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Amid a standing room only crowd a committee appointed by the state Fish and Game Department was set to vote this past Thursday on...

The lure to leave the beach? Free food. Described as the city’s most pivotal decision and intended to reclaim the town’s parks and beaches from...

Controversial plans for creating new marine protected areas along the Southern California coast are nearing a conclusion, and will impact Laguna Beach residents, tourists,...

The process of creating marine protected areas off the coast of California is a long, tedious one, and it’s nearing its end. Various groups...

Next Tuesday, a Department of Fish and Game oversight panel will evaluate six proposals to broaden marine protected areas along the coast of Southern...

As state wildlife officials move closer to finalizing a Southern California coastal protection plan, enforcement has emerged as a significant issue in the debate. The...

Laguna Beach’s City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to request that the California Department of Fish and Game give Laguna the highest possible level of...

By Dinah Shields, Special to the Independent It isn’t exactly your ordinary end of school party.  For one thing, many of the students have their children...

Firebrand Media, a local media company most notably known for Laguna Beach Magazine, agreed in principle to acquire the Laguna Beach Independent at a...

It takes passion to launch a non-profit organization and resources to sustain it. Wossene Bowler, a Laguna Beach resident since 1996 who is the...

Part 2 As early as the 1920s there was a summer camp for girls in Aliso Canyon. It was operated by Madame Marian Gordon as...

By Suzie Harrison Ascending a spiral staircase to the North Laguna Beach set, a cheering crowd goes wild for “The Duke Fightmaster Show,” a weekly...

By Andrea Adelson Two years ago, Pat Forster was served up an unknown chapter of his storied family history while having lunch at Molly’s Café...

By Dale Ghere, Special to the Independent The first metal towers  Around 1958, Chief Lifeguard Art Fizette decided lifeguards needed to be up off the beach...

St. Clair Family Norman St. Clair, Laguna's First Artist  Part 1 By Ann Christoph Artist and architect Norman St. Clair and his descendents played a powerful role...