Town Crier

Editor, (This letter was also addressed to City Council member Toni Iseman.) My stance on the Social Hosting Ordinance is very similar to my opinion on...

Editor, (This letter was also addressed to council members.) Please, please, please make my bus ride a totally pleasant experience. I’d like to inform you of the...

Editor: I really enjoyed Valerie Torelli’s article, "To Hell and Back" (in the Coastal Real Estate Guide, June 8). So true to the reality of what...

Editor, I am writing regarding the proposed increase to sewer services charges. A 10 percent increase over three years is unacceptable and irresponsible. I have been...

Editor, After going through some difficult times, St Francis by the Sea (430 Park Ave.) has resumed its weekly service on Sundays at 10. Please join...

“We aren’t doing takeout orders over the phone, you have to come in.”  -- Umami Burger receptionist Planning dinner during finals week can be a...

Editor, I had to laugh at Roger Carter’s letter in last week’s Indy. His fear that “Mitt Romney will buy the next election” is laughable at...

Photography and Story By Mitch Ridder With local schools out this week, city lifeguard towers will be fully staffed starting Saturday, but few know what’s...

Supporters of Gina Kantzabedian, founder of Animal Crackers Pet Rescue in Laguna Beach, have organized a from 6 to 9 p.m. fundraiser Wednesday, June...

Advice for Students & Teachers From an Avant-garde Innovator  “My dance classes were open to anybody, my only stipulation was that they had to come...

  Homeostasis  “…is the property of a system that regulates its internal environment and tends to maintain a stable, constant condition…”  The planet Earth is a...

Home On The Range Stocks continue to oscillate in what Wall Street likes to call a “trading range.” With all the nerve- wracking news from...

If it takes a village to raise a child, this town takes the maxim a step further. An estimated $283,000 in scholarships was bestowed...

Poetry month came and went with typically little fanfare and all but true poetry lovers neglect this ancient literary form. More often we miss...

  By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent   Laguna Beach’s Tim Tunnell will be entering his classic 1953 Jaguar XK 120 FHC in Dana Point’s Concours...