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  The first annual Hobie Alter Memorial 3-Club Barefoot Golf Tournament will take place at 1 p.m. Monday, May 22, at The Ranch at Laguna Beach. Proceeds will benefit The Hobie Memorial planned for Dana Point. A sculpture depicting Alter leaning from a Hobie cat sailboat is...

Art College Raises Scholarship Funds Guests of a Laguna College of Art and Design scholarship fundraiser contributed $40,000 during an event last month at the new LCAD Administration Building, 2265 Laguna Canyon Road. Attendees enjoyed tours and student demonstrations in the...

Milton Douglas Bowler, 77, passed away at home April 15, 2017, in Laguna Beach, following his long struggle with lung disease. Doug was born in Pasadena on Jan. 6, 1940. Doug was raised in Hermosa Beach and Newport Beach where he played football at Newport Harbor and Orange Coast...

Catherine Maydelle Carras, born Sept. 29, 1925, died May 8, 2017, in Yucaipa, Calif. Kay, as she was called by family and friends, was full of life and vigor through most all her 91 years. She had a magnificent singing voice with opera as her greatest love. During the course of...

Don’t Rescue Me I spend a lot of time perfecting my sedentary lifestyle. At my age, the testosterone is testoster-gone. It’s prudent to live still. Safety first. I’ve explained to my grandchildren that I live in a triangle. One point is my bed before the television. The second...

Furry Hats and Sculpture Trios On “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert, does a hilarious segment wearing a giant furry hat, reminding viewers that all powerful rulers like Genghis Khan wore such lids. He proclaims that anything he says will now and forever become law. If I had a hat...

Not Like Every Other Place “It seems to me that being quirky and non-conforming is essential to what we like about Laguna. It’s not like every other place, and we love it because of that, ” mused a Laguna Canyon resident who has been attending the city’s neighborhood planning...

By Jean Ardell, Special to the Independent In a town where small businesses regularly turnover, Cottage Furnishings, on the corner of St. Ann’s Drive and Coast Highway, has endured for 21 years. The inspiration for its popular combination of beachy accessories and rustic...

John H. Cox, the Republican candidate for governor of California, speaks to Laguna Beach Republicans at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, at the Woman’s club, 286 St. Anne’s Dr. In addition to running for governor, Cox is sponsoring an initiative modeled after the legislative process of...

Keep It Wild Volunteer Day takes place Saturday, May 20, at Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. Join OC Parks and Laguna Canyon Foundation from 8-11 a.m. for habitat restoration work such as removal of non-native plants, seed collection and planting native plants. No experience is...

Majority Report I was behind bars when I read Indy’s “Laguna’s Crime Rate is Up, DUIs Decline.” Don’t misunderstand. I’m innocent. I was in Peppertree Lane behind the bars of the Saloon and Watermarc just getting gelato for my wife. I’m a good husband and was surprised to be...

Still Cleared For Takeoff With 85% of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 having reported earnings for their March quarter, the blended growth rate is a solid 13.5%. That’s the highest since the third quarter of 2011 and a strong sign that the stock market’s current uptrend need...

A Look Behind the Sheet Music Classical music isn’t for everyone. To some, it seems impenetrable and a bit boring. Others really like it a lot, and this column is dedicated to them. A subsection of the classical genre, chamber music, annually is performed right here in Laguna...

Seventh-Inning Stretch Stocks continue their upward trend with the S&P 500 Index ahead seven percent so far in 2017. As good bull markets should, the market has climbed a skeptical “wall of worry.” That’s encouraging, as history has repeatedly shown that markets usually...

Signs of a Past Time Last June, the city council adopted a two-year economic Development Action Plan to “enhance the customer experience for residents in a way that visitors will enjoy too.” They then hired yet another consultant, Graphic Solutions, to develop a comprehensive...