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...
Operator Error
A 62-year-old woman escaped injury this past Wednesday, Feb. 19, after unintentionally driving her car backwards through a chain link fence and into a...
Artist Units Follow the Footsteps of Animal Clinic
The campaign over the hotly debated artists' work/live project on Laguna Canyon Road continues unabated, with opponents and proponents each sending missives in anticipation...
Historical Society Spotlights a Modern Icon
Local author and resident Paul Holmes presents a program based on his book, “Hobie: Master of Water, Wind and Waves,” for the Laguna Beach...
New Tech Chief Hired
Also Schoolpower fundraising earns ‘A’ grades
Drawing from applicants nationwide who went through several rounds of interviews before a district-wide panel, school board members unanimously...
Work-Out Addict Sweats to Educate Girls
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
Five mornings a week, promptly at 8 a.m., Carl Brown, lean and focused, begins his yoga class beneath...
Buying In to a Commute Without Keys
Ideas on how to induce more people to use Laguna Beach's $2.2 million public transit system as a way to tame downtown congestion grabbed...
Excavating a Vault in Laguna’s History
Even as Laguna Beach’s shoreline evokes images of hidden coves rather than buried treasures, a forgotten landmark was recently unearthed during restoration of an...
Church Opens Second Homeless Shelter
Without government aid, a group of determined human rights activists opened a second shelter for homeless people in Laguna Beach last week when it...
They Keep the Music Playing
He played the trombone in high school and still plays a little piano even though lessons didn’t take when he was young. In middle-age,...
Breakers Clinch So Cal Championship
Laguna Beach High School’s Makenzie Fischer scored five goals and Holly Parker was golden in the cage with nine saves as the Breakers revenged...
Design for Entrance Park Moves Ahead
Staff recommendations for a scaled-back $14.4 million plan to create an inviting landscaped pathway between City Hall and the Laguna Canyon art festivals seemed...