First Gay Candidate Bids for the Presidency
Longtime GOP strategist and Laguna Beach gay activist Fred Karger officially entered the 2012 presidential contest this past Wednesday, the first openly gay candidate...
Teens Helping Teens, One Ride at a Time
Navigating the eerily quiet hallways of Mission Hospital Laguna Beach on almost any Friday or Saturday night during the school year are several Laguna...
In Memory of Elizabeth Taylor
The still child-actress Elizabeth Taylor, center, visited Laguna Beach’s Shaw’s Cove in 1946 with her friend Gay McEldownly, left. Locals with the famous teen,...
Growing Abalone and Cultivating Ocean Stewards
Some Thurston Middle School sixth-graders started monitoring abalone growing in a classroom tank in November, part of a fledging project led by marine biologist...
Class Notes
Jason Zide Is Rotary’s Student of the Month
Laguna Beach High School senior Jason Zide was honored recently as the high school Student of the Month by...
Spare Change Teaches Decision-making
By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent
Parents learned a fresh approach to teaching children about money from therapist and mother Vicki Hoefle during last...
Street Beat
Suspected Gang Members Arrested After Car Stop
Police arrested four suspected Costa Mesa gang members on an array of felony charges after their vehicle was...
Firefighters Douse Blaze They Also Discover
En route to work last Friday, Deputy Fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse spotted and reported a 7:30 a.m. blaze, but also pounded on the door...
Mission’s Laguna Hospital Maps Out Growth Plans
The owners of Mission Hospital Laguna Beach mapped out a plan to extend the life of the facility another 20 years by committing to...
Keys to Laguna’s Paradise Pass to a New Generation
Current residents can look out upon the hills cradling Laguna Beach secure in the knowledge that much of the open space that meets their...
Churches Pick Up Homeless Overflow
Two churches in town resumed offering cold-weather shelter to homeless people being turned away from sleeping at the city’s temporary shelter on Laguna Canyon...
Producer on Exchange Club’s Stage
Laguna local and theatrical producer Steve Josephson will address the subject, "What is art? And what is our responsibilty as artists?" during the Exchange...
McWeather or Not
The week in review!
Southern Calif was as spared from any tsunami action, but north of Point Conception it was a different story. Santa Cruz...
Thurston Celebrates Academic Achievers
By Kathleen Fay, Special to the Independent
Thurston Middle School held its Gold Card & Honor Roll Breakfast last week to celebrate the academic accomplishments...
High School Updates Available on Twitter
Principal Don Austin is trying out Twitter as a way to increase communication with the Laguna Beach community.
The online social network is updated in...