna Beach Independent Newspaper. Announcement options $59 for a 1/8-page announcement...

COLUMNS

Columns

Opinion: Outside In

Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 0

The Choices We Make By David Weinstein I had just handed in my column for the week when I got the news that Shohreh Dupuis had...

Opinion: Left of Center

Columns Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 3

Will Change Make Laguna Into Newport Beach South? By Jean Hastings Ardell Considering our town’s many controversies—the survival of downtown businesses, affordable housing, historic preservation, the...

Opinion: Finding Meaning

Columns Skip Hellewell - April 30, 2021 0

A New Beginning I haven’t written it before but this column is based on three tenets: That “meaning” essentially enriches our lives; that faith in...

Opinion: Wisdom Workout

Columns Susan McNeal Velasquez - April 23, 2021 0

A Leap of Faith Most of us have faced life challenges that seemed insurmountable at the time. The remembering of those trying times usually includes...

Opinion: Village Matters

Columns Ann Christoph - April 23, 2021 0

Yesterday Today and Tomorrow No, this column is not about historic preservation. For now, barring new events, everything to be said about Laguna Beach historic...

TOWN CRIER

Letters

Letter: Response to For Many Lagunans Earth Day is Everyday

Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 0

I very much enjoyed the article by Tom Osborne this week and fully agree with everything he wrote. If everyone treats everyday like Earth...

Letter: Statement By Historic Architecture Alliance Member

Letters Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 0

I’m a member of the Historic Architecture Alliance that joined with the Laguna Beach Historic Preservation Coalition to enforce state environmental law. Our case...

Letter: Regarding – For Many Lagunans Earth day is Everyday

Letters Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 0

How exciting it is to see the community of Laguna Beach showing great leadership in protecting our beautiful planet, mother earth, not just on...

Letter: Leaf Blowers Violations

Letters Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 1

I applaud the City for hiking fines for littering and drinking alcohol in public places. And for environmental protection laws such as banning plastic...

Letter: 1890 S. Coast Highway Mixed Use Project

Letters Guest Contributor - April 30, 2021 1

The conversion of the existing Sweetwater Hand Car Wash seems bogged down overview equity and neighborhood compatibility issues. One notable feature downplayed by some...

Dish of the Week

Filetto Di Salmone con Salsa Fresca – Rumari Restaurant

LB Indy Staff - April 21, 2021 0

Dish of the Week Filetto Di Salmone con Salsa Fresca Grilled Salmon with artichoke hearts, tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, EVOO, seasonal vegetables, creamy mascarpone polenta $29 Rumari...

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: Response to For Many Lagunans Earth Day is Everyday

Letter: Statement By Historic Architecture Alliance Member

Letter: Regarding – For Many Lagunans Earth day is Everyday

Letter: Leaf Blowers Violations

Letter: 1890 S. Coast Highway Mixed Use Project

Letter: For Many Lagunans Earth Day is Everyday

Letter: Everyday is Earth Day… and Ocean Day

Letter: Working Together For Laguna

Letter: Residents’ city manager input not passed on to city council

SPORTS

Baseball

Laguna Sports Update: Breakers Basketball defeats Santa Fe Springs at home

Frank Aronoff - April 30, 2021 1

Boys Basketball (8-0) Breakers set an 87-year school record this past Tuesday when they easily defeated Santa Fe Springs 73-44 at Dugger Gym to open...

Laguna Sports Update: Westminster Holds Off Laguna Football 27-21

Baseball Daniel Langhorne - April 23, 2021 0

Fall/Winter Sports: Football – Westminster Holds Off Laguna 27-21 In an entertaining contest on April 16 at Boswell Field on the Westminster High School campus, the...

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

Baseball 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...

Schools