Council Says No Puppy in the Window
Due to reported abuses at commercial dog breeding facilities, better known as “puppy mills,” the council this week joined the cities of Irvine and...
Closer Look at Cell Towers
Lobbying the federal government to obtain local jurisdiction in regulating the location and distance of cell towers from schools, parks and homes is something...
Volunteers Help Revive Marine Mammal Center
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
The three-month birthing season for seal pups nears its end this month. By now some have weaned and...
Literary Lunch Continues to Captivate
The perennial success of the literary salon and fundraiser organized by local members of the American Association of University Women can be attributed at...
Taking Stock
Testing, Testing: One, Two Three
Stocks continue in an uptrend. We can expect such trends to be tested at anytime with dips or even larger...
Museum’s Doors Open Wider
Artist Jeffrey Gillette stood before his painting depicting Calcutta’s slums, cardboard lean-tos wedged between tin-roofed shacks as high-rises ascend in the background alongside images...
Old House Lacks ‘Integrity’
Voting to demolish one of the first homes ever built in South Laguna, the city council Tuesday night sided with the earlier decision of...
Car Burglar Strikes Laguna
Police are appealing to the public for help in catching thieves who plundered nearly a dozen vehicles and a jewelry store in a crime...
Club’s Speaker Reveals Beauty Secrets
Local resident Sharrie Williams, author of “The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It,” will bring to life the story behind the...
Church Rift Begins to Mend
As churchgoers for the first time in more than a year overfilled St. Francis by the Sea Cathedral, the disagreement over control of the...
Cooking Up a Foodie’s Dream Come True
As good cooks know, there’s a fine line between a sauce that blends together and one that curdles. Besides having the right ingredients, timing...
Grand Marshalls Unfurl their Red, White and Blue History
When Gen. George Lee and Dorene Butler decided to move from their beloved Omaha, Neb., and retire to sunny Southern California, they searched from...
Try Outs for the Best Spot on the Beach
More than 50 rookie and first-year lifeguard hopefuls lineup under near perfect conditions for the city's annual 2012 summer tryouts last Saturday, which included the...
Serious Crime Drops
Laguna Beach experienced a 9 percent drop in violent crime last year, but a 20 percent increase in thefts from vehicles compared to the...
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Amy and Jack Norworth, who started Laguna’s Little League, hand out Cracker Jacks to players.
Once upon a time in 1964, a little boy of...