Surfing Icon Hobie Alter Dies at 80
Hobart “Hobie” Alter, who started out shaping surfboards and ended up shaping a culture, passed away at his home in Palm Desert on Saturday,...
Striking a Chord for Good Works
Whenever a crises strikes, the Laguna Beach community’s support for its own surfaces quickly, for flood-stricken neighbors in 2010 or a recent family’s struggle...
Schools Brace for Debt Shock
Next year, Laguna Beach’s public schools will be required to carry a $68.7 million debt from the state’s teacher-pension fund, an amount that has...
Consensus Emerges for Adopting View Ordinance
After a year’s worth of committee hearings, Laguna Beach’s City Council on Tuesday finally reviewed a new ordinance to govern view regulation, though Mayor...
Advocates Sketch Out Homeless Housing Plans
Take someone who is living under a tree (someone with a mental health disability that triggers their chronic homelessness), give them a place to...
Record Crowds Turn Out for Record-Setting Meet
Laguna Beach High’s girls’ varsity track and field team turned in their best performance ever at the Trophy Invitational last Saturday at Guyer Field....
Experts Explore Turning Drivers into Riders
What would it take to get residents revved up about boarding a bus or calling a driver on demand instead of revving up their...
City Delays New Construction Rules
The City Council postponed Tuesday considering a plan that would require builders provide a construction staging plan on their projects, giving contractors and architects...
For Methodists, Times are Changing Again
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
The Ash Wednesday service conducted earlier this month by Rev. Mary Scifres at Laguna Beach’s United Methodist Church filled...
City Candidate Sets Up a Big Tent
About 100 people attended an $85 per person fundraiser for Robert Zur Schmiede this past Sunday, kicking off his campaign for Laguna Beach’s City...
Basking in a Spiritual Blessing
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
On an outdoor stage, in a small, poor, dusty village in central India, His Holiness the 14th Dalai...
Lights Too Bright on Broadway
Public deprecation of the overly intense lighting at the new Chase Bank at 310 Broadway St. seems to have cast a shadow on a...
Music Fest Drums Up Support for Causes
The grounds of the Sawdust Art Festival will come to life for a weekend of live music March 29 and 30, a rare treat...
Lifeguard HQ Nears Completion
Laguna's beachgoers, pedestrians and passing motorists may soon again behold an unobstructed view of Main Beach and the ocean beyond.
If the new $7 million...