Rescue Mission Seeks Aid for Children
The Orange County Rescue Mission, currently housing more than 55 infants and small children under 10, is asking the community to drop off urgently...
New Leader at School Board’s Helm
Jan Vickers, a school board member for 23 years and a former teacher, replaces Bill Landsiedel as president of the Laguna Beach Unified School...
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...
Culture Karma A Compassionate City?
Daga Krackowizer wants Laguna Beach to be a compassionate city. She has been inspired by the International Campaign for Compassionate Cities, sponsored by the...
A Precautionary Tale: Battling Fire With Readiness
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
Heading into the weekend, and as of Thursday afternoon, there are 27,165 acres that have either been burnt...
Monkeying Grounds Approved
The City Council approved a $225,000 contract for new Main Beach playground equipment featuring a play tower resembling the historic Main Beach lifeguard tower...
Street Beat 6/7/13
Thief Steals Drugs in Robbery
A man armed with a gun robbed a pharmacy customer of prescription drugs in a parking lot about 3:30 p.m....
Friends of Architecture Tour Sites in Long Beach
The public is invited for a a tour and presentation by architectural historian Ted Wells, featuring a Craftsman home by architects Greene & Greene,...
Where’s Mitt? Not at Laguna’s GOP HQ
A life-size cutout of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was reported stolen Thursday from 1464 S. Coast Highway, site of the Laguna Beach Republican...
Susi Q Shows Its Olympic Spirit
The 2012 Olympics will be televised at Laguna Beach's Susi Q Senior Center weekdays beginning Monday, July 30.
Cheer for your favorite athlete, keep track...
Indy on Arts
Friday, May 22
Jason Harnell jazz Trio, 6:30 p.m., Sunset Serenade in Heisler Park Amphitheater. Free.
Nick I & ADD, 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast...
Council Endorses Flex Pricing at Meters
The City Council green-lighted imposing flexible rates on Laguna Beach’s parking meters, among a series of recommendations in a parking management study considered on...
Gift Gleaning Opportunities at Harvest Fest
The annual Harvest Boutique organized by the United Methodist Women will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, at the church, 21632 Wesley Dr., from 10...
Playground Talks
Parents who want a voice on shaping the Main Beach playground should attend an informal question-and-answer session with city staff over its replacement on...
Biker Pushes the Wheels for Fundraising
George Vitolo, 47, will take part in 12hrs of Temecula, a 100-mile endurance mountain biking race in November. His goal is to raise $20,000...