Preparing for the Next Onslaught
Even as flood-wary residents monitor weather forecasts and hope to avoid a repeat of last week’s destruction, city officials are tallying damage to 30...
Preparing for the Next Onslaught
Even as flood-wary residents monitor weather forecasts and hope to avoid a repeat of last week’s destruction, city officials are tallying damage to 30...
Marine Protections Finalized
The state Fish and Game Commission has finalized a plan declaring most of Laguna Beach a marine reserve, affording it the highest protection under...
Different Division, Same Goal for Girls Water Polo
The California Interscholastic Federation moved Laguna Beach High School’s girls water polo program up to Division I for the next two years. The move...
LBHS Surf Team
Pitz Lands Third Championship
Special to the Independent
Laguna Beach High School surfer Taylor Pitz landed her third league championship in shortboarding in as many years...
Winter Sports Roundup
Hoop Players Outscore Indians
Girls Basketball (3-2)
Breakers are off to one of the program’s best starts and used a team effort to defeat Fullerton...
Thurston’s Honor Roll Recognized
Thurston Middle School held its Gold Card & Honor Roll Breakfast last month to celebrate the academic accomplishments of students who achieved an overall...
Forever Indebted to The Material Girl
Three years ago, Cathleen Falsani and Maurice Possley traveled to Africa thanks to a ticket won in a raffle, returning home to Chicago transformed...
Laguna Stays the Course on Fishing Ban
The City Council reiterated its support for a city-wide fishing ban and the designation of its entire coastline as a marine reserve, the highest...
Two Locals Get to the Meat of the Matter
South Laguna dads Brian Smith and Robert Hagopian met at the Village Green Park in South Laguna while their kids played. Later around their...
Goalie is Saving Grace for Breaker’s Slumping Offense
Without former Breakers Annika Dries, Taylor Dodson and Natasha Schulman, who are now scoring goals for Stanford, Cal and UCLA respectively, Laguna’s water polo...
Philanthropy Lives, But Grim Times End Good Works of Some
A look back over developments in Laguna’s nonprofit sector for 2009 proves that our community’s philanthropic activities are as vibrant as ever. The year...
Fish Populations in Laguna
Bill Shedd, paddled his kayak along the reefs just off of Woods Cove, where he lives and fishes 30 days per year. He noticed...
Fishing Interests Vow to Oppose a Larger Marine Reserve
A state-appointed panel favors a plan that would expand Laguna Beach’s existing marine reserve at Heisler Park to encompass 5.6 miles of the town’s...
Marine Protection Decision Lures a Capacity Crowd
Amid a standing room only crowd a committee appointed by the state Fish and Game Department was set to vote this past Thursday on...