He Keeps a Foot in Each World
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
A group from Laguna Beach United Methodist Church refused to abandon their mission to visit Kenya even after a...
Battling Drought with Private Reservoirs
With Gov. Brown announcing emergency statewide water restrictions this week, pumping out free rain barrels by local water agencies is one way to make...
Art of Racing Roars Into Town
As a teenager, Peter Starr raced motorcycles in his native England and worked for Triumph. When he moved to the U.S., Starr was intent...
South Swell Delivers Big Surf
Eight to 10 feet waves roared across Laguna beaches on Monday during the second consecutive day of red flag conditions, when inexperienced swimmers are...
Task Force Tackles Canyon Road Blocks
When a task force began a review of six alternatives for improving safety and access on Laguna Canyon Road last week, it became clear...
Free Trolleys and Fee Hikes Reduce Congestion
Fee Hikes Aim to Discourage Downtown Parking
Banking on the success of last summer's efforts to tame congestion, the City Council signed off on similar...
Cycling’s Rise Outraces Park Resources
Part 2
Mountain biking is on the rise locally, and both trail users and environmentalists are concerned about threats to sustainability and safety. The resources...
Scientists Know Why Sea Lions Are Starving
Nearly 130 stranded and starving sea lions are once again pushing recovery cages and pools to the maximum at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center...
Grocer Bags Its Conversion
Most customers seemed pleased by the whirlwind makeover that took place earlier this week inside the former Albertsons supermarket that anchors the Aliso Creek...
Pursuit Ends in Arrest of Burglary Suspects
Three Los Angeles residents suspected in a Newport Beach burglary were arrested after a brief pursuit through Laguna Canyon that ended Wednesday, March 25,...
GOP Presses for Skatepark
Laguna Beach parents have been fighting for a skatepark in town for so long that the kids of early advocates are now adults. Initiatives...
Main Beach Closed to More Public Art
Upon discovery of an overlooked exclusion discouraging permanent art installations in Main Beach Park, the City Council Tuesday reversed last month’s approval for the...
Mountain Biking Goes Viral
Part I
By Randy Kraft, Special to the Independent
In the winter 2014 issue of Das Gravity, a German biking magazine, Laguna Beach was ranked the...
Council Approves First Complete Street
Pedestrians, bicyclists and cars will soon share Laguna Beach's first complete street following a City Council decision Tuesday, March 17, to allow separate lanes...