Where Activism and Art Converge
A black and white photograph focuses on a mother reading to her son. The caption under the image by photojournalist and author James Lerager...
Weighing the Cost of Burying Utilities
Each time a utility pole topples on Laguna Canyon Road it emphasizes the town’s vulnerability. Residents most often contend with the traffic jam that...
Clinic Keeps Pace as Healthcare Evolves
Laguna Beach Community Clinic added a new associate medical director to its roster in Dr. Jorge Rubal, though Rubal is far from new to...
Rooms Close, Displacing Homeless Back to the Street
One of Laguna Beach’s rare private refuges for local homeless people to find a permanent place to live was recently ordered closed by city...
Laguna’s Girls Wins CIF’s Water Polo Crown
Girls Water Polo (30-1)
Makenzie Fischer scored five goals and had five steals to help power Laguna Beach past Newport Harbor 10-7 to capture the...
Will the Parade Go On, Weather or Not?
The 48th Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade is scheduled to step off at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, from Laguna Beach High School if...
Local Investor Doubles Down
As a youngster growing up in Laguna Beach, Chris Dornin considered himself steeped in artists. The high school’s teams then were still named Artists,...
Another Hat in the Ring for Laguna’s Council
Former political consultant and nearly lifelong local resident Michele Hall declared her candidacy for Laguna Beach’s City Council this week, filing a campaign organization...
Schools Required to Survey Parents
A first-time, state-mandated survey of parents soliciting their input on the Laguna Beach school district’s plans and goals will arrive in inboxes on Friday,...
Updated Breaker Report:
Five-Sport Sweep is a School First
Laguna experienced a first in their sports history as all five winter squads qualified for post-season play, hosted their...
Project Czar, Paying for Pensions Top City Priorities
Coordination of Laguna Beach’s many initiatives and paying for pension costs surfaced as priorities at the City Council's recent planning retreat.
At a time when...
A Soloist’s Closing Coda
It’s not a headstone or even a permanent marker, but a sentimental sendoff written in a storefront window last week that publicly signaled the...
Sea Stars Dying in Tide Pools
At least 40 visible sea stars were alive and well in the Treasure Island tide pools in South Laguna at noon this past Saturday....
Museum Opens Trio of Solo Shows
Three new shows, “Wayne Thiebaud: American Memories,” “Travels with Millard Sheets: 1950-1986” and “Expose: Dana Harel” open to the public at the Laguna Art...
Concerts Awash in Star Power
Instead, Madsen returned to hike the lesser wonders of Laguna’s coastal canyons. Even so, in absorbing some special comfort while walking Crystal Cove State...