Amid Laguna’s Open Space, a Fresh Water Oasis
Photos and story by Ron Chilcote
Through the heart of the Laguna wilderness runs Laguna Canyon Road. Historically a major access to Laguna Beach, it...
They’re Outta Here
Please tantalize those at home with a high resolution image from your adventures near and far. And thanks again to fans that save space...
Memories of Past Brooks Contests Stoke Excitement for the Next
On July 15, 1955, about 50 Laguna locals got together to hold a surfing contest at Brooks Street beach. None of those early pioneers...
A Glimpse of a Coastal Jewel
Photos by Ron Chilcote
With the reopening of the Emerald Canyon Trail in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park this month, we figured readers might enjoy...
At Mid-Century, College Remains a Work in Progress
The Laguna College of Art and Design celebrates its 50th birthday on Thursday, Sept. 15, with a reception and faculty exhibition at Seven Degrees...
Car Enthusiasts Rev Their Engines
Rewinding to an era before automatic windows and GPS, the eighth annual classic Rotary Club car show will roll into the Festival of Arts’...
Indy on Vacation
Locals Richard Hendlin and Dr. Jane Bening visited still-flowing Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park in June.
Please share a postcard from your latest...
‘In Motion’ Propels a New Performance Troupe
Sarah Busic is only 16 but she already knows a bit about love and loss, friendship and betrayal, and moving on. Moving on is...
Still Winning Ovations in a 20-Year Run
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...
Homespun Fun Lights Up the Fourth
Independence Day excitement started long before nightfall in South Laguna, with a three-block long midday parade and neighborhood party.
Food eating contests and water balloon...
A Race to Bring Out the Kid in Everyone
By Monica Petrova, Special to the Independent
El Morro Elementary’s jog-a-thon, one of the largest PTA fundraisers, is a day filled with dancing and running...
Indy Circles the Planet
Devoted readers share a bit of themselves and their journeys even as they tote along a token from home. Thanks to readers for opening...
Visiting the Wilderness in Laguna’s Backyard
By Ron Chilcote
Perhaps the most pristine and precious of all the canyons in the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laurel Canyon nestles in a hollow...
‘Gnome Home
On the corner of High Drive and Cedar Way in North Laguna stands a little tiny village of welcoming and kitschy gnomes.
The gnome village...