Museum Strives for the Next Level
A freshly painted building façade greeted the 200 people attending Laguna Art Museum’s annual open house this past week. Aside from curb appeal, it’s...
Police Get a Break in Diaper-Dumping Case
Police investigators intend to seek illegal dumping charges against a 67-year-old Newport Coast resident who is suspected of flinging used adult diapers outside the...
Political Lowdown
Many Venues to Hear Candidates Firsthand
Incumbent City Council members Elizabeth Pearson and Kelly Boyd this week endorsed fellow incumbent Jane Egly and challenger Robert...
Breakers Stop St Margaret’s 31-17
St. Margaret’s has dominated the Southern Section’s northeast division for several years with a 77-8 record since 2006 and a run that included undefeated...
City Asked to Put Green in Garden
A merry contingent of South Laguna Community Garden members asked the City Council Tuesday to plant a windfall of greenbacks in a community garden. ...
Interfaith ‘Tribe’ Pursues a Kind Mission
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
A mindful, interfaith “tribe” intent on creating more peace, compassion and loving kindness in their lives and in...
Fire Chief Announces Retirement
In his 28 years as a career firefighter, Laguna Beach’s devastating 1993 firestorm remains Fire Chief Kris Head’s most vivid experience.
The fire’s imprint comes...
Candidates Vow Support for Arts
Five candidates vying for election to two Laguna Beach City Council seats laid out their arts credentials before a forum organized by the Laguna...
Fire Reignites Disaster Planning
Disaster planning organizer Sandi Cain predicts a large turnout for a meeting next week in Laguna Beach for her Wesley Drive neighborhood as a...
Visitors From Afar Share Their Practices
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
Four Tibetan monks encircle a table at the front of Laguna Beach’s Neighborhood Congregational Church, each meticulously working...
Goats Kept From Burned Hillside
Watching with his wife Jan as flames darted through the dry brush uphill from their house on Ocean Vista Drive this past Sunday, and...
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...