Design House Crowns a Laguna Hilltop
Welcome lookie-loos! Tis the season for house and garden tours and here’s one for a good cause. The annual Philharmonic House of Design, now...
Globe-circling With the Indy
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Crowning Table Top Champs
Good-natured ribbing between players as well as intense, competitive ping pong characterized last Saturday's third annual table tennis tournament at The Susi Q Senior...
‘Footloose’ Rocks the House
It’s toe-tapping, foot-stomping and rockin’ and rolling time when Laguna Beach High School’s performing arts students transform into small-town Texans in the musical “Footloose.”
Between...
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...
Setting the Scene for Art and Architecture
St. Clair Family
Norman St. Clair, Laguna's First Artist
Part 1
By Ann Christoph
Artist and architect Norman St. Clair and his descendents played a powerful role...
Hospitality Night Magic
Hospitality Night kicked off with the City Hall tree lighting and Santa Claus escorted by Snow White and Cinderella. Afterwards, crowds flowed freely along...
Reclaimed Fashion Showcases the Versatility of Artists
Under eaves of stretched canvas, eight Festival of Arts exhibitors displayed elaborate couture of recycled materials, a runway event that pulled celebrity hosts, prominent...
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...
Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Amy and Jack Norworth, who started Laguna’s Little League, hand out Cracker Jacks to players.
Once upon a time in 1964, a little boy of...
An Unlikely ‘No’ to Prop 19
Editor,
Fifty-seven percent of Laguna voters voted “no” for Proposition 19, the so-called “legalization of marijuana” initiative. Forty-two percent voted “yes.” Northern California voters, where lots...
Celebrating a First Anniversary
By Jinger Wallace
It’s hard to believe we are celebrating the first year anniversary of the Laguna Bluebelt and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). It’s exciting...
Exploring the Backyard Wilderness
Photos and story by Ron Chilcote
Above El Morro Elementary School, at Laguna Beach’s northern edge, is a trail access entrance to the upper portion...
Fashion Dazzles With Re-Imagined Fabrics
By Loreen Berlin, Special to the Independent
The sixth-annual Runway Fashion Show at the Festival of Arts astonished spectators with garments re-imagined from used, re-used...