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Story and Photos by Christopher Trela | LB Indy Onward America, Truth and Justice for Men of Benghazi, led by Johnny Benitez of Lake Forest,...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent After almost 10 years, a landowner’s proposal to build an artist work/live space in Laguna Canyon has been...

A discussion about development and land use in Laguna Canyon will again take center stage before the Planning Commission next Wednesday, July 19, likely the last opportunity for residents and city planners to offer input before the commission settles on recommendations for City Council consideration.

Gray clouds gave way to the sun just long enough for the 56th Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade to take place in downtown Laguna...

In the aftermath of The Vic skim boarding contest at Aliso Beach, contestant Blair Conklin found himself in a gauntlet of hugs and high...

By Loreen Berlin, Special to the Independent The annual Pageant of the Masters production lures its audience from great distances, but its volunteer cast members...

He had arrived in Laguna Beach from New York just eight days ago, but retired English teacher Peter Mathews almost instinctively migrated to Laguna...

Survey results indicate Laguna Beach residents would support raising taxes to relocate utilities underground, particularly on Laguna Canyon Road and evacuation routes, but unwilling to raise their property taxes to underground utilities in neighborhoods.

By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy   The clean-up of a decades-old dump site for broken glass and debris in a Laguna Canyon ravine should be...

  By Rita Robinson | LB Indy To exacerbate the deluge of emaciated sea lion pups at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, adult sea lion females...

It may have been a grey and rainy day last Saturday, but the Laguna Beach Library's 50th-anniversary celebration made the dreary weather an afterthought.  Around...

By Megan Miller, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved a list of strategic initiatives Tuesday, earmarking funds for five programs...

The Laguna Beach school board refused to impose a hike in fees on new construction within the district Tuesday and also questioned the premise behind the recommendation, a forecast of a 27 percent jump in enrollment and the need for $24 million in campus improvements to accommodate new students over two decades.

By Justin Swanson | LB Indy Laguna Beach’s police department intends to continue its foot patrols of downtown streets and study the effect of the...

Merchants effectively succeeded in lobbying to postpone a trial closure of lower Forest Avenue, though the City Council did vote Tuesday to temporarily transform...