Council Puts Wheels in Motion for Bike Safety
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Just three weeks after about 200 cyclists and pedestrians rallied at City Hall advocating safer passage through town, city...
El Nino Forecasts Propel Storm Readiness
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Due in part to higher-than-normal ocean temps, monsoon weather normally blocked by the mountain ridges managed to cross into...
A Bond Forged in Salt Water
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
With blowing rain lowering air temperatures to 50 degrees, Laguna Beach residents Thomas Hale and his daughter Faith, wearing...
Newcomers Join Race for School Board
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
At the 11th hour deadline, two newcomers officially became candidates for the Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of...
Madison Leads in Campaign Donations
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Restaurant owner Jon Madison so far leads the pack of Laguna Beach City Council candidates with $45,923 in campaign...
Jean Paul Gets in a Final Word: Goodbye
Even before its doors opened, a sizeable crowd lined up outside Jean Paul’s Goodies in North Laguna last Saturday, Aug. 9, mourning the final...
Artists Join the Line Up
It’s not often that one sees an entire surfboard embedded in a framed canvas, but sports artist Dave Hobrecht has done just that before...
New Chief Climbs Aboard at Height of Fire Season
Edward Valdez stepped into the position of Laguna Beach fire division chief and fire marshal this week, a post vacant since December when Dan...
Taking the Less-Traveled Academic Road
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
Last summer, Dean Hodes went with his uncle, a medical doctor in Ethiopia, on his rounds at Mother Teresa’s...
Police Chief To Retire
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
Police Chief Paul Workman, 60, retires this month after five years in the department’s top job and a 38-year...
Pay Parking Ends Earlier for Sawdust Patrons
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Sympathetic to pleas from Sawdust Art Festival board members and exhibitors, the City Council Tuesday agreed to make an...
Council Approves Festival Facelift
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
If all goes according to plan, the Festival of Arts will open their 2015 season with a brand new...
Trio of Lawsuits Resolve in Laguna’s Favor
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
Attorneys for the city of Laguna Beach won victories in three separate lawsuits, one of which exposed the city...
Fish Flourish in Warm Coastal Waters
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
Divers, snorkelers and recreational fishing enthusiasts alike are reporting increasing numbers of fish off the local coastline.
This summer’s catch...
Iseman Is Ready to Keep Serving
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Toni Iseman taught junior high and high school classes for 12 years before switching from teaching to counseling and...