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Locals turned out in droves to greet Santa and see the “new” pepper tree light up at the 50th annual Hospitality Night last Friday, Dec. 1.

More than a year ago, news about the hundreds of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria for the uncertain shores of Greece sparked San Clemente resident Jackie Menter to take action. “Something called me to help first-hand,” said Menter, who had spent 18 months in Greece volunteering on...

Plans are underway for a life-sized tribute to Skipper Carrillo, the larger than life personality and local baseball icon who is credited with coining the phrase, “Have a home run day.”

When Philip Brandes began teaching himself to make beer in his garage, he had a specific goal in mind in 2014. Make a really good tasting craft beer with an alcohol content of .5 percent or less. “I spent lots of money on Ebay and threw out lots of beer,” he said. “I decided to...

The Laguna Canyon Foundation won city approval to manage a three-year, $600,000 creek rehabilitation project on public land near its new headquarters.

When David Skarman a Laguna waterman and Emerald Bay reserve fire captain decided last spring to compete in the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race, which crosses 32 miles of open ocean, he could not have predicted what an endurance test it would turn out to be.

When Laguna local Josh Nuefeld read about an Israeli aid group making their way to Houston, he decided he, too, should lend a hand. He quickly mobilized friends and family to bring tools and cleaning supplies to hurricane-ravaged Texas neighborhoods struggling to recover as home...

The Rev. Rod Echols, the new minister at Neighborhood Congregational Church, expresses a passion for “progressive Christianity,” and he thinks it’s the key to growing the church founded in 1943. “It means we can’t stand by. We must speak to the issues happening around us,” he...

After a 27-year hiatus, David Skarman is embarking on what he calls “an all out paddle battle,” having devoted every spare hour for months to train for the grueling and danger-filled endurance test that pushes off at dawn from the Catalina Island isthmus in two weeks.

Laguna Beach Live! presents YuEun Kim and Etienne Gara performing at 7 p.m. in the Laguna Art Museum Thursday, Aug. 10. Born in South Korea, violinist Kim attends the USC Thornton School of Music. French-born violinist Gara has performed extensively since making his orchestral...

Local environmental activists expect to spend the next few weeks advocating for an endorsement by Laguna Beach Mayor Toni Iseman to join with mayors from 347 other cities nationwide to sign resolutions to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement.

While the debate in Washington over health care continues, Orange County congressional candidates for the 48th District, which includes Laguna Beach, are ratcheting up their campaigns. And health care is at the forefront of platforms by several candidates.

new anti-smoking law in Laguna Beach goes into effect today that expands existing prohibitions against smoking tobacco or marijuana on public beaches to include all public places, such as sidewalks, streets and alleys as well as common areas of multi-unit residences.

It started at 6:30 p.m. at Main Beach with about 20 people carrying half as many signs. Some passersby joined the street action organized by the Indivisible OC 48 to demand the FBI investigate Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s ties to Russia.

Six Woods Cove homes lovingly cared for and painstakingly curated by their owners and housing original art, antiques and significant historic roots are on this year’s tour, slated for Sunday, May 21. Buses will set out from the Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, from noon...