School Board Candidates Submit to Quizzing
Candidates for Laguna Beach’s school board will present their views and answer questions at a 7 p.m. forum on Thursday, Oct. 11, at Top...
Adults Learn English in Free Class
La Playa Center’s free English-as-a-second-language classes began this week at the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach.
They are offered with childcare and a...
Local Students Commence High Learning
Laguna Beach’s Austin Dodge was among more than 900 new students to begin the year at Emerson College.
Seeking Volunteers
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking volunteers to serve as area representatives in Laguna Beach.
ASSE provides academic year and semester exchange programs in...
Coffee Break Welcomes School Leaders
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent
PTA’s Coffee Break kicked-off the season last week by welcoming leaders and catching up parents on the latest...
American Legion Honors ‘Staters’
American Legion Post 222 honored its junior class delegates to the Boys and Girls State Conventions, held in June. From left, Legionnaire Frank Daniel...
Street Beat 9/28/12
Monday, Sept. 17
Pedestrian stop. 1:41 a.m. 300 block of Broadway St. Dwight Francis Duggan, 54, of Escondido was arrested for an outstanding $7,500 warrant.
Fraud....
Museum Strives for the Next Level
A freshly painted building façade greeted the 200 people attending Laguna Art Museum’s annual open house this past week. Aside from curb appeal, it’s...
Police Get a Break in Diaper-Dumping Case
Police investigators intend to seek illegal dumping charges against a 67-year-old Newport Coast resident who is suspected of flinging used adult diapers outside the...
Political Lowdown
Many Venues to Hear Candidates Firsthand
Incumbent City Council members Elizabeth Pearson and Kelly Boyd this week endorsed fellow incumbent Jane Egly and challenger Robert...
Breakers Stop St Margaret’s 31-17
St. Margaret’s has dominated the Southern Section’s northeast division for several years with a 77-8 record since 2006 and a run that included undefeated...
Candidates Vow Support for Arts
Five candidates vying for election to two Laguna Beach City Council seats laid out their arts credentials before a forum organized by the Laguna...
Smooth Start to Year Despite Enrollment Shifts
Enrollment climbed this year at Thurston Middle School and Top of the World Elementary by 41 and 28 students respectively, though district-wide enrollment only...
Teens Learn How to ‘Make a Difference’
Even as they complete the paperwork to start their own Healing Hands club at Laguna Beach High School, three sophomores, Branner Grimsley, Solveig Erngren...
Is Your Heart In the Right Place?
Betting that two hearts are better than one, Laguna Beach resident and heart disease survivor Holly Morrell, founder of Heartfeltcardiacprojects.org, and local heart transplant...