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Daniel Desilva Huston 3/23/21 - 3/15/12   Daniel DeSilva Huston passed away at Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach on March 15, 2012,  just eight days shy of...

Local Business Earns Its Industry’s Praise   Laguna Beach’s Young Company was named to the BtoB Magazine’s annual list of the top business-to-business advertising agencies. The agency...

Egg Hunt Planned for Kids   An annual Easter egg hunt will take place at 1 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 8, at the Laguna Beach...

By Monica Petrova, Special to the Independent   El Morro Elementary’s jog-a-thon, one of the largest PTA fundraisers, is a day filled with dancing and running...

UPDATE   By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent   Rescuers accomplished something of a marine miracle offshore Laguna Beach last weekend, but apparently their efforts ultimately were...

After more than a year revising land use rules to smooth the path for development of affordable work-live spaces for artists, the Planning Commission...

By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent   Thanks to Transition Laguna volunteers, the Neighborhood Congregational Church will soon be able to grow the organic vegetables...

The Reawakening   Laguna Beach used to be a gay Mecca.   We had our own goodly district of gay bars, restaurants and clubs.  Then time and...

Sid Fanarof believes Zpizza’s franchise success was baked into its origin in Laguna Beach, catering for 26 years to a clientele of artists, leftover...

Despite the Emerald Bay Community Association’s financial support for a $2.7 million Coast Highway traffic signal near the gated main entry, Laguna Beach’s City...

By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent   They did in three weeks what was supposed to be done in six months.   After a fire in the...

The Hortense Miller Garden holds its annual open house Saturday, March 24, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with shuttle bus service from the...

Laguna Beach’s Mayor Jane Egly is the first in the county to sign a marriage equality pledge embraced by 175 other mayors nationwide as...

City starts installation of flood-warning devices With five major floods over the last 40 years storming through the alluvial Laguna Canyon into downtown Laguna Beach,...

What do an optician, a wine merchant/restaurateur and a consignment boutique owner have in common? All are banking on a nascent business district emerging...