Streetbeat
Sunday, Feb. 11
Traffic stop. West Street. 12:40 a.m. A 40-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man was cited for DUI.
Saturday, Feb.10
Suspicious vehicle. 1000 block of Coast Hwy....
Schools Consider Earlier Start
Schools officials will again consider changes to the school calendar that include starting classes in August, extending the Thanksgiving break to a full week and ending the first semester prior to the winter break.
Class Notes
LBUSD Honored by College Board for Gains in AP Student Success
Laguna Beach Unified School District is one of 373 school districts in the U.S....
Firefighters Halt Blaze in Condo Complex
An apparently accidental fire in the kitchen of an Ocean Vista Drive condo caused $500,000 in damage before being contained by Laguna Beach firefighters...
Updated: Police Say Burglar Tried on Store Lingerie
A man suspected of breaking into a Laguna Beach lingerie store was seen in a store surveillance video wearing some of the shop’s women’s...
Playhouse, Boys & Girls Club Strengthen Youth Mental Health Through Art
By Barbara McMurray
Special to the Laguna Beach Independent
Three workshops held at the Teen Center at Boy & Girls Club of Santa Ana allowed youth...
Makeover Proceeds on Soggy Festival Grounds
And more La Niña induced deluges are forecast. Even so, the Festival of Arts board says it remains confident that the project, involving newly laid out exhibition spaces and other amenities, will be finished on time and allow for the annual art show and Pageant of the Masters production to open as scheduled, July 7.
Arts Enrich the Town, Literally
A new study shows that Laguna Beach non-profit arts and cultural institutions and their audiences generated $95.4 million in economic activity altogether in 2015, or twice that as five years earlier.
Laguna Beach Aquathon marred by tragedy
Excellent weather conditions and warm water greeted a record number of Aquathon attendees at Crescent Bay last Sunday morning, Sept. 25, who gathered for...
Good Will of Children Sparks Generosity in Others
With the post-holiday merchandise from Madison Square & Garden Café as its inventory, local boys will hold a one-day yard sale at Legion Hall...
Laguna Beach skateboarder competes at 2021 Olympic Games
A Laguna Beach man joined the U.S. Olympic Skateboarding Team in Tokyo to compete in the sport’s debut at the Summer Olympics.
Four-time world champion...
Parents Issue Apology in Racial Attack
Two of the families whose sons were present when a watermelon and racial slur were hurled at the home of a black classmate in December came forward this week to apologize unequivocally for the actions of their offspring.
Pageant of the Monsters Returns to Festival of Arts
‘Maze of the Minotaur’ This Year’s Haunted House Theme
This fall, the Pageant of the Masters' creative team of artists and technicians have reunited to...
City Council OKs Second School Resource Officer
El Morro cell tower solution for 911 calls remains elusive
By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent
The Laguna Beach City Council agreed Tuesday to add...
Candidate Vows to Keep Education Creative Not Common
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
Annette Gibson gets fiery when she talks about changes in education policy, a subject she thinks is slipping into...