Trailblazing Social Ecologist Changed Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents
Margot R. Carlson, a long-time Laguna Beach resident, died July 23, 2015, after a brief illness. Carlson, 85, held the role of executive director...
Schools Plan for A Wave of Retirements
Two top administrators will be among the 13 school district employees retiring this school year, thanks at least in part to a golden handshake...
Miracle Survivor Shows His Gratitude
A year after a violent mountain biking accident in Laguna Beach left mountain biker Chris Hukill temporarily paralyzed, the 58-year-old San Clemente resident has recovered almost completely.
Arts Leaders Fire Up for 2014
By Daniella Walsh | LB Indy
Laguna Art Museum’s executive director Malcolm Warner stands poised to begin his third year at its helm, and eagerly...
City Delays New Construction Rules
The City Council postponed Tuesday considering a plan that would require builders provide a construction staging plan on their projects, giving contractors and architects...
Spruced Up Garden Welcomes Visitors
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
This year visitors to the annual spring open house at the Hortense Miller Garden on Saturday May, 30 will...
High Drama in High Seas Rescue
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
Something about the body language of a young woman and a man with a surfboard striding toward Aliso Beach’s...
City Reverses Its Red Ink
In a two-hour workshop Tuesday devoted to the city’s proposed $47 million budget, the City Council added requests for $75,000 to hire a consultant...
Plastic-Bag Ban Bad News for Pet Owners?
The city’s ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags by retailers could pose a sticky situation for pet owners.
Dog owners typically reuse plastic...
Pushing Public Art in a New Direction
Should an arts commission that selects public art projects be comprised of arts professionals with knowledge of public art here and elsewhere?
Should the City...
New Merchant Class on the Rise
Some shoppers trade a good night's sleep for Black Friday deals, rising in the wee hours to snag the best big box bargains of...
Local Entrepreneur Finds a New Crusade
By Donna Furey, Special to the Independent
Finding a full bag of unopened kibble in his home after he returned from an absence puzzled Jeff...
Local Philanthropist on Fire for Girl Power
Laguna local Kylie Schuyler will introduce Global G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World), a non-profit in Santa Ana she founded five years ago
Taking Stock
Thanksgiving
After the tumult over the past two weeks, the condensed Thanksgiving trading week provides a useful pause. The financial media predicted that a victory...
Why We Are Voting for Parisi
Editor,
We are voting for Laura Parisi because she is a CPA and has SEC and industry experience. Rather than viewing these credentials as negatives...