Local History Figures in Pageant 2018
Next summer, the art recreated for the Pageant of the Masters with stage illusions will also serve as a living history of the production’s birthplace in Laguna Beach.
Laguna Again Protests Offshore Drilling
The Laguna Beach City Council became the first in Orange County to unanimously renounce reopening oil and gas drilling off the California coast, renewing a decades long stance against the practice.
New Twists in Hotel Laguna Saga
Hotel Laguna’s landlord intends to avoid any interruption in the historic property’s operations by having a new operator in place by Jan. 1, according to a statement released late Thursday.
In Laguna, More Choices for a Good Pour
When Philip Brandes began teaching himself to make beer in his garage, he had a specific goal in mind in 2014. Make a really good tasting craft beer with an alcohol content of .5 percent or less. “I spent lots of money on Ebay and threw out lots of beer,” he said. “I decided to keep moving forward,” he said. The result was the Bravus Brewing Company.
Unselfish Gift Changes an Ill Man’s Luck
“I didn’t want sympathy and I didn’t want people to think I was disabled,” Cook said. “I didn’t think anybody would do it. How do you ask someone for a body part?”
Environmental Concerns Entangle Museum’s Floating Light
A boat carrying a floating light standard created for a temporary Laguna Art Museum exhibit retreated back to Newport Beach on Friday, Nov. 3,...
Local Poet, Actor, Raconteur Dies at 70
John Abbot Gardiner died of heart disease in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Nov. 24, 2017. He was 70.
Landmark Hotel Laguna to Close
The local family that has operated the iconic Hotel Laguna for more then three decades intends to close its doors next month and has filed a lawsuit alleging they are being illegally forced out by the property’s owners.
Artist Shines a New Light on Seascapes
Undulating patterns of lights on sand. White-clad people elegantly gliding along the edge of Main Beach. Shiny mirror posts reflecting their environment, both natural...
OC Takes Hepatitis A Precautions
An increase in Hepatitis A among the homeless populations in both San Diego and Los Angeles counties is prompting a warning to Laguna Beach Friendship Shelter homeless volunteers and the Orange County homeless community.
LB Voters Likely to Decide City-Wide Undergrounding
As soon as November of 2018, Laguna Beach voters may head to the polls to decide whether they will pay up to $200 million dollars to underground utilities city-wide.
Frightful Fun at LBHS
Departing from traditional theatrical selections, Karol opted for horror this Halloween season. Flesh-eating zombies will roam the theater for two weekends as students perform an adaption of the 1968 cult classic film, “Night of the Living Dead”.
Beating the Heat at Main Beach
Laguna Beach was not immune, with temperatures hitting 98 degrees on Tuesday and close to that on Wednesday, unseasonably warm for late October.
SoLag Patrols Cut Summer Complaints
An increased police presence in and around South Laguna beaches this summer resulted in fewer complaints and more criminal citations and enforcement, according to Laguna’s top cop.
Art Enlivens a Historic Conversion
A new touch of color and whimsy embellishes one of the bright white external walls of the building, facing Third Street. There, street artist Colette Miller of Los Angeles last week installed her signature work, disembodied angel wings. Miller said she works a week in her studio to construct the wings from wheat paste and paper, which are then installed and finished on location with varnish and carved with a power sander.