Laguna Beach High School Student Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Laguna Beach High School student-athletes officially committed to an NCAA Division I or Division II school that has offered them a scholarship to play...
Young Singer to Perform Original Work for Hero Fest
At a performance for her aunt’s memorial, Whitney studied and adopted the jazz and blues stylings of Eva Cassidy. Another Cassidy fan, one of Whitney’s elementary school teachers, sent a video of her studentto Wendy Milette, of the My Hero Film Festival in Laguna Beach.
Stocking for a Singular Mission
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Andy Siegenfeld's goal at the Laguna Food Pantry is twofold: provide free food to those in need and remove...
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...
South Coast Hwy. Carmaggeddon tentatively scheduled for September
By Bradley Zint | LB Indy
A flood-prevention project tentatively scheduled to begin in September in downtown Laguna Beach is setting the stage for an...
Laguna Beach moves to ease permitting, parking standards for new downtown businesses
Laguna Beach is on track to allow new downtown businesses to open under looser permitting and parking rules, a move that city leaders hope...
Laguna Art Museum recruits new director from Catalina
Laguna Art Museum has tapped Julie Perlin Lee, outgoing executive director of Catalina Island Museum, to lead the storied organization amid a pandemic that...
School Safety a Priority as Students Return to Campus
According to assistant superintendent Leisa Winston, the district has a Safety Committee composed of classified, certified, and management staff along with parents and personnel from the Laguna Beach Police Department.
Flying High: blue sky, azure ocean
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Laguna Beach Independent
On many clear evenings at sunset, a buzzing sound can be heard in the skies over...
Good Scares for Good Causes
With Halloween days away, scary creatures cast a somber aspect in yards and storefronts even as local residents set up haunted houses in anticipation of Oct. 31.
Top of World Trail Finally Given Go-Ahead
After years of planning, easements for a designated hiking and mountain-biking trail connecting two hilltop communities was unanimously approved by the City Council Tuesday, officially commencing the trail’s resurrection.
Budget Wish-List Spans Butterflies to Lifeguards
After hearing nearly an hour of requests to fund pet projects from various civic groups, the City Council favored some new and unusual requests at Tuesday’s budget workshop and signaled their intent to add staff to the fire and marine safety departments as well.
More Candidates Seek City Posts
Four candidates for various city positions will add to the electoral mix on Nov. 8.
Trio of Local Women on Rising Stars List
Three women who grew up in Laguna Beach are among the 600 young stars identified by Forbes in its 2018 edition of 30 Under 30, which the magazine describes as an “annual encyclopedia of creative disruption” across 20 different industries.
Officer’s Memory Sparks a Family Affair
On Sept. 11, 2001, as Jon Couchie watched on television as planes obliterated the Twin Towers, he bade his co-workers farewell. “I am going...