Correction
The article “A New Act for Playhouse’s Artistic Director” in the Nov. 23 edition incorrectly stated that Ann Wareham worked under the previous artistic...
Street Beat
Monday, Nov. 28
Traffic stop. 9 a.m. 200 block of Chiquita. Uriel Aquilar Esquivel, 48, of Costa Mesa, was arrested for outstanding DUI warrants and...
Range of Energy Alters ‘Perception’ Concert
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent
Over 50 student dancers guided by six professional guest choreographers will perform in Perception, Laguna Beach High...
Power of Words Transforms Defaced Canyon Wall
“Affirmation,” “Wisdom,” “Forgiven” and even “Levitation.” These words passersby, students and friends of Mia Tavonatti chalked onto a gray wall of the Laguna Canyon...
Tree Lovers Defend Bluebird Canyon’s Grove
An arborist’s analysis of trees deemed a high-voltage hazard and destined for the chainsaw says the towering blue-gum eucalyptuses in Bluebird Canyon should stay...
Sea Kings End Laguna’s Historic Season
Laguna’s magical football season came to an end last Friday as the sheer odds of playing a school 60 percent larger proved too much...
Musings on the Coast
Beyond Posh
First, the disclosure: I am a personal mess. My clothes are of no discernable style. My shoes are scruffy and sometimes do not...
Street Beat
Teen Assaulted on Beach
A 16-year-old Laguna Beach boy was detained by police and taken to Juvenile Hall late Tuesday after an acquaintance reported he...
Cultivating a New Generation of Philanthropists
When the adult children of a couple who set up a new private family foundation showed no interest in freeing up time to devote...
Laguna Girls Finish Sixth at State
Strickland just misses school record
After falling short last year, the 2011 girls’ cross-country team achieved its season-long goal of returning to state finals last...
An Epic Fundraiser for Thurston
Thurston Middle School will hold its largest annual fundraiser, the EPIC Challenge, from Dec. 6-9.
Instead of selling goods and consumables, kids are challenged by...
Young Children Encouraged to Read Early
The school district continues to partner with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County to implement the School Readiness Initiative, to promote early...
Lumberyard Whips Up a Winning Recipe
Continuing a tradition of the Thurston principal winning the SchoolPower Chef Challenge, defending champion and new LBHS principal Joanne Culverhouse conceded the title to...
Class Notes
Theater Night for Graduates, Sports Gear Plays On, Take a Coffee Break at Home, and Working Musical Instruments Wanted.
Teen Assaulted on Beach
A 16-year-old Laguna Beach boy was detained by police and taken to Juvenile Hall late Tuesday after an acquaintance reported he had sexually assaulted...