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...
FOA Facelift in the Works
After 50 years, the Festival of Arts plans to put on a prettier face with more curb appeal to greet passers-by and festival-goers, and...
Opening Follows Democrats’ Nominating Convention
The Laguna Beach Democratic Club’s members and volunteers kick off President Obama's re-election campaign with an official opening of the local headquarters with a...
Chamber Leader Addresses Business Club
Join Laura Henkels, Executive Director of the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce at the 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting of the Laguna Beach Business Club...
Pageant Readies for its Hollywood Close-up
Sarah Schmidt, a 10-year volunteer cast member in the Pageant of the Masters, does not believe in half-measures. To turn herself into a convincing...
Courts Curb Operating Hours
Effective Monday, July 30, and except as provided below, the regular hours of operation for Orange County Superior Court’s clerk will be 8 a.m....
Community Datebook 11/23/12
Adopting a Family For the Season
Laguna Resource Center is seeking residents, churches, and businesses to adopt local low-income families for the holiday season. Laguna...
Quake Claims New Victims: Child Brides
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
Fearing that their daughter could be sexually assaulted due to the family’s lack of substantial housing, a 13-year-old’s...
Woman Arraigned in Collision Death
Leslie Juarez, 27, of Laguna Beach, was arraigned Tuesday in the death of a motorcyclist and injury of another motorist, the district attorney’s office...
Few Citizens Join Budget Review
Few surprises surfaced in the public workshop held Tuesday as Laguna Beach’s city staff presented a proposed two-year budget, outlining estimated expenditures of $68.5...
Effort Surfaces to Reverse Entrance Vote
A proposed referendum to allow Laguna Beach residents to vote on the controversial $43 million downtown village entrance project has missed the election code...
Petitioning Bike Reform
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...
Locals Collaborate on Award-Winning Beach Trail
Laguna resident Bob Borthwick, a principal of Borthwick Guy Bettenhausen landscape architects of Irvine, recently received the award of merit from the American Society...
Community Datebook 11/9/12
Congressman Presides Over Veterans Day Honors
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, of the 46th Congressional District, will be the keynote speaker on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11,...