Zur Schmiede Seeks Coastal Commission Post
A little known entity last week nominated Laguna's newest City Council member Robert Zur Schmiede to be considered for appointment to the California Coastal...
Search Resumes for Teen Swept into the Sea
Rescuers resume their search today for an 18-year-old Nevada high school student, who was swept from the rocks Sunday afternoon at Thousand Steps Beach...
Turning the Tide on Poachers
Watching out for poachers, pilferers and polluters isn’t what most people would consider a day at the beach. For Jeremy Frimond, life couldn’t get...
Home Prices Reach a New Record
The median price of homes sold in Laguna Beach last year neared $1.8 million, exceeding the previous peak median price of $1.7 million achieved...
Thriving Economy Buoys City Budget
A boom in fees for building permits and plan checks last year, the most in the past seven years contributed to an unexpected surge in...
Charges Filed Against Driver in Bicyclist’s Death
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against a 20-year-old Emerald Bay resident over a collision eight months ago that caused the...
Schools Approve Tennis Court Improvements
Following in the steps of the Laguna Beach City Council, improvements to the six tennis courts across from Laguna Beach High School were unanimously...
Club Redirects Its Savings Locally
The Laguna Beach Community Foundation will manage the local Boys and Girls’ Club’s $1.1 million endowment, an agreement representing the largest fund in the...
Animal Lover Leaves Legacy to Local Rescuers
Laguna's abandoned pets and stranded pinnipeds are better off today because of a $720,000 donation from the estate of Enid Patricia Greaves, a 49-year...
Church Respects Neighbors’ Appeal
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
Neighbors and parishioners who’d been waging a quiet campaign against the placement of a cell phone antenna in the...
Friendship Shelter Joins County Agencies to Snag HUD Funds
Even as Friendship Shelter continues to press city officials for a proposed housing project in the Canyon for Laguna's chronically homeless, the local non-profit...
Measles Become Hot School Subject
Even though Orange County has experienced 79 reported cases of measles, the highest number in the state, since an outbreak at Disneyland last month,...
Montage Sold to Hotel Group
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc., whose properties include the Hotel Del Coronado and Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, acquired the 250-room Montage Laguna Beach for $360.0...
Local Selected to Create Main Beach Art Work
A larger than life size bronze sculpture of a woman by Laguna Beach artist Sukhdev Dail was selected for a public art commission for...
Book Store Welcomes Spoken Word Readings
He had arrived in Laguna Beach from New York just eight days ago, but retired English teacher Peter Mathews almost instinctively migrated to Laguna...