Body of Work
Text and photos by Marilynn Young
Rubber dish gloves, old tennis balls, even the all-knowing Master Yoda found useful purpose as students at Thurston Middle School...
Museum Strives for the Next Level
A freshly painted building façade greeted the 200 people attending Laguna Art Museum’s annual open house this past week. Aside from curb appeal, it’s...
The Winner Tips His Hat to the Hatter and Billy Joel
"Dan the Piano Man from Sunny Laguna" wins the Pacific Symphony's concert. See video below.
Locals Greet the Season
Photos by Mary Hurlbut
Sampling a Hospitality Night Tradition
Go into the kitchen and see a behind the scenes video of tamale making sold on Hospitality...
Tammy Keces, School Board Opposition Candidate
Check out the Indy's interview with the second opposition candidate seeking election to Laguna Beach's school board.
Sunset Serenades, Shakespeare’s Fool Frolic by the Seashore
Al fresco summer performances of Shakespeare plays finally arrive in Laguna next month. British-born rocker Jason Feddy and actor John Gardiner, both Laguna locals,...
Laguna Dance Festival
Here is a preview video from Complexions Contemporary Ballet with Desmond Richardson, who will be performing in Laguna Beach April 14-17 as part...
Candidates Vow Support for Arts
Five candidates vying for election to two Laguna Beach City Council seats laid out their arts credentials before a forum organized by the Laguna...
Amateur Video Hits Extra Points for Principal
Buick devised the competition to show that NCAA athletes are about more than points and playoffs. Contestants were required to submit a mini-documentary, up...
Chameleon Actor Inhabits a Holiday Classic
Popular wisdom holds that one can’t be everything to everyone.
Don’t tell that to actor James Leaming, who embodies George Bailey, the main character, and...
Volunteers Help Revive Marine Mammal Center
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
The three-month birthing season for seal pups nears its end this month. By now some have weaned and...
Honoring Their Best and Brightest
Exhibitor Jorg Dubin found himself unceremoniously ejected from Laguna Beach’s Festival of Arts in 1989 for a rules infraction over hosting an overly raucous...
‘Rumors’ Will Fly at LBHS
Laguna Beach High School’s Park Avenue Players finish their year with the staging of Neil Simon’s hit comedy “Rumors.”
The show opens in the Artists’...
Get Out the Flag for Patriot’s Day
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
Laguna Beach puts on its patriotic finery this Saturday, March 3, wearing the colors that have honored the...
Blue Angels Cockpit Cam
The Blue Angels magnanimously invited me to fly with them in their two-seat F/A-18 Hornet, and to put it mildly -- it was phenomenal!...