Holiday Digest: A Not-So-Traditional Tree Tradition Takes Root
By Jheri St. James
When you’re a single mom, events are always kind of unfolding, and Christmas comes at a time when warmer clothing is...
Holiday Digest: Christmas and the Eight Days of Hanukkah
By Rosalie Marsh-Boinus
When I was a young girl growing up in the Midwest, Christmas was always an exciting time. There were beautiful decorations around...
Town Crier: Week of Dec. 16
Laguna Environmental Groups To Celebrate Toni Iseman Jan. 12
Toni Iseman’s history-making 24 years as a Laguna Beach City Councilmember is extraordinary, but it is...
Holiday Digest: “Christmas on Forest Avenue”
By Amy Francis Dechary
Kelly watched her husband Rich push the double Bob toward Candy Baron, their three-year-old son Jack kicking his feet (one was...
Letter: Seniors’ Thanksgiving Dinner A Lovely Day
I was recently approached by John, the manager of Vista Aliso Senior Housing here in Laguna Beach to help serve Thanksgiving dinner to the...
Town Crier: Week of Dec. 9
Holiday Sing-Along on Saturday, Dec. 17 at the Garden Park from 2 to 4 p.m.
Bring your singing voices, joyous spirit, treat or snack...
Letter: Council Should Return to the Earlier Pattern of Mayoral Appointments
Updated from 12/9 edition (ed.)
Last summer, I wrote a letter to the editor that revealed that since 1970 only two full-term councilmembers failed to...
Opinion: Georgia has a Point*
This irritating prolonging of the tiresome election process...why does Georgia have to have a runoff?!
Just because neither of the leading candidates got more than...
Letter: Thank You Peter Blake
I wanted to formally thank Peter Blake for the time he spent with the city of Laguna Beach as a City Council member. Woefully...
Holiday Digest: An Elf at Thanksgiving
By Miranda McPhee
All was not well on the eve of Thanksgiving at the Breakwaters’ house in Laguna Beach.
Mr. Breakwater stormed through the front door....
First Annual North Laguna Chili Cook-Off a Success
The first Annual North Laguna Chili Cook-off was a blast. Neighbors prepared weeks in advance, with the Pavilions in Boat Canyon even running out...
Obituary: Romaine Keith Friesen
Obituary: Romaine Keith Friesen
Feb. 19, 1943 - Oct. 24, 2022
Romaine “Rome” Keith Friesen was born Feb. 19, 1943 to Wendell and Hannah Friesen in...
Town Crier: Week of Nov. 11
LagunaTunes presents ABBA Rocks the 80s!
LagunaTunes Community Chorus will present a live, free concert on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. in the Artists’...
LB Election: Seven Questions for Seven Candidates
Laguna Beach has seven candidates vying for three open seats on the Laguna Beach City Council. The Laguna Beach Independent created seven questions for...
Laguna Beach Woman’s Club on Steadfast Mission
Club to celebrate 100th anniversary on Nov. 11
By Tasmin McGill, Guest Contributor
When Kathleen "Kitty" Malcolm moved to Laguna Beach nearly ten years ago, she...