Wanted for Posterity: Views Erased By Time
Part 3
In recent weeks, the Indy came to the aid of authors Foster Eubank and Gene Felder in assembling content for the "Then and...
Younger Guns Grab Skimming’s Top Prize
Vacationing in Laguna Beach with her family from Fredericksburg, Va., Catherine Squilliante delighted a surprised crowd as she out maneuvered more experienced riders in...
Still Winning Applause After 20 Years
Friendship, love, cliques and gangs, violence, drop-outs, haves and have nots, unintended pregnancy and booze keep fueling angst among teens and their parents regardless...
The Vic Keeps Getting Better
If you slept in, you missed it. Last Sunday at Aliso Creek Beach, Laguna Beach native Sam Stinnett won Victoria Skimboards’ World Championship of...
Body of Work
Text and photos by Marilynn Young
Rubber dish gloves, old tennis balls, even the all-knowing Master Yoda found useful purpose as students at Thurston Middle School...
Lending a Hand to Assistance League
About 20 members of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach recently put their finishing touch on the renovation of the Assistance League’s...
Seeing Under the Sea
Nearly all of the tidepools in Laguna Beach are a state protected habitat. Though there’s no touching or taking allowed, plenty of unusual creatures...
The Queen of Textile Pandemonium
By Tracy Middleton, Special to the Independent
“Low Clouds and Fog Along the Coast” may sound like a typical Laguna Beach weather report. In this...
South Swell Lifts 54th Brooks Contest
A welcome swell with waves of as much as 10 feet provided the engine for the 54th running of the annual Brooks Street Surfing...
Spring Dance Festival Opens with Leaps and Bounds
Bevies of dancers that defy gravity with impossible reaches and soaring leaps provide proof of spring’s arrival in Laguna Beach. Beginning next Thursday, their...
Buyers Step Up for Art
Artist donated works raised $255,000 for Laguna Art Museum’s education and exhibition programs at a well-attended art auction fundraiser showcasing works by 113 California...
Indy Travels Into the Wild, the West and Beyond
We welcome a photo from your adventures exploring far-flung destinations. Pack the Indy and send along a high resolution image with a caption about...
Touring Santa’s Southern Workshop Outpost
Dear Santa:
Let’s skip the mall and take in the Laguna Beach Artist Open Studio Tour instead. I hear there’s so much neat stuff there...
Pioneer Families Lay Foundation of Aldeita Court
By Jane Petty Janz, Special to the Independent
The history of 422 North Coast Highway involves several of the families that came to Laguna very...
Tales of The Tell: Part 2
By Mark Chamberlain, Special to the Indy
In the Spring of 1989, my partner Jerry Burchfield and I, with the help of scores of dedicated...