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Wow. The high school’s Laguna Girls Water Polo team won their sixth Barnett Holiday Cup. I caught up with the team to get their...

Let the User Pay Item 12 on the City Council’s agenda for last Tuesday’s meeting was quite the stinker. A whiff even made it so far...

Birth of Belief North Korea is an enigma, known for public executions, militant bombast, and famine. Add to that a people so desperate for freedom...

In last week's Laguna Beach Independent letters, Jennifer Zeiter's letter was a great response to the regular liberal rants of Mr. Fried. If we...

Recently retired from a 40-year career in public education, I have led dozens of field trips, some with over 100 students in attendance. These...

I am usually a fan of J.J. Gasparotti, but his column last week saying that the Design Review Board is just fine is blatantly...

In 1966 my wife Beverly and I rented a ceramic studio at 406 Canyon Acres Drive. The street was funky and eclectic then with...

Laguna Beach Through Two Visitors’ Eyes We few, we lucky 25,000 souls endure the onslaught of over six million visitors a year to our fair...

Where Does Mo Get His Jo? If I had Mo Honarkar’s millions, I’d have long ago built a mega yacht and set my course...

Read the Personals   BLUE VW BUG CAR with 2016 Bernie sticker. If you like VW cars and old Bernie stickers attached, you will love this combo.It’s...

One person’s unwanted shoes can help provide meaningful opportunities that many in developing nations need, which is why Laguna Beach High School sophomore Jessie...

The Sandpiper Lounge recently donated $10,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach, honoring the memory of one of its beloved owners,...

It’s Not Nice Does the concept that design review isn’t always nice strike anyone as odd? It shouldn’t. Design review wasn’t built to be nice. Design...

Spiritual Dimensions Finding meaning isn’t easy. To do it well, you need spiritual perspective. It’s a soulful thing. Problem is, the spiritual is often lost...

Leaving California, Leaving Laguna There has been a lot of news about people leaving California for other states. The reasons usually specified are high housing...