Late Check Out Canceled for Hotel’s ‘Guests’
Six people occupying three different rooms at Laguna Beach’s most expensive hotel and suspected of credit card fraud received an 8 a.m. wake-up call...
Striding for a Little Known Cause
Cory Skyler, a descendant of Lewis and Clark’s interpreter and scout George Drouillard, walked through Laguna Beach this past Tuesday on a journey nearly...
Diving in to Protect Laguna’s Treasure
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
Jeremy Frimond’s love for the ocean spurred his professional and academic pursuits of the past seven years, dedicated to...
Grieving for a ‘Best Buddy’
As members of the Laguna Beach community join Penguin Cafe owners Sabrina and Michael McMurray at a memorial today for their son, William, another...
A Home That Offers More Than Shelter
By Christine Carpenter, Special to the Independent
Carissa Scivers, already 21, counts down the days until she can live independently. For her, the excitement of...
Council Eyes Improving Downtown Patrols
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
Laguna Beach’s police department intends to continue its foot patrols of downtown streets and study the effect of the...
Effort Surfaces to Reverse Entrance Vote
A proposed referendum to allow Laguna Beach residents to vote on the controversial $43 million downtown village entrance project has missed the election code...
New Shop Aims to Market Laguna
A vacant Forest Avenue storefront will soon transform into a street-level gallery and an innovative bricks-and-mortar e-commerce marketplace for Laguna Beach merchants.
The city’s Planning...
Community Datebook 8/9/13
ZPizza Resumes its Spinning Tradition
Forced last year to vacate its original location in the Albertson’s-anchored Aliso Creek Shopping Center, Zpizza will reopen in the...
Personnel File 8/9/13
Universalists Welcome New Minister
The Rev. Donald J. Cameron recently became minister of Laguna Beach’s Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.
He succeeds the Rev. Kent E. Doss, who...
Festival Renews Support for Gallery Q
A $2,000 grant from Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts Foundation will support the annual art exhibitions at Gallery Q, the fifth year of foundation...
Street Beat 8/9/13
Driver Ricardo Berge, 18, of Huntington Beach, was treated for his injuries as well as arrested for suspicion of felony drunk driving after rolling...
Grisly Outcome to Missing Person Inquiry
The body of a man reported missing two years ago by his Laguna Beach relatives was discovered last month in a freezer of a...
Last Call for Songwriter’s Showcase
An eager crowd of music lovers packed every chair, the edge of the stage, the aisles and the tiny foyer of the Marine Room...
Lawyer on Familiar Turf Helps Resolves View Disputes
Where others see irreconcilable differences, Laguna Beach resident and attorney Larry Nokes sees an opportunity to reconcile.
Nokes defies the portrayals of litigators in courtroom...