New Rules Clear a Path to Better Views
The City Council unanimously passed a view ordinance last week, 15 months after then Mayor Kelly Boyd selected a committee to devise a law...
Updated: Turbulence Hits Blue Water Festival
Updated March 27:
Barring any other unforeseen complications, the Blue Water Music Festival should open Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29, on the grounds...
Commission Requests Fewer Rooms in Hotel Proposal
Laguna Beach planning commissioners sent a plan to redevelop the Holiday Inn as a 112-room boutique hotel back to the drawing board on Wednesday, Nov. 7, partly because it would require eliminating a cap on hotel density from the municipal code.
Bluebelt Photo Contest Captures Laguna’s Natural Wonders
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.
‘Village Matters’ Group Protests Developer-funded PAC
A handful of opponents of the political action committee called Liberate Laguna was not deterred by the first rain of the season Oct. 13 from waving signs emblazoned with “Don’t Bulldoze Downtown!” and other slogans at Broadway Street and Acacia Drive.
Burglars Raid Downtown Boutique
A break-in at a specialty jeans store in downtown Laguna Beach early Monday, Oct. 12, has police detectives on the hunt for thieves with...
Council Nixes Glenneyre Bike Lanes
After tentatively approving a test reduction of traffic lanes on Glenneyre Street to accommodate bicyclists last October, the City Council on Tuesday kicked that...
Laguna Sports Update: Week of May 5
BASEBALL (10-11-1, 4-4)
Laguna’s slim playoff hopes came down to the final league contest played this past Thursday at Skipper Carrillo Field. The Breakers needed...
New Guests, Interesting Twists for Hospitality Night
Lindsay Pearce from “Glee” and Marina Sirtis of “Star Trek” fame will sample some of the holiday merriment along closed Forest Avenue during Hospitality Night beginning at 5 p.m.
City Kicks Revised Short-term Lodging Law to Coastal Commission
By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent
After more than a year and a half of wrestling with the California Coastal Commission over short-term lodging...
More Dog Days on the Beach
Dogs will now be allowed on beaches an hour longer in the mornings for 20 more days over the summer months.
Dogs on leashes will...
Suspected Prostitute Arrested in Laguna’s HIP District
The owner of a massage business operating in one of Laguna Beach’s busiest commercial areas was arrested for suspicion of prostitution on Friday, Aug....
UPDATED: LCAD Moves Courses Online as the Coronavirus Spreads
Laguna College of Art + Design will move classes online for the rest of the semester starting March 30 amid the coronavirus scare, college...
AAUW’s Annual Literary Luncheon Returns
The 33rd Annual Literary Luncheon, the primary fundraiser of AAUW Laguna Beach Branch, will be held at the Surf and Sand Resort on Saturday, March 28. The 2020 author speakers will be Rufi Thorpe, Jill G. Hall, and Maggie Shipstead.
Chamber Leader Addresses Business Club
Join Laura Henkels, Executive Director of the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce at the 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting of the Laguna Beach Business Club...