Council Says SONGS Needs to Change Its Tune
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the location for two mammoth nuclear power generators sitting atop a world-renowned surf break 20 miles south of...
Girls Soccer Ends 31-Year Drought
Laguna Beach High School's girls soccer team defeated Saddleback 3-1 on Wednesday, Feb. 8, to capture the program’s first league title in 31 seasons...
Champs Again!
Boys Basketball (8-1, 15-10)
Laguna Beach High School's boys' basketball team captured their sixth straight league title with a 52-44 victory over Godinez (16-9, 5-4)...
Scarce Low-Income Housing Opens
Volunteers needed to help applicants file
Laguna Beach’s Friendship Shelter is participating in the Orange County Housing Authority Section 8 waiting list application process, which...
Auction Turned Party Draws a Crowd
The Laguna Art Museum’s annual art auction bash, transformed this year with the addition of a late night party, drew 584 guests last Saturday...
Quilter Labs: Everything Old is New Again
Spend time at restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas or concert halls across the country, and the music you will hear is likely coming through an...
Mothering Heights
Back in Fashion
“Mom, you could have done better.”
I just walked in the door from the first date with my husband in over a year...
A Tale of Two Churches
Due to a complicated series of circumstances, two groups vying for legitimate control of Laguna Beach’s St. Francis by the Sea Cathedral will now...
Taking Stock
An Apple a Day Keeps the Down Market Away
Apple (AAPL-$445) crushed Wall Street analysts’ earnings estimates. It did this the old fashioned way, not...
Get Out of the House
Say No To Skiing
Back east, skiing is a sport for tough people. It is cold out. I mean really cold. Conditions are usually granular;...
John Lara: Laguna Loses and Gains a Legend
“Laguna Beach has lost and gained a legend,” said Laguna Beach artist and longtime Sawdust Festival exhibitor Michael Hallinan, speaking of his friend John...
Homeless Citations Triple
Even with the shelter in Laguna Canyon open for overnight stays for about 50 homeless individuals, citations for illegal lodging have more than tripled...
Home Sales: Good News & Bad News
Real estate is always a good news – bad news story: what is best for the seller is not necessarily best for the buyer,...
Eco-Philosopher Joanna Macy Inspires People to Embrace ‘Work That Reconnects’
By Michele McCormick, Special to the Independent
Well meaning environmentalists may push rhetoric devoid of action when they urge us to “create sustainable futures for...
Laguna Bluebelt Coalition Photo Contest Winner
This panoramic photo of “Heisler tidepools at moonrise” by Eddie Yerkish recently won first place in the Open category of the Laguna Bluebelt Coalition’s...