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The Board Chairs Academy, a training program for current and future board leaders of nonprofit organizations, will make a presentation Friday, Sept 14 from...

JKR and Co. Inc., a financial brokerage in its 30th year, will be hosting a municipal and corporate bonds seminar Thursday, Sept. 27 from 6:30 –...

An on-line petition sponsored by Change.org and organized by cyclist Julie Pusateri of Dana Point aims to find a safe solution for cyclists passing...

SWA Group, a landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, named David Gal in its Laguna Beach office and Chih-Wei Lin in Sausalito as...

Marketer Young Company is accepting applications for its fall internship program. Students who are working towards a degree in marketing, PR and creative arts...

Julie Toro, a former Top of the World Elementary teacher, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Services for Toro have not yet been set, according...

Laguna Hills’ Saddleback Memorial Medical Center was selected by Sunnyvale-based Intuitive Surgical, a maker of robotic surgical systems, as the first robotic training center...

From the Chief’s Corner By Fire Chief Sam DiGiovanna   What to Do Before an Earthquake ·         Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a...

By Pat Chatlin, Special to the Independent   Blossoms will run away, Cakes reign but a day, But Memory like Melody Is pink eternally.            ……Emily Dickinson     Now’s my chance to...

Correction: The Aug. 31 article “Ocean Critters in Hot Water” incorrectly cited the name of an organization, correctly known as the Laguna Ocean Foundation.   Since publication...

  This evening’s performance by Backhausdance at the Laguna Playhouse marks the opening of the anticipated three-day Laguna Dance Festival. It’s even more for choreographer...

Emergency personnel in Laguna Beach turned to helicopter medical evacuations more than once over the Labor Day weekend, rescuing injured swimmers in South Laguna...

Monday, Aug. 27 Grand theft. 400 Poplar St. 9 a.m. Someone took $2,500 worth of tools in July from a garage. Grand theft. 100 block of...

Laguna Beach native Talan C. Torriero, 25, who was featured in the first season of MTV’s reality show “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,”...

By Madeline Knutson, Special to the Independent The second night of the Democratic National Convention was filled with inspiring speakers on various topics of discussion....