Laguna’s Ex-City Manager Receives an Unexpected Gift
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
A small park created in 2012 at a trailhead off of Park Avenue was formally named the Kenneth Frank...
Concert Band Performs in Holiday Spectaculars
The 70-plus community members of the Laguna Concert Band, celebrating its 15th year, concludes its 2014 performance schedule with holiday shows at the Balboa...
Nature Works Its Magic on At-Risk Kids
By Carol Carlson, Special to the Independent
What did Orange County look like before the arrival of the plow, the cow and the bulldozer? Most...
Shopping Local Pays Back on Saturday
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Small Business Saturday is the local merchants' response to Black Friday. Where the latter lures residents out to the...
Mind Over Matter
By Randy Kraft, Special to the Independent
When Robert Owens, the adopted son of now retired Orange County Superior Court Judge Claude Owens, first made...
Devout Artist Focuses Her Lens on Heaven
There was as time when Kerry Swank achieved acclaim making photographic portraits of members of California’s upper echelons. But, as it has turned out...
Tennis Court Repairs Hang On City Funding
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy
With a $1.4 million bid in hand, the Laguna Beach Unified School District will ask the city to ante-up...
Many Ways to Give Thanks
Share Thanksgiving Among Friends
Bring a favorite holiday dish and join friends and neighbors at noon on Thanksgiving Day for Laguna Beach’s traditional community feast,...
City Cuts Off Water Due to Drought
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
Motorists entering town along Laguna Canyon Road should prepare for the disappearance of the green ribbon of grass lining...
Protest Erupts Over Ban on Street Play
By Rita Robinson
Sarah Copeland is about to pull up her wheels and move.
Copeland owns a mobile home in Laguna Terrace Park and is fed...
Winter Fantasy Brims With Holiday Cheer
By Daniella Walsh | LB Indy
The tree-shrouded grounds of the Sawdust Festival will wear a holiday glow for the 24th annual Winter Fantasy that...
You’re Only As Old As You Feel.
50 Issues of Laguna Beach Magazine
Steve Zepezauer: The Voice Inside My Head
I remember when desktop publishing was invented in the mid 80s. Within a...
A Sweet Incentive Assists a Woman in Need
Laguna Beach local Analisa Andrus manages the self-sufficiency program that helps homeless adults rebuild their lives at Friendship Shelter. Now she is in need...
Having a Say on Laguna Beach’s Downtown
Have you ever really considered what kind of walkway you prefer to tread? Or how high buildings should be? Or what might replace parking...
Open-Space Advocate Will be Remembered in Perpetuity
Former Laguna Beach Mayor Lida Lenney was honored Tuesday, Nov. 11, with the dedication of a memorial bench to commemorate her leadership in the...