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It took Thurston Middle School students just an hour to unanimously convict Henry Tudor of murdering King Richard III in a mock trial last Friday, May 27.

Laguna Art Museum kicked off the seventh annual Art & Nature, a multidisciplinary exploration of art’s many and various engagements with the natural world, on Thursday, Nov. 7,

A selection of the best news images of 2014 from the Laguna Beach Independent.

The Laguna Beach City Council rejected a salary increase for its members and city commissioners on Tuesday, citing continued economic uncertainty prompted by the...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy A standing-room only crowd and elected Laguna Beach officials turned out for a Coastal Commission hearing Wednesday in Newport...

The Laguna Beach Planning Commission voted unanimously against a proposed $10 million renovation of the historic Coast Inn and the adjacent Coast Liquor store after a lengthy public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 4, where testimony weighed against the project by three to one.

The Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce CEO will depart after just over a year in office, according to a statement issued Tuesday. In the Chamber’s...

Planned reconstruction of the interior grounds of the Festival of Arts will take place a year from now, postponed due to an expected wet...

By Megan Miller, Special to the Independent An initiative seeking to maximize public participation in major development projects in Laguna Beach will appear on November’s...

By Bradley Zint, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach's historic sewer digester building will receive extensive restoration work, thanks to a unanimous City Council motion...

Array of Events Mark 15th Anniversary

By Rita Robinson | LB Indy Millions of sea stars, virtually the entire west-coast population along the Pacific Ocean, disintegrated into slime from Alaska to...

Horwitz taps common wisdom to find solutions Delia Horwitz arrived in Moscow for a scheduled Chamber of Commerce talk with officials from government, banks and...

Amar Santana returns to reality TV as an all-star for ‘Top Chef’ Season 20 Local chef and restaurant owner Amar Santana will be back on...