Kempf selected as Laguna Beach Mayor, Rounaghi Mayor Pro Tem
Laguna Beach City Council selected Sue Kempf as its new mayor and council member Alex Rounaghi as mayor pro tem during its Dec. 12...
Laguna Beach seeks applicants for city committees and boards
Laguna Beach City Council is currently seeking new members for its Design Review Board, Environmental Sustainability Committee, Heritage Committee, Parking, Traffic & Circulation Committee,...
Police Log: Week of Dec. 7 to Dec. 13
Thursday, Dec. 7
Bench warrant, speeding. Orson Jordan Wells, 28, of Harbor City, was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding bench warrant and a speeding...
Town Crier: Week of Dec. 15
American Legion Auxiliary stuffs Christmas stockings for troops
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 222 members gathered once again on Nov. 29 to stuff 105 handmade Christmas...
Laguna Art Museum expands staff, adds development manager, exhibition and graphic designer
Laguna Art Museum (LAM) has hired Crystal Tosello as its new development manager and Carl E. Smith to take on the role of exhibition...
Laguna Beach High School fall sports award winners
FOOTBALL (9-2)
The 90th annual Football Awards Banquet was held Wednesday, Dec 13, at the North Gymnasium on the Breaker Campus.
90th Season Team MVP: Ryner...
Laguna cyclist wins third national title
Laguna Beach cyclist Luke Fetzer claimed his third national championship title at the Lexus Velodrome in Detroit, Mich. winning gold in the Madison National...
Rivian Theater grand opening draws adventure lovers to Laguna
Rivian opened the doors to Laguna’s South Coast Theater for the first time since the US automaker purchased the historic building in 2021 on...
Rivian to Open Newly Renovated South Coast Theater This Saturday
U.S. automaker Rivian will finally open its doors to South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach this weekend, its first flagship retail location in Southern...
Bluebird Mercantile Alights in Former Vertigo Space with One-of-a-Kind Artistic Goods
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Laguna Beach Independent
Just five weeks after signing a lease, Amii Schenk is in the eye of a whirlwind...
Pageant of the Masters announces open casting call for volunteers
Can you stand still for 90 seconds? Do you enjoy art, theater and music? If the answer to these questions is a yes, the...
Laguna Board of REALTORS installs 2024 board
Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen conducted the oath of office at the Installation Breakfast held at the Surf and Sand Resort on Dec. 1st...
Locals share how to stay fueled and fit
Mayor Pro Tem Sue Kempf and Laguna Health Club owner Doug Schulein recently joined Laguna Beach Community Clinic’s CEO and Chief Medical Director Jorge...
Two miles of Laguna coastline closed after 95K gallons of sewage spills into ocean...
UPDATE: As of 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 1, The OC Health Care Agency Environmental Health Division has reopened coastal areas from Laguna Avenue to...
Museum of Make Believe invites art lovers to step into another world
A fresh, creative interpretation of the conventional art gallery is coming to Laguna Beach in early 2024.
The Museum of Make Believe, the brainchild of...