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Burnishing Lost History History is a source of meaning if you can find it. Take the recently refinished outdoor art “Boy and Dog,” on Coast Highway, across from the museum.  Have you seen it?  A bronze statue is expensive to make, but this was donated in 1933 at the bottom of the...

Stand Up People This past July 16, the filing window opened for candidates to submit papers to run for seats on the city council and the school board. So far nine people look like they’re going to run for council. But class is still out on candidates for the school board. These...

To Fight the Unbeatable Foe   From time to time, I, like Don Quixote, dream of impossible things. Maybe it is the Angels making the playoffs, beating Mike Henry in tennis for the first time in 15 years, or becoming a better dancer. This spring, my impossible dream dealt with...

City Council members Bob Whalen and Mayor Pro Tem Rob Zur Schmiede this week cut the ribbon to the Agate Street Beach access, which partially collapsed in October of 2015 due to high surf. The stairway has been out of service since that time. The project along with rehabilitation...

A recently adopted a tree removal ordinance that requires obtaining a permit to cut private trees in three categories took effect this week. Property owners now need a permit to remove or replace certain trees. These are heritage trees, trees that are part of a landscape plan...

PMMC Welcomes New CEO Pacific Marine Mammal Center welcomes Peter Chang as its new chief executive officer with a goal to expand PMMC.  Chang previously held the same post at the Child Creativity Lab in Santa Ana. Chang succeeds Keith Matassa, who will to transfer into the role...

Go-Go Art I felt a real connection when reading the Indy’s “Restoration Underway on City’s Oldest Art.”  I need restoration, too. My physical deterioration has become more noticeable as the years pile on.  Just the other day a seagull got me on my Laguna hat.  I know how these...

Read the Personals LUXURY YACHT – Former hideout of world-famous VIP.  Why buy a vacation home when you can sail away anytime you want? Make an offer – comes complete with disguises, fashionable wardrobe, amazing hats. Just bring your toothbrush.  #BigBertha   CUSTOM...

Artist Suzie Baker’s painting, “Harvey was Here,” took first place in the 14th annual Best of Plein Air showon display at the Forest and Ocean Gallery in downtown Laguna Beach. Jurors Cynthia and Carl Bretzke and gallery owner Ludo Leideritz selected over 60 original works by...

The public is invited to a lunch concert where Urban Voices, a group composed of residents from Los Angeles’s Skid Row community, performs during the 10 a.m. worship service at Laguna Beach United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 29. Leav Sofer of the Colburn Conservatory of...

How to Stay Sane in Chaotic Times On the global front, political predictions and dire financial forecasts abound. Locally, sirens blare, boulders randomly topple, summer crowds rise and driving through town is like being captured in a frantic video game. No wonder free-floating...

Orange County foodies are invited to vote for their culinary favorites during a two-week period from Aug. 3-17. The Golden Foodie Awards recognizes the best chefs, libations and cuisine at independently owned restaurants in the county. Voting will take place online in 17 best of...

By Christopher Trela| LB Indy December 6, 1956. Four musical icons – Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis – gather for an impromptu jam session at Sun Records, a one-room recording studio in Memphis, Tenn., where they all launched their careers. This...

The proliferation of online social media platforms has understandably depressed the number of vacation photos submitted to the Independent in recent years. So has a lack of space in the publication. With apologies to the 2017 submissions that have gone unpublished until now....