Guard HQ Finally Breaks Ground
Photo by Mitch Ridder
Chief of Marine Safety Kevin Snow, center, and city council members, from left, Elizabeth Pearson, Verna Rollinger, Mayor Jane Egly and...
Political Briefs
Rollinger Earns Endorsements
Laguna Beach’s Democratic Club and Village Laguna, a group that promotes village character, endorsed incumbent Verna Rollinger for City Council, board members...
A Family in Need of a Safety Net
The Salty Suites, the Nitty Ditty Dirt Band with Chelsea Williams and the PawnShop Kings will perform Friday, Sept. 21, in a benefit concert...
Eugene (‘Gene’) Benjamin Levin
Last Friday, Gene Levin saw patients at his office on Park Avenue, as he has for the last 41 years. On Saturday afternoon, he...
Fanning the Flames of Optimism
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent
In fall 2004, Laguna Beach resident Christine Casey, a retired banking executive, fulfilled a lifelong dream with a...
Film Examines Rx Overdoses
The independent documentary “Behind The Orange Curtain,” about the epidemic of teenage prescription drug abuse, will be screened free at the Laguna Regency South...
Taking the Water Crisis Seriously
Water scarcity will be the subject of two upcoming talks.
“Flow: For Love of Water,” Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary about the emergence of a world...
Marketing Like a Rock Star
Learn about brilliant branding from Ann Bennett, an award-winning art director and an expert in graphic design, at her Irresistible Marketing Fire Starter Workshop...
Connecting to Africa
Several individuals from the non-profit organization Direct Connections to Africa will speak about the work being done in disadvantaged African countries on Tuesday, Sept....
Foundation Hosts Lecturer, Lecture
Laguna Ocean Foundation will host the talk “Rocky Intertidal Ecology and Effects of Urbanization” presented by Dr. Jayson Smith at Laguna Art Museum on...
Perfect Pairing: Disaster Planning and Potluck
Interested neighbors of the Wesley Fire Protection Zone (from Lower Nyes to Aliso Circle) are invited to take part in an emergency preparedness event...
City Hosts ‘Open for Business’ Workshop
The next “Open for Business” workshop, for business owners and others interested in opening or expanding businesses in Laguna Beach, will take place on...
Transition Laguna Hosts Harvest Celebration
Transition Laguna hosts a community celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Neighborhood Congregational Church.
Admission is free. Some food...
AAUW Hosts Event, Laughs
The American Association of University Women invites Laguna Beach Branch members and prospective members to its membership open house at the Laguna College of...
Madison Befriends Assistance League
Assistance League invites the public to a friend raiser hosted by
Jon Madison at the Madison Garden Café, 320 Coast Highway, on Sunday, Sept. 30,...