Canine Christmas At Heisler Park
Stroll along the glorious bluffs of Heisler Park in North Laguna around seven in the morning and you’ll eventually find a small pack of...
The Gift
Three crows swoop overhead and I follow them in the old kayak towards what used to be Laguna Beach. Skeletons of buildings covered in...
Grandma Claus
Two little pale faces peer at me. “What, sure, what time is it?” asks Jacob.
“In California or Texas? Grandpa made coffee.” They climb over...
The Miracle on Cliff Drive
It’s a beautiful December evening. The sun is doing its usual slow motion decent into the icy waters of the Pacific as people stroll...
To Tree or Not to Tree
We just moved into a smaller home and I can’t figure out where to put the Christmas tree. I asked my husband, Gary, what...
Away in a Manger
“The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual.” -John Muir
By Victoria Jertz
Laguna Beach Municipal Code: 6.24.030...
Dragna Found Guilty in Nicholson Murder
After deliberating less than six hours, a jury last week found Matthew Thomas Dragna guilty of the 2009 bludgeoning-murder of Damon Nicholson in his...
Christians Celebrate the Birth of Jesus
By Donna Furey, Special to the Independent
Local churches mark the coming holiday with Christmas experiences from traditional to trendy and everything in between. In...
Move Over HIP, Pearl Street Has Arrived
Laguna Beach’s Pearl Street District made its debut as a branded shopping district with its first annual holiday celebration last week. A wide variety...
Updated: Dragna Found Guilty in Nicholson Murder
After deliberating less than six hours, a jury found Matthew Dragna of Lake Forest guilty of the 2009 bludgeoning death of Laguna Beach’s Damon...
A Gift That Keeps Giving
Santa Claus temporarily took up residence at the corner of Forest Avenue and Glenneyre Street in a tiny abode known as Santa’s Hut. Frequented...
Familiar Face Leads Local GOP
About 50 members of the Laguna Beach Republicans elected longtime resident Howard Hills as its incoming president at a meeting on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Wasting...
Emerald Bay Gate Improvements Get Green Light
In a matter that has proved extraordinarily divisive to Emerald Bay residents since 2011, Laguna Beach’s City Council voted 3-1 on Tuesday to approve...
Jailed Suspect Faces Trial in ’09 Murder
Opening statements are expected Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the trial of a Lake Forest man suspected in the bludgeoning-murder of a Laguna Beach resident...
Author Reveals Laguna’s Lesser Known History
The public is invited to local author Skip Hellewell’s discussion of his works “Loving Laguna” and “Early Homestead Families” at a Laguna Beach Historical...