Disaster? Citizens to the Rescue!
“I’m bleeding, I’m bleeding,” yells a disaster victim sprawled on a staircase. Two people respond to the cries and evaluate the extent of the...
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...
School Board Candidates Out for Votes
Candidates for school board share their viewpoints at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Top of the World school, the only scheduled forum before...
Forums Put Candidates on the Run ‘til November
The political campaign season is upon Laguna Beach. A veritable slew of forums, candidate discussions, and events are scheduled over the next eight weeks.
The Laguna...
Paint Out Revisits its Plein Air Origins
About 40 selected painters from all over the nation arrive for the 14th Annual Plein-Air Painting Invitational beginning next week, transforming Laguna Beach into...
No-Go for Emerald Bay Traffic Signal
Even after a heart-rending plea from a mother whose son was killed when his motorcycle was hit by an exiting Emerald Bay resident, the...
A Welcome Heat Revives Eva’s Kitchen
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
They did in three weeks what was supposed to be done in six months.
After a fire in the...
Cub Car Culture
Photos and text by Marilynn Young
Wolfs, Bears and Webelos in Laguna Beach Cub Scouts Pack 38 transformed rough blocks of wood by shaving, painting...
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...
New Teen Drinking Law Gets Summer Hiatus
To applause from both sides of the issue, an ordinance fining adults for hosting parties where minors are drinking and using drugs was tabled...
A Marvel in Caps and Gowns
Anyone who has previously been taken in by “The Marvelous Wonderettes” or “Winter Wonderettes” will undoubtedly find the current production of “The Marvelous Wonderettes:...
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,...
Design House Crowns a Laguna Hilltop
Welcome lookie-loos! Tis the season for house and garden tours and here’s one for a good cause. The annual Philharmonic House of Design, now...
Laguna Bans Skaters from Another Street
In a 4-1 vote, Laguna Beach’s City Council declared Skyline Drive off-limits to skateboarding, adding a ninth street to a ban imposed on eight...
Searching for a Lifeline
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent
Perhaps the previous seven days were the most important in the life of Lesley Domiano. The 66 year-old...