The Beach Boys Bring ‘Good Vibrations’ to Laguna
The Beach Boys, one of the world’s best-selling bands whose early successes tapped into Southern California’s youth culture of surfing, cars and romance, will...
North Laguna Trail Re-Opened
The Emerald Canyon Trail, was one of the most popular hiking and biking trails in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, reopened, park officials announced last...
New Summer Camp Taps a Familiar Name
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
The newly established Laguna Club opened last month and already has a following, with 45 out-of-school children enrolled in...
Two Hands Make a Difference
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
The Wholistic Caring and Counseling Centre has a name evocative of a bright clean facility with soothing rooms, crisp...
Local Man Dies in Africa Train Wreck
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
About 60 people diverted their holiday weekend plans for a tribute at the Sandpiper Bar in Laguna Beach to...
Canyon Residents Link Arms
Several independent neighborhood associations in Laguna Canyon have established an umbrella coalition, the Laguna Beach Canyon Alliance of Neighborhoods Defense Organization (CANDO), to serve...
Memorial Service Set for Firefighter
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
A memorial service will be held for Mike Herdman, Wednesday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Arcadia...
Coastal Panel Ropes Ranch for Another Review
The California Coastal Commission voted Wednesday, July 9, to subject the makeover of the 84-acre Ranch in Aliso Canyon to its review at a...
Early Rock ‘n’ Roll Star Returns to the Spotlight
The Buddy Holly songbook -- from “Peggy Sue,” “That Will Be the Day,” and “Well All Right” – is imprinted in the memory banks...
Memorial Service Set for Firefighter
A memorial service will be held for Mike Herdman, Wednesday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Arcadia High School Performing Arts Center, 188...
Big Swells Keep Lifeguards in the Water
City lifeguards along 5.7 miles of Laguna Beach’s coastline had already rescued 944 people over the three-day holiday weekend when the call came in Sunday,...
Outreach Officer Receives Top Cop Award
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
Police Corporal Jason Farris, a community outreach officer assigned Laguna Beach’s homeless population as his beat, was recognized as...
Trolley Shuttles Patrons with a Smile
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
Over 593,000 riders welcomed the Laguna Beach free summertime trolley last year, and this year, riders are already...
Jean Paul’s Goodies Ends an Era
Jean Paul Leguy will serve the last cup of his infamous café au lait and the last coveted almond croissant at his eponymous coffee and...
Body of Missing Ex-Laguna Man Found
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
The body of Mike Herdman, a 36-year-old Arcadia firefighter and paramedic, was found in the Los Padres National...