Orphanage Goes Up In Kenya
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
Living up to its name, With Our Two Hands, representatives of the Laguna Beach-based nonprofit will welcome orphans to...
Help Needed to Find Rape Suspect
Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 26-year-old man suspected in a sexual assault of a Laguna Beach woman in April.
Earlier...
A Fitting Send-off
A throng of people with quarts of paint doused a boarded-up, ocean-front Laguna Beach structure with balloon-like messages, wall-length streaks and artistic giant-sized lettering...
Treasure Hunters Ready for One-Day ‘Boutique’ Sale
By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent
What started as one woman’s dream to create a high-end, affordably priced shopping extravaganza to raise money to...
Openings 5/17/13
New Re/Max Office Opens Downtown
Jeff Grice, a real estate investor and broker with a background in property management, has joined Re/Max as owner of...
Celebrating a Century Plus One
Laguna Beach resident Lillian Lloyd celebrated her 101st birthday this week. She outlived her late husband Stanley and lives in a retirement park, still...
Community Datebook 5/17/13
Heroes Hear the Call
Music, art, and film from around the world will showcase local and global heroes at My Hero Project’s sixth annual Laguna...
June Esther Campbell
Gay Rights Advocate Dies
June Esther Campbell, 89, passed peacefully on Friday, March 29, 2013.
She had been in failing health for several months and entered...
Women’s Collective Giving Group Awards $130,000
Impact Giving, an Orange County women’s collective giving organization and the brainchild of several Laguna Beach women, awarded six grants totaling $130,000 at its...
Standouts 5/17/13
Club Leader Nominated for Women in Business Award
Ellie Tipton Ortiz, current president of Laguna Beach’s Woman’s Club and a member of Soroptimist International locally,...
Stoked Surfers Keep Their History Alive
The vintage surf auction "California Gold" went off at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa yesterday with total sales of $680,000.
The...
Locals Win in Brazilian Skim Event
Laguna Beach’s Sam Stinnett defended his title during the United Skim Tour skimboarding competition last month in Ubatuba, Brazil, riding a long-lasting sidewave on...
Residents Object to Skateboard Park
Fearing more traffic congestion and heart-stopping driving encounters with downhill skateboarders, Arch Beach Heights residents voiced overwhelming opposition to the addition of a skateboard...
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative...
Laguna Crews Battle Springs Blaze
Laguna Beach’s fire department deployed two engine crews for several days to join hundreds of firefighters to battle the huge Springs fire in Ventura...