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Candidates Amp Up Their Message

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  Next week local households can expect to see a surge in political literature in their mailbox from candidates making a special effort to capture...

Volunteers Help Revive Marine Mammal Center

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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...

Unclear End to ‘Epic’ Rescue

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UPDATE   By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent   Rescuers accomplished something of a marine miracle offshore Laguna Beach last weekend, but apparently their efforts ultimately were...

Throwing Down a Contest for Skimmers

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Despite near perfect shoreline conditions for skimboarding in Laguna Beach, the town lacks frequent skim competitions, save for the large annual Victoria contest at...

A Welcome Heat Revives Eva’s Kitchen

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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...

Author Sprints for Literacy

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Laguna Beach resident Dennis Yang, who has written over 110 children stories under the pen name Papa Didos, finished a 3,281-mile cross-country journey last...

Searching for a Lifeline

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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...

Sunset Serenades, Shakespeare’s Fool Frolic by the Seashore

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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,...

The Winner Tips His Hat to the Hatter and Billy Joel

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"Dan the Piano Man from Sunny Laguna" wins the Pacific Symphony's concert. See video below.

Expect Park Restrictions on July 4

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Laguna Beach expects an unusually busy weekend due to the influx of visitors staying through the midweek July 4 holiday. To ensure a “safe and...

Turning Over an Edible Leaf

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By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent   Thanks to Transition Laguna volunteers, the Neighborhood Congregational Church will soon be able to grow the organic vegetables...

Hometown Girl Receives Royal Treatment

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Hundreds turned out for a pool party welcoming Olympic gold medalist Annika Dries last Saturday.                    

School Board Candidates Face Off

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  A candidates forum held last week at Top of the World Elementary School offered Laguna voters a deeper look at the positions of the...

Laying Out a Smorgasbord for Film Junkies

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By Christopher Trela   Eight hundred volunteers, 450 films, 50 countries, 14 screens and seven days comprise the staggering statistics behind an incredible experience for cinema...

Success for A Second Pop of Uncorked

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Laguna Beach Uncorked! an International Wine & Food Fest drew 700 both food lovers and wine connoisseurs last Saturday, March 10, to the Festival...