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Now, he’s teaming up with another religious leader, Rabbi Marcia Tilchin, of Tustin, to try to foster connections among Jewish residents of Laguna Beach. The pair are convinced that many local Jews, even some with formal synagogue ties, would welcome an informal way to cultivate a closer knit community.

More local organizations came up lucky winners Tuesday as the City Council divvied out another $7,777 in grants from a fund of $238,777.

Three factors – drought, climate change and bark beetles – make this fire season potentially riskier than in the past, fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse told the City Council in a presentation Tuesday.

Conceived by Diane Challis Davy with the script by Dan Duling and narration by Richard Doyle, the summer production titled “Partners” celebrates creative unions in the visual and performing arts, fiction and science and points between.

Hometown heroes in the pool receive an official City Hall send-off as the youngest members of the U.S. women's water polo team on their way to Brazil to compete in the Summer OIympics.

Work by plein-air watercolor painter David Solomon embellished booths at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach for 35 years. But that’s not his only...

Known universally as Miss Heidi to her charges, Knoff opened her South Laguna home

The Laguna Beach free trolley is back for summer and now offers new service routes to some of Laguna’s steepest and most narrow roads.

Last month, he won the 30th Annual Southern California NTRP Sectional Championships in the men’s 4.0 singles division.

But police video surveillance cameras knew better.

A retrospective of Peter Krasnow's work at the Laguna Art Museum reveals his evolution from painter to sculptor.

A good Samaritan as well as lifeguards make rescues across the Laguna Beach coastline during the Independence Day weekend.

Two residents unsuccessfully argued before a city parking committee to rescind ticketing in North Laguna during street-sweeping, saying the 34-year-old policy unfairly penalizes residents of 27 streets while no other area in town is subject to similar enforcement.

The City Council decided 4-1 Tuesday to consider asking voters in November to raise the 10 percent hotel bed tax paid by guests. The increase would supplement city services burdened by a visitor count topping 6 million a year, a city report stated.

Two young women stranded on a rock reef in Laguna Beach as the tide was rising were rescued by sheriff’s deputies and lifeguards early today,...