Devin Lowell Aitken Hands
Devin Lowell Aitken Hands passed on to his next adventure on Jan. 19, 2013. He was surrounded by his immediate family. He would have...
Mary Louise Ferguson
Mary Louise Ferguson of Laguna Beach passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 31, 2012 after 94 years of vibrant living. She had...
Charitable Fund Announced
Laguna Beach residents Kavita Reddy and Matt Vella established the Vella Reddy Charitable Fund at the Laguna Beach Community Foundation, a group to support...
Scouts in Action
Sixteen new scouts ages 6-11 have joined Pack 35, which is now led by Laguna Beach resident John Hovanesian, MD. Since September, the pack...
Village Matters: Reaching Out With Maestro
We were desperate for new cats. In November of 2002 our two cats died of cancer within weeks of each other. For a while...
Donors Make History for SchoolPower
With an unprecedented 64 parent volunteers manning the phones, SchoolPower’s annual Community Campaign phone-a-thon made history by raising more money, $502,492, and reaching more...
Seal Coaxed Back into the Sea
Officer Joy Falk shepherds a sea lion from rocks in Shaw’s Cove back into the water Sunday afternoon.
Photo by Brian Guth
Parade Honorees to Take a Bow
The 47th Annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade will present this year’s honorees at the Honorees Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on...
Prowler Evades Police Search
The pilot of a police helicopter circling over Laguna Beach’s Temple Hills neighborhood Monday, Jan. 28, was assisting in an unsuccessful search for a...
Tempers Soar Over Aircraft Noise
Longtime Laguna Beach resident Keri Barriga knows exactly when to expect the next audible onslaught. Beginning at 7:04 a.m., the aircraft begin to roar...
Painters Depart Museum for Canyon Venue
The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association will relocate its popular and well-respected annual painting invitational this fall to Laguna Beach’s Aliso Creek Inn, ending...
Three Injured in Two-Car Crash
An Upland woman suffered a leg fracture when she was trapped against a light pole as a result of a 2:30 p.m. collision that...
‘Bright Bulb’ Lights Up A Program’s Flaws
As it is for most kids, school isn’t always fun for Top of the World fifth-grader Ethan Ghere. There are days when he’s just...
A Drink For Your Health
By Andrea Primer, Special to the Independent
Juicing, a dietary trend gaining popularity in recent years, has attracted fruit-blending entrepreneurs to Laguna Beach for some...
Thurston Takes Center Stage
Encouraging students to talk to their teachers anytime through emails, blogs and in person, and a teacher intervention team to lift up students who...