Mission Driven to End Cancer
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent
Five years ago, the Orange County branch of Susan G. Komen for the Cure held a breakfast workshop...
New Rules May Smooth Mozambique’s Parking Dispute
A majority of the City Council endorsed the concept of resident-only parking restrictions near Mozambique Steakhouse to pacify neighbors’ long-running noise complaints about late-night...
Free Pre-School Screenings Offered
Parents of young children under 5 are invited to take advantage of a free developmental screening Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 – 11 a.m....
Village Matters
Does no one want to tell his or her love story? In my last column—thinking ahead for our upcoming Valentine’s fest—I told my dear...
Merchant Pressured for Cash in Phone Scam
After one local business owner reported an aggressive fund-soliciting push by telemarketers that represented themselves as Laguna Beach police affiliates, the real authorities last...
Students Experience Art in Festival Field Trip
The Sawdust Art Festival hosts two groups of students from Project Access’s Family Resource Center and Warwick Square Apartments, low-income housing units in Santa...
Pedestrian Hit Crossing Highway
A homeless person suffered severe injuries last Saturday, Nov. 3, when struck by a vehicle while crossing Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk near...
New Tool Allows Less Invasive Surgery
Laguna Hills’ Saddleback Memorial Medical Center was selected by Sunnyvale-based Intuitive Surgical, a maker of robotic surgical systems, as the first robotic training center...
Homeless Man Beaten Near Shelter
Police found a 39-year-old homeless man unconscious and his face covered in blood as a result of a beating outside the city’s homeless shelter...
Quiet Zone Tickets Fill City Coffers
Arguments over nightclub in neighborhood continue
Parking restrictions in the neighborhood around Mozambique Steakhouse at 1740 S. Coast Highway are here to stay.
Despite complaints from...
Artists draw inspiration through motherhood at the Festival of Arts
Mother's Day is a time to celebrate all the incredible women in our lives in all the ways that matter, whether someone is a...
New Laguna Beach Run Club hits the ground running
Runners from all over Orange County are lacing up their Hokas and headed to Laguna Beach to start their Sundays with a three-mile run...
Two LBHS students selected as National Merit Scholarship winners
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s winners of the $2,500 scholarship awarded to 2,500 students nationwide, including Laguna Beach High School students Keira Hundhausen and Christopher...
Supporters swing for Schoolpower at 8th annual Three Clubs Barefoot Golf Tournament
Monday, May 6, marked the eighth annual Three Clubs Barefoot Canyon Classic at The Ranch at Laguna Beach, generously hosted by Hobie and The...
Local cadet graduates from West Point
Cadet Robert Roy Healy, son of Robert and Elizabeth Healy of Laguna Beach, recently graduated from the prestigious U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May...