Rouda Picks Up a Key Backer in Race for Congress
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee threw its de facto support this week behind real estate entrepreneur Harley Rouda of Laguna Beach in the fiercely...
Accelerated Academics Puts Teacher at the Wheel
A second-grade teacher will grab the helm of a state-mandated program to bring students in Laguna Beach public schools up to par with the...
Honarkar properties ordered back to receivership after creditor files $175 million complaint
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge appointed a new receiver Wednesday to assume control of a prominent Laguna Beach real estate investor’s companies,...
Women’s Surf Team Wins State Championship
Laguna Beach High School’s women’s shortboard team won the crown as team champion at the Scholastic Surf Series high school state championship Saturday, April...
Having a Say on Laguna Beach’s Downtown
Have you ever really considered what kind of walkway you prefer to tread? Or how high buildings should be? Or what might replace parking...
Finding Solace on the Open Sea
Laguna Niguel resident Will Schmidt streaked across the Catalina Channel to Dana Point Harbor from Avalon aboard a 14-foot standup paddleboard in less than...
Laguna Declares Local Emergency, Closes City Buildings
Laguna Beach declared a local state of emergency Sunday to protect public health and safety, clearing the way for a two-week closure of city...
Streetbeat
Monday, Sept. 30
Keep the peace. 31500 block of Table Rock Dr. Doug Damauri Blazie, 20, one of the two people involved in a dispute...
Chamberlain Brought Art, Activism into Focus
Mark Phineas Chamberlain, 75, a long-time Laguna Beach resident, possessed an adventurous spirit that animated his life. That spirit morphed into an unquenchable desire to protect Laguna Beach and the larger world through photographic, environmental and installation art and through his curation of numerous exhibitions in his Laguna gallery, BC Space.
Building Bridges Between Mediums
Ekphrasis, rooted in Greek, defines an interpretation of one form of art through another. Now, it is also the working title of an innovative...
In shock to Laguna sports community, beloved baseball coach Jeff Sears dies at 55
The most successful baseball coach in the sport’s 84-year history at Laguna Beach High School died at Providence Mission Hospital on Sunday. Jeff Sears...
Restoration Underway on City’s Oldest Art
Local bronze sculptor Gerard Stripling took on an unusual project this week, restoring the oldest work of public art in the city’s collection.
Grassroots collective launches website to boost Laguna Beach retailers
By Jason Garza, Special to the Independent
Hobie Alter was one of the founding fathers of the Laguna Beach surfing community and his story is...
Café Relies on Locals to Tell its Backstory
The snack bar once located at the base of the pier and rebuilt set back from the shoreline is set to reopen next month in Laguna Beach under new ownership and christened Lost Pier Café.
Laguna Beach Educator Implements Remote Learning For Jewish Day School Students
Chezki Mark, a third-grader at Irvine Hebrew Day School, found he had a lot of time on his hands at home since his school...