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Friday, Aug. 2 Art a Fair, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. weekends, 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 777 Laguna Canyon Rd. Free entry to locals. Festival of Arts exhibit, 10...

Bradley Zint, Special to the Independent A reportedly “unwritten” financial hardship policy by the Laguna Beach County Water District that Mayor Pro Tem Steve Dicterow...

The Laguna Beach City Council tentatively approved new regulations Wednesday, Aug. 7, for the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), restricting them in neighborhoods with impaired access for emergency vehicles.

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...

By Breeana Greenberg, Special to the Independent As beach closures from the recent oil spill keep tourists and beachgoers away from Laguna’s shores, local businesses...

Euphoria Warning Investors now seem almost obsessed on when the Dow Jones Industrial Average will pass through 13,000. That’s an interesting tidbit for those in...

Following the $10 million sale of a portion of Bill Gross’s United States stamp collection on Oct. 3, Gross announced that in addition to donating $1 million each to Doctors Without Borders USA and The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, he will also match a $200,000 donation by Bank of America to Laguna Beach’s Friendship Shelter.

Jonathan Burke, president of the Laguna College of Art + Design, announced Friday that he will retire on Dec. 31, ending a 40-year career...

South Coast Water District expects to reset its water rates by July 1 and begins a series of public workshops beginning Monday, Nov. 23,...

City Council candidates take questions from the South Laguna Civic Association board about South Laguna topics.

AFS, Intercultural Programs, is accepting applications for high school and "gap" year programs for this summer and fall.  Go to www.afsusa.org to see the...

Thursday, Nov. 11 Drug possession. 900 block of S. Coast Hwy. 9:31 p.m. A white dodge Dodge sedan was reported for swerving. After officers searched...

 By Marion K. Jacobs, Ph.D., Special to the Independent I was among the lucky ones. The fire was coming over Mystic and straight at us...

Undergrounding utilities and mature trees are debated   The City Council took a first step towards considering a citywide plan to underground utilities, voting unanimously on...

Nirvana Grille’s chef owner Lindsay Smith-Rosales whipped up a new take on take-out food with family supper pot meals. A working parent herself, she recognized...