Recognizing the Heroes Among Us
By Andrea Primer, Special to the Independent
Capt. Jason Ehret, a decorated active duty Navy SEAL commander deployed to undertake secret tasks around the globe,...
Canyon Parcel Now Off-limits to Development
It may be the last of a state bond that allocated $12 million to Laguna Beach to purchase open space but it won’t be...
Welcoming Lincoln’s Wife
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
The stage goes black and when the lights re-illuminate it, the audience sees Mary Todd Lincoln, alone. She bustles...
Martin Joseph Miller DDS
Martin Miller passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2013, at his home in Laguna Beach. He was 87.
Martin was born in Seattle, Wash., on...
Laguna Beach Standoff With Gunman Ends in Arrest
A five hour-long standoff with a handgun-toting motorist who claimed to have booby-trapped his car ended late Wednesday with Laguna Beach police taking the...
Community Datebook 2/8/13
Honoring a Legacy of Good Works
Local resident and event organizer extraordinaire Sande St. John will receive the 2013 Laguna Beach Senior Legacy Award at...
Food and Gardens 2/8/13
Garden Backers Host Town Hall Meeting
A town hall meeting for South Laguna Community Garden will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9...
George Witt, 1931 – 2013
George (Red) Witt, a longtime Laguna Beach resident, died Jan. 30, 2013 after battling cancer with bravery, good humor and grace.
Witt enlisted in the Marines during...
Street Beat 2/8/13
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Fraud. 600 block of Sleepy Hollow Lane. 10:20 a.m. Someone is putting up fake craigslist ads, trying to rent the property.
Petty theft....
Drug Smugglers Seized in Crystal Cove
Border patrol agents arrested nine people and seized 1,200 pounds of marijuana when a panga-style boat came ashore north of Laguna Beach shortly after...
Council Nixes Glenneyre Bike Lanes
After tentatively approving a test reduction of traffic lanes on Glenneyre Street to accommodate bicyclists last October, the City Council on Tuesday kicked that...
Laguna Beach’s Village Entrance Moves to the Fast Track
Moving the long-delayed village entrance project forward is the Laguna Beach City Council's top priority for 2013.
After more than 18 years of deliberations, the...
Will Tidepools Survive Too Much Attention?
The diverse beauty once in Laguna Beach’s tidepools will never be the same, according to a scientist studying the effects of urban impact on...
Glennwood Sets Out to Meet Its Neighbors
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy
New electrical wiring – complicated, intricate, and functionally crucial – now runs through the walls of every room in...
Parents Object to School’s Early Start
Students will start school two days earlier this year, before Labor Day weekend, and it’s got parents all worked up.
“There are hundreds like me...