Laguna Beach Local News

The Laguna Board of REALTORS held its 100th Membership Meeting at the newly renovated Rivian South Coast Theater On April 26. The sustainable theater space aligned with LBOR's mission and was the perfect backdrop for a movie by Jesse Brossa of Compass, which depicted Laguna Beach and the Laguna Board...

The 17th annual Grapes for Grads, hosted by the Rotary Club of Laguna Beach this past Sunday, April 27, at the Festival of Arts grounds, was packed with food from local restaurants, musical entertainment by the popular Lake Forest party band Typical Gypsys, art demonstrations by Laguna College of...

On Monday, April 22, REALTORS and Affiliated Business Partners gathered on a cool, misty, foggy morning to participate in a beach cleanup, which offered a unique opportunity to connect with their communities and make a tangible difference in the environment. Armed with trash bags, gloves, and a shared sense...

By Michèle Monda The City Council has become a black hole into which questions asked by councilmembers and residents disappear—totally ignored, not answered and never discussed.   This was abundantly obvious at the April 9, 2024 City Council meeting. First, Councilmember Rounaghi commented about a man arrested 15 times over the...

KXFM announced Thursday that Billy Fried, Cindy Obrand and Jonathan Tufano, well-known Laguna residents and long-time program hosts, have been appointed to the radio station's board of directors.  The trio will replace station founder Tyler Russell McCusker and Chapman University Dean Jerry Price, also an original member. Fried, Obrand and Tufano...

5 July, 1927 - 24 December, 2023 Anneliese Elisabeth Miklosy, 96, of Laguna Beach, Calif, widow of Leslie Daniel Miklosy, died peacefully at her Laguna Beach home with son Les George at her bedside. Anneliese was born July 5, 1927, the youngest of two girls and two boys to parents...

The Rivian South Coast Theater was packed on Monday, March 25, for Village Laguna’s special showing of “Sawdust and Sand: Douglas Miller’s Laguna Beach.” Miller’s photography and recording of Laguna Beach as it has transitioned in 50 years was featured during the evening. Miller and Oakland-based cinematographer, producer and director Jason Blalock introduced...

LOCA Arts Education has teamed up with the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) Mentor Paint Togethers for a special opportunity to learn from notable LPAPA artists as they demonstrate their drawing and painting techniques in easy-to-follow step-by-step processes. Registration is now open for online and on-location classes. The online...

The celebrated statue of Eiler Larsen, Laguna Beach's first official greeter, underwent a much-needed refresh recently thanks to local brothers Jackson and Sawyer Collins and Laguna College of Art and Design student Alicia Zhuang. The Collins brothers, who have a small Laguna-based Christmas ornament business called Iconic Ornaments, said they...