Reflecting on AIDS
The city’s HIV Advisory Board is gearing up for World AIDS Day, today, Thursday, Dec. 1, an annual day of reflection in honor of...
Myriad Ways to Share Goodwill
From an interfaith service on Sunday to a prayer service and communal feast on Thanksgiving Day, Laguna Beach locals ready to give thanks for...
Campaigning for Pedestrian Safety
Laguna Beach resident Pamela Burrus took advantage of last Friday’s fortuitous date, 11/11/11, to stage a walk downtown to raise awareness about pedestrian safety...
Lucky 11 Tie the Knot on 11-11-11
There was no other way to describe the day other than pristine, maybe even glorious.
With rain predicted, the onshore breeze brought crisp, clean air. ...
Street Beat
Monday, Nov. 7
Grand theft. 2:57 p.m. 300 block of Broadway St. Someone cut a lock and stole a Focus Thunder mountain bike valued at...
Vacations With Indy
Before you pack up for a Thanksgiving journey, don’t forget to pack an Indy and share your adventures with readers back home. Thanks to...
Sawdust Winter Fantasy Rings in Holiday Season
Let it snow somewhere else. Laguna Beach receives winter California-style at the annual Sawdust Festival’s Winter Fantasy. “Put a Little Sparkle in your Holiday”...
The Plant Man
Defined by Its Trees
“I’m back in the saddle again”
–Gene Autry
I believe it was the scent of the Eucalyptus that imprinted one of my earliest...
Shift Change
Friends of firefighters packed City Hall to witness a personnel shift change at the city’s fire department this past Monday. New badges were pinned...
Finding Common Cause Within the Safety Net
By Mary Dolphin, Special to the Independent
With the advent of cold weather and changes at the Alternative Sleeping Location, the nighttime shelter for the...
Community Datebook
Christmas Bulbs Go to Market
The Friends of the Hortense Miller Garden will be at the Farmers Market in Laguna Beach this Saturday, Nov. 19,...
Taco Bell Partners With Club’s Teens
A fundraising partnership between the Boys & Girls Club and the local Taco Bell franchise supported the club’s Keystone Teen leadership program.
A portion of...
Benefits
Not Even Masks Obscure Good Fortune
More than 200 theatrically costumed guests danced, dined and partied at The Laguna Playhouse’s third annual Moonlight Masquerade,...
Some Birthday!
Local resident Herb Nootbaar celebrates his 103rd birthday at his exercise club last week! Handsome, intellectual, witty, and going strong, says Donna Gee.
Foundation Adds Local to its Board
The Arthritis National Research Foundation elected former Irvine mayor and Laguna Beach resident Sally Anne Sheridan to its board.
“By funding young researchers with cutting-edge...