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An unusual proposal from a local developer to donate $250,000 to Laguna Beach for hiring a new city planner or contract planning consultants was pulled from the City Council’s Jan. 22 agenda after a surge of concern from residents.

The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit Jan. 23 for a cannabidiol (CBD) product store at the former Main Beach Fine Art Gallery at 206 North Coast Highway, which would be the first of its kind in Laguna Beach.

Dawn Price, executive director of the Friendship Shelter, will give a talk, “Homelessness in Laguna Beach and Orange County: New Challenges and Accomplishments,” at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 429 Cypress Drive. The talk will outline...

Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway, will host Megan Griswold to discuss her new book, “The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies” at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27. Her book is the story of one woman’s life-long quest for love, connection, and peace of mind. A heartbreakingly...

On Display Now at LAM: ‘Self-Help Graphics’ Laguna Art Museum has opened “Self-Help Graphics, 1983-1991,” an exhibition of prints from the large Self-Help Graphics collection purchased by the museum in 1992 with the help of Charlie Miller, René and Norma Molina, and funds from...

A Stylish ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ at Laguna Playhouse By Chris Trela NB Indy Affable, affectionate and charming, the 1988 play “Driving Miss Daisy” by American playwright Alfred Uhry, about the relationship of an elderly white Southern Jewish woman (Daisy) and her African-American...

Therapy Dogs De-stress Students Before Finals By Kathleen Fay, LBHS PTA Student Grants Chairman Laguna Beach High School students were delighted to have two support-therapy dog teams visit them on campus Tuesday to help them cope with the stress of upcoming final exams. PTA...

However, an offensive rotten egg smell often creeps through her windows between the hours of 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., forcing her to keep her windows closed. Nobody informed her about the intermittent odor before she moved in, and it’s plagued her ever since.

Caltrans revealed its designs earlier this month for the planned $50 million overhaul of Laguna Beach’s section of Coast Highway that’s expected to kick off in September.

The Laguna Beach Historical Society will present the world premiere of the documentary, “The Remarkable Life of John Weld,” on Friday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at The Laguna Beach High School Artists Theater on Park Avenue

The community is invited to the Skipper Carrillo Statue Homecoming Party from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, at Forest and Ocean Gallery, 480 Forest Avenue.

One person’s unwanted shoes can help provide meaningful opportunities that many in developing nations need, which is why Laguna Beach High School sophomore Jessie Rose has launched a shoe drive to collect 250 pair of new or gently used shoes. The shoes that Rose collects will be...

The Sandpiper Lounge recently donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, honoring the memory of one of its beloved owners, Chip Harrell, who passed away last October. Chip and his brother Chuck had owned the Sandpiper, known by residents as the Dirty Bird,...

  By M. “Charlie” Ferrazzi This month marks the last month of “Naturescape,” the current exhibit at the Community Art Project (CAP) Gallery of original works by artists affiliated with Laguna College of Art + Design (LCAD), current MFA students, alumni and faculty members....