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Last summer LBHS sophomore Katelyn Kolberg volunteered at the Kausakusun women’s shelter in Cusco, Peru, for women who are fleeing abusive relationships and need to learn skills to become financially independent. While there, she was able, with the shelter director’s help, to...

On April 1 at the Lumberyard restaurant, Laguna school principals dueled as guest “chefs,” serving up competing three-course meals to a sellout crowd of SchoolPower supporters. It wasn’t an April Fool’s joke—it was the 10th year of the Lumberyard Chef Challenge, a beloved event...

The Laguna Beach City Council agreed Tuesday to spend more than $1.61 million over the next five years to install and advertise a smart parking system that would allow drivers to find and pay for open parking spaces via a mobile app.

Ocean Avenue will be converted into a one-way street between Coast Highway and Beach Street in Spring 2020 following a vote from the Laguna Beach City Council on Tuesday.

Thurston Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders spent Tuesday and Wednesday touring different workplace sites.

On Thursday, April 11, the Laguna Beach Exchange Club will be hosting the Biennial Police Awards Banquet. This ceremony honors Police Department employees for their acts of bravery, lifesaving efforts, and meritorious service during years 2017 and 2018.

he publisher and creators of the 2018 book, “The Laguna Canyon Project: Refining Artivism,” invite all to a panel discussion, talk and slideshow at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Susi Q Community Center, 380 Third Street. The Laguna Canyon Project was a multi-phased...

  The Festival of Arts’ FOA Foundation recently announced the 23 recipients awarded $100,000 in art grants for 2019. The FOA Foundation helps fund art-related nonprofits in Laguna Beach, emphasizing the enrichment of children and young adults in all disciplines of art. “The...

  Thurston Forensics Students Historic Reenact Crime Scene   On March 21, forensics students from Thurston Middle School created a simulated mock crime scene using criminal investigation methods and techniques in order to solve the mystery of four unidentified bodies found...

A duo of Thurston Middle School eighth graders has rallied to help Laguna Beach’s homeless population, collecting 50 used coats over the last month for guests of the Alternative Sleeping Location in Laguna Canyon.

Public comments consumed the first 35 minutes of Tuesday’s school board meeting. Aside from Laguna Beach High School teacher Dawn Hunnicutt, who shared her excitement about Laguna students and their achievements, the speakers spent their time expressing discontent with board...

Laguna Beach emergency planners are exploring the costs and logistics of installing air raid sirens throughout the city as an additional measure to prompt residents to evacuate during a wildfire, City Manager John Pietig said at fire safety meeting Monday at Unitarian...

Laguna Beach greeter Michael Minutoli kicked off his fourth annual 24-hour “greet-a-thon” Friday, March 29, at 7 a.m., and will be continually greeting passersby at the corner of Coast Highway and Brooks Street until 7 a.m. Saturday, March 30, in order to raise funds for cancer...

The Laguna Bluebelt Coalition, dedicated to working together for the restoration of Laguna Beach’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), recently announced the winners of its 8th annual Bluebelt Photo Contest.

Author Virginia Mason will discuss her new book on Sunday, March 31, at 4 p.m. at Laguna Beach Books, 1200 S. Coast Highway. “Make the Sky Blue” follows the friendship of two married women and their families in the 1970s, one living in a rural area, the other in an affluent...