Tennis Players Rally to Block Festival of Arts Expansion
By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent
The Festival of Arts is once again eyeing two tennis courts for future expansion, a proposal that has...
A New Champ Skims to Shore
And division winners, according to the Vic website:
Pro men’s division
Tim Fulton
Austin Keen
Blair Conklin
Max Bourne
Sammy Stinnett
Teddy Vlasis
Johnny Salta
Perry Pruitt
Pro women’s division
Keiao Gucwa-Bucasas
Casey Kiernan
Alexandra Badie
Pipa Pinto
Silvia...
Hotel Laguna and 14 West Reopen After Court Issues Honarkar Temporary Restraining Order
The Orange County Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order to Mo Honarkar on May 5 restricting the local real estate developer, and those...
Laguna Beach Mourns Loss of Toni Leech
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
Word of longtime Laguna local Toni Leech’s passing on Monday spread quickly across the city this week.
She and her...
Updated: Missing Teen’s Body is Found
Describing her son’s death as a “freak accident,” Jennifer Parnell said she still harbored hope that her son remained alive up until his body...
Laguna Looks to Buy Library Property from County
Laguna Beach will pursue purchasing a nearly 6,300-square-foot parcel of land underneath the Laguna Beach Library from the County of Orange.
Museum Hotel Plan Gets Cold Reception
The Laguna Beach Planning Commission on Wednesday sent the developer of the proposed 118-room Museum Hotel back to the drawing board, saying the project should meet all requirements of the General Plan.
‘The Bird’ Celebrates 50 Years
Chuck Harrell is looking forward to seeing some “nice old faces” in the Sandpiper Lounge on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7, when...
Huntington Beach Man Drowns While Attempting Rescue in Laguna Beach
By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy
A 27-year-old Huntington Beach man, Javier Vargas Cuellar, has been identified as the swimmer who died Sunday night after...
Saying Farewell to Those We Lost in 2019
As the new year begins, we pause to remember the artists, patrons, nurturers and pillars of our community who left us in 2019.
Tide Pool Life Diminishes
A virus wiped out sea stars along the entire west coast last year. This year, an eerie new phenomenon, urchin balding, is attacking purple-spined...
Obituary: Ken Auster
If you presented him with a creative idea, Ken Auster would pause in silence with a quizzical look on his face. Seemingly detached in a daydream, soon he would emerge from “painter’s planet” into the present moment with a critique so articulate it was as though he had been assessing your concept as you yourself were hatching it.
Iseman Seeks Re-election
Laguna Beach City Council member Toni Iseman, whose fifth consecutive term ends this fall, has announced that she will run for re-election in November....
Murder Trial Postponed for May
Orange County Superior Court Judge Sheila Hanson agreed last week to postpone the murder trial of Michele Lynn Green until May at the request of her attorney.
Montage Sold a Third Time?
A Chinese company is negotiating to buy the company that owns Montage Laguna Beach resort.