New Vision for Batting Cages
It was an early Saturday morning at the Laguna Beach Batting Cages on Laguna Canyon Road. A beehive of maroon-and-white clad 8- and 9-year-old...
Merritt Believes He Can Improve on City’s Merits
Announcing his intention to run for City Council this week, Paul Merritt says the city of Laguna Beach needs to become more progressive regarding...
New Cafe Un-‘Urth’s a Landmark
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
Urth Caffé officially broke ground at the historic former Cottage restaurant in North Laguna Beach for the Los...
Cyclists and Pedestrians Mobilize for Safety
About 200 helmeted cyclists and bareheaded pedestrians spilled over the lawn in front of City Hall Tuesday night to decry their unsafe passage through...
MIG Chosen to Create Town’s Vision
The City Council selected the urban planning team assembled by San Diego-based MIG to help shape the guidelines for future development downtown and along...
Police Suppress Popular Drum Circle
Laguna Beach police and park rangers pre-emptively closed off emptying public parking lots at Aliso Beach for last Saturday’s Full Moon Drum Circle due...
Part-time LCAD Teachers OK Union
Part-time adjunct instructors at the Laguna College of Art and Design agreed to join the Service Employees International Union’s Local 721 in a 35-32...
Who Gets the Job Creating a Vision for Laguna?
The decision about which urban planner will help shape the guidelines for future development downtown and along Laguna Canyon Road comes down to the...
The Beach Boys Bring ‘Good Vibrations’ to Laguna
The Beach Boys, one of the world’s best-selling bands whose early successes tapped into Southern California’s youth culture of surfing, cars and romance, will...
North Laguna Trail Re-Opened
The Emerald Canyon Trail, was one of the most popular hiking and biking trails in Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, reopened, park officials announced last...
New Summer Camp Taps a Familiar Name
By Donna Furey | LB Indy
The newly established Laguna Club opened last month and already has a following, with 45 out-of-school children enrolled in...
Two Hands Make a Difference
By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy
The Wholistic Caring and Counseling Centre has a name evocative of a bright clean facility with soothing rooms, crisp...
Local Man Dies in Africa Train Wreck
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
About 60 people diverted their holiday weekend plans for a tribute at the Sandpiper Bar in Laguna Beach to...
Canyon Residents Link Arms
Several independent neighborhood associations in Laguna Canyon have established an umbrella coalition, the Laguna Beach Canyon Alliance of Neighborhoods Defense Organization (CANDO), to serve...
Memorial Service Set for Firefighter
By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent
A memorial service will be held for Mike Herdman, Wednesday, July 9 at 11 a.m. at the Arcadia...