Sparking Giving Among Their Peers
For the third consecutive year, Thurston Middle School students have participated in the Spark of Love Toy Drive with the city’s Fire Department.
Student leaders...
Hexbergs Grant Athletes’ Wishes
By Samantha Washer, SchoolPower vice president
Christmas came early this year for Laguna Beach High School’s athletic programs with a surprise donation of $25,000. The...
Eco Lessons Sprout Out of Class
Children who are members of the Boys & Girls Club’s TLC Branch in Bluebird Park participated in a pilot environmental education program that goes...
Suspected Prostitute Lured Customers Online
Both Laguna Beach police detectives and their mark came in for a surprise last Thursday, Dec. 15, during an investigation of a Craigslist advertiser...
Police Nab Suspected Car Burglars
Four people that police believe are responsible for a rash of late-night car break-ins throughout Laguna Beach last week were arrested on Sunday, Dec....
Locals Rule: First Dibs on Bond Issue
Re-issuing municipal bonds that pay for undergrounding utility lines in Laguna Beach neighborhoods at a lower interest rate was approved last week by the...
Untraditional Indicators Reveal Laguna’s Economic Pain
Economists who rely on traditional job and consumer price indexes say the recession ended in summer 2010. Other indicators more relevant to Main Street...
Lifting the Curtain on an Epidemic of Youth Drug Use
Punked-out, self-taught chef Tyeson Jack Collester had just signed a television contract for a cooking show, “The Hungry Punker,” on the day he died...
Trial in Jewelry Store Heists Begins
Eight co-defendants have already been convicted
A trial got underway this week in Westminster for three San Diego gang members, the final trio of...
Students Animated by Guest Artist
Stop motion animator, designer, director and writer Stephen Chiodo visited Laguna College of Art and Design to discuss his work with students earlier this...
Asada Steps Up to Support Grad Night
Asada restaurant will host a fundraiser dinner prior to “No Suits Allowed,” the 24th annual Shap Show on Feb. 11. Proceeds from both will...
TOW Students Collect Coats
Top of the World school’s kindness initiative, "Rachel's Challenge," is at work again, this time collecting coats to benefit residents of the Friendship Shelter...
Local Boys Step Up in Tournament
Thurston sixth graders Garrett Tyler and Guy Thomas competed in the SCVA Holiday Classic Volleyball Tournament in Torrance recently. The two-day tournament drew 32...
Buyer Emerges for Neglected Modern Masterpiece
The famous modernist Halliburton “Hangover” House overlooking Aliso Beach has been purchased for $2.4 million out of foreclosure by a mystery buyer, according to...
Flamingo Road Eyesore Wins Supporters
Residents in lower Bluebird Canyon sighed collective relief on Tuesday when the City Council denied an appeal that would have again halted construction on...