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Students return to Laguna Beach High School, Thurston after a year of COVID

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Lucky Hauer said it felt strange to wake up to an alarm, get dressed, and drive herself to Laguna Beach High School on Wednesday. After...

Tragedy Sparks Movement for Safer Streets

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Billy Fried, Max Isles and Tamara Hlava are fed up with the city's dearth of safe routes for pedestrians and cyclists. For the trio, the...

Art Stars Shine at Reenvisioned Awards Gala – 15 Years of ‘Louies’

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By LB Indy Staff In true Academy-award style, 200 community and cultural leaders came together to celebrate the 15th annual Art Star Awards on April...

Planning Commission offers positive marks for LCAD Student Center

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By Bradley Zint, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Planning Commission expressed enthusiasm Wednesday for a proposed new student center for the Laguna College...

OC Parks ends inquiry into adding gate at Table Rock Beach

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The California Coastal Commission has said it would likely reject Orange County’s proposal to add a gate at the Table Rock Beach Access, stalling...

LBHS Students Join National Walk Out

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By Allison Jarrell, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach High School students found themselves torn between two options for participating in Wednesday’s nationwide walkout to...

UPDATED: Festival of the Arts Cancels Pageant of the Masters and Fine Art Show

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The Festival of the Arts announced Monday that it has canceled the 2020 Fine Art Show and Pageant of the Masters in light of...

Laguna Beach USD’s No. 2 official set to exit for superintendent job

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The Laguna Beach Unified School District’s deputy superintendent will depart after being tapped to lead a Huntington Beach school district starting in January. Leisa Winston...

Zur Schmiede Seeks Coastal Commission Post

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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...

A Crystal Cove Christmas

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The sign said, Crystal Cove State Park Campground. This was Laguna Beach, Calif., Dec. 24, 2013. I saw Dawn open one eye. “Hey, go back...

From Troubled Parcel Emerges New Open Space

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Song, of La Mirada, bought the property in 2010 for $685,000 with the intent of building a family home. As it sat then, 1199 Lewellyn Drive was an abandoned lot reached from a ruggedly twisting long driveway off of Laguna Canyon. That is exactly how the once fire-ravaged 12-acre parcel still sits, steeply tucked below Skyline Drive.

Organic, Lower Prices Top Shoppers’ Grocery List

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Even as Gelson’s plans to take over where Haggen left off in Laguna Beach, some shoppers are hungering for an alternative to a grocery...

Clinic Keeps Pace as Healthcare Evolves

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Laguna Beach Community Clinic added a new associate medical director to its roster in Dr. Jorge Rubal, though Rubal is far from new to...

Morrison named Orange County Technology Administrator of the Year

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  Laguna Beach Unified School District Chief Technology Officer Michael Morrison was named 2023 Technology Administrator of the Year by the Association of California School...