Machete-Swinging Man Arrested
A 31-year-old Lake Forest man who allegedly swung a machete at a Laguna Beach teacher was taken into custody by law enforcement authorities in...
Globe-circling With the Indy
Tuck the Indy in your bag and share a photo capturing your next adventure by sending a high-resolution image to lbindy.com.
Boy’s Wish Comes Ashore
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
During medical treatments and tests for a metabolic disorder, Dino Brown perked up at the music and rhythms...
R Star: So Much More Than Goats
Today, Russell is involved with and supports the building of greenhouses to extend the growing season in Nepal, drilling wells and re-building houses in earthquake ravaged areas, helping to run Top of the World School-North, introducing new corn crops, and helping women attend cosmetology school through Rotary grants.
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...
Aliso Fire Nearly Contained, Cause Under Investigation
For Top of the World resident Alicia Willis, Saturday’s rapidly spreading Aliso Fire hit too close to home.
Quiet Man Leaves a Powerful Legacy
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
Representatives for longtime Laguna Beach resident Dr. Ted Martonen delivered a $3 million gift last week to the Pacific...
Curator to Give Rarified Peek Inside Art World
Fascinating, in a word, describes the life of art curator Molly Barnes.
Jailed Suspect Faces Trial in ’09 Murder
Opening statements are expected Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the trial of a Lake Forest man suspected in the bludgeoning-murder of a Laguna Beach resident...
Canyon Surrenders to Storm’s Force
Nurseryman Kevin Naughton says the devastation that wrecked his Laguna Gardens Nursery “was unlike other storms” that have come through the canyon. It had all the characteristics of a flash flood, a wall of water that “blew out everything in its path,” he said, including 100-pound statues and a cinder block wall that toppled intact.
Indeed, Naughton’s property, once filled with garden accessories, ceramic pots and healthy greenery at the corner of Laguna Canyon and Raquel roads, this week looked like it had been in the path of a steamroller and a tornado.
Maureen Bober
Long time Laguna Beach resident Maureen Bober passed away on Aug. 25, 2014, in Chicago, Ill., after a 15-year battle with cancer.
True to form,...
City Council Preview
Missing the Eco-Tourist Train
The former chairman of the city’s environmental committee will ask the City Council tonight to consider the increased revenues that eco-trade...
Despite a Rushing Record, Breakers Lose to Calvary
Lancaster runs for a record 547 yards, 7 TDS
Those who ventured out to Estancia High School on Thursday, Oct. 24, witnessed one of great...
Tribute to Will Bonsey
The day was too short
For all the things there were to do
Under a sky of unbroken blue.
The song of the surf
The feel of the...
Community Datebook 4/5/13
Ringing Up Receipts for Schools
Whole Foods Market at 283 Broadway St. on Thursday, April 11 will donate five percent of all sales to SchoolPower...