Turning Over an Edible Leaf
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
Thanks to Transition Laguna volunteers, the Neighborhood Congregational Church will soon be able to grow the organic vegetables...
A Welcome Heat Revives Eva’s Kitchen
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
They did in three weeks what was supposed to be done in six months.
After a fire in the...
Success for A Second Pop of Uncorked
Laguna Beach Uncorked! an International Wine & Food Fest drew 700 both food lovers and wine connoisseurs last Saturday, March 10, to the Festival...
Native American Jewelry Targeted in String of Burglaries
In the past three months, a window-shattering thief or thieves plundered three Laguna Beach businesses that sell Native American jewelry, two of which were...
Searching for a Lifeline
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
Perhaps the previous seven days were the most important in the life of Lesley Domiano. The 66 year-old...
Volunteers Help Revive Marine Mammal Center
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
The three-month birthing season for seal pups nears its end this month. By now some have weaned and...
Cooking Up a Foodie’s Dream Come True
As good cooks know, there’s a fine line between a sauce that blends together and one that curdles. Besides having the right ingredients, timing...
Get Out the Flag for Patriot’s Day
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
Laguna Beach puts on its patriotic finery this Saturday, March 3, wearing the colors that have honored the...
Author Sprints for Literacy
Laguna Beach resident Dennis Yang, who has written over 110 children stories under the pen name Papa Didos, finished a 3,281-mile cross-country journey last...
Amateur Video Hits Extra Points for Principal
Buick devised the competition to show that NCAA athletes are about more than points and playoffs. Contestants were required to submit a mini-documentary, up...
Chameleon Actor Inhabits a Holiday Classic
Popular wisdom holds that one can’t be everything to everyone.
Don’t tell that to actor James Leaming, who embodies George Bailey, the main character, and...
Blue Angels Cockpit Cam
The Blue Angels magnanimously invited me to fly with them in their two-seat F/A-18 Hornet, and to put it mildly -- it was phenomenal!...
Dance Festival Springs to Life
The arrival of spring this year coincides with the expansion of the Laguna Dance Festival season, staged in the fall of previous years. Though...
Throwing Down a Contest for Skimmers
Despite near perfect shoreline conditions for skimboarding in Laguna Beach, the town lacks frequent skim competitions, save for the large annual Victoria contest at...
Laguna Dance Festival
Here is a preview video from Complexions Contemporary Ballet with Desmond Richardson, who will be performing in Laguna Beach April 14-17 as part...