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Students of Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), one of the nation’s top, nonprofit colleges of art and design, once again are beneficiaries of the annual Grapes for Grads wine-tasting event hosted by the Rotary Club of Laguna Beach. This year’s event took place on the newly...

Friends, neighbors, and supporters celebrated Laguna Food Pantry’s 25th anniversary at Pantry Palooza on Friday, April 26, at Skyloft. Nearly $30,000 was raised through ticket sales, a giving tree in which guests made a small dedicated gift, a 25 percent donation of all food and...

When Kristine Sprague left the West Coast to study architecture at Cornell, she noted that classes in her field were about 70 percent men.  That was typical in the late 1980s.  Today, women represent about half of architecture students.  “Being a woman in architecture used to be...

“Beach Reads: Paradise,” the Third Street Writers’ third anthology, will be released at a public reading on Sunday, May 5, from 4-6 p.m. at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway. All are welcome to attend the event, portions of which will be broadcast live on KX 93.5. “We’re...

Sawdust Art Festival staff announced this week that Georgette Cerrutti, a beloved jeweler and Sawdust artist of 33 years, recently passed away. A celebration of life for Cerrutti is set for Sunday, May 5, at 10 a.m. at the Sawdust Festival grounds. A community potluck will...

The women’s and men’s historic Laguna Open beach volleyball tournaments are coming to Main Beach on Saturday, May 11, and Saturday and Sunday, June 1-2, respectively. For years, the best players in the world have gathered in Laguna to play in these two...

LBHS Student’s Eagle Scout Project Receives Top OC Honor Laguna Beach High School sophomore Joseph Hovanesian was honored on Wednesday, April 24, with the Eagle Scout Project of the Year award at the Eagle Scout recognition dinner of the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts....

Mayor Bob Whalen and City Councilwoman Sue Kempf will sit on a sub-committee created Tuesday that will advise city staffers and consultants on how the city will extract fees from six proposed building projects, including the rehabilitation of the Hotel Laguna.

The Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday agreed to continue its ban on new short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods, but also grandfathered permits for 38 homeowners who are currently licensed to market their homes on AirBnb and VRBO.

Another divisive issue drew speakers to the Laguna Beach Unified School District board meeting on Tuesday. Seventeen community members asked questions and shared opinions on the topic of grade weighting at Laguna Beach High School. Many expressed concerns that the current...

On Thursday, April 18, the 26th class of the Laguna Beach Police Department Citizens Academy graduated during a ceremony held at the Royal Hawaiian Restaurant in Laguna Beach.

Artist Rick Graves’unique photograph, a three-wall-length piece titled, “Hana Highway General Store,” and captured by his custom-built camera system, will be on display at foaSOUTH Gallery, 1006 S. Coast Highway, through Sept. 16. The piece can be viewed for free from 9...

A fundraising spin class will be held at Rhythm Ride Studio, 1100 S. Coast Highway, at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, to benefit Laguna Beach local Rylie Rahall. Rylie attends Top of the World Elementary School and was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called...

Two LBUSD Teams Advance to Destination Imagination Global Finals Two teams from Laguna Beach Unified School District competing in the Destination Imagination (DI) Affiliate Tournament have advanced to the Global Finals taking place May 22-25 in Kansas City, Missouri. DI is a...

Residents of Fairview Street appealed a January vote by Planning Commission to approve the rental of Moke Electric Vehicles, which are similar to golf carts, on the grounds that automotive services are not allowed in the commercial-neighborhood zone.