Expert’s Fixes Run into Back-to-Reality Obstacles
If Laguna Beach had taken expert advice nearly 40 years ago, turned aside for lack of community consensus, there would be no flood damage...
Sun Shines for Patriot’s Parade
More photos of the Patriot's Day Parade coming in this week's print edition. Some already on Indy's Facebook page. Feel free...
Get Out of the House
Our Town
When I was in elementary school the now iconic commercial “Keep America Beautiful” was in heavy airplay. I can still see that Native...
Experts Named to Tame Laguna’s Flooding
With $12 million in damages to 184 homes, businesses and structures in Laguna’s canyons and downtown as a result of the 100-year flood event...
All-League Team Members Selected
Winter Sports
Laguna selections in the Orange Coast League
1st Team except where noted
Boys Basketball
Tyler Masukawa (Jr) Co-MVP
Cole Kesler (So)
Jake Dalke (So)
Tyler Kesler (Sr) 2nd Team
Derek...
Parade Route Makes a Crib Stop
As part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project, Cassidy Kelly of Laguna Beach troop 789 has launched “Operation Baby Shower,” for which she...
Wanna Be Guards Brave Frigid Waters
Photos and story by Mitch Ridder
A total of 64 men and women who want a job as a Laguna Beach lifeguard tried out last...
Community Briefs:
Conservancy Hosts Canyon Foundation's Borella
The newly named executive director of the Laguna Canyon Foundation, Max Borella, is the featured speaker at the Laguna Canyon...
Unsolved Murder Unravels 33 Years Later
DNA provided by a Connecticut prison inmate may provide prosecutors with the evidence they need to make an arrest 33 years after a prominent...
Making a Difference
By Jim Perkins, Special to the Independent
Three members of Laguna Presbyterian Church recently described their three-week mission trip to Kenya and Tanzania, reporting to...
Taking Stock
Double, Double, Toil and Bubble
In October of 1987, I was happily enjoying changing from a law career to the stimulations of being a stockbroker...
Flock Finished, Pastor Bids Farewell
With 12 cloned charcoal drawings of a life-size sheep lining the upstairs Laguna Art Museum gallery, it looks as if artist and pastor Brad...
Golf Resumes at Aliso Creek
After a two-month storm-caused closure, the 83-acre Aliso Creek Golf Course will reopen this Sunday, Feb. 20, donating golf proceeds that day to the...
Hearts May Prevail
Outside holiday decorations, including large, lighted Valentine’s Day hearts, that are displayed on days other than during the City Hall-designated time frame of Nov....