Town Crier

Gone Fishin’ We missed him when he was gone for just a few days on one of his fishing or camping trips.  Now we’ll have...

Laguna Beach resident Daisy Mae Blossom Messer celebrated her 70th birthday with a block party on Victory Walk in Laguna Canyon this past weekend with...

Editor, Last week’s article by Tim J. Randall misquoted me as saying .. “that if not for the ability to rent on a short-term basis,...

Editor Thank you and bravo to Laguna Beach school board members who voted to support a simple act of transparency: providing public video access to...

In his column, “Don’t Come Here, You’ll Drown” J.J. Gasparotti explains that Laguna is at the same time both spending tax dollars to bring...

Dr. Joanne Culverhouse was principal at El Morro, Thurston, and LBHS, mentoring a generation of kids K-12. “Dr. C” was honest about what she, our...

By Kate Rogers, Special to the Independent The most recent Coffee Break provided parents a simple and powerful tool for transforming their children’s learning experience...

A Sense of Balance Summer officially arrived this week and our festival openings are upon us. As the season shifts, let’s see if we...

Calling all families, friends, colleagues, and lovers of the flame, we are in danger of losing our beloved Aliso Beach firepits – forever. If...

The Signal From Europe The latest attempts by European leaders to rescue their continent from its debt crisis are encouraging but not conclusive. This is...

Community Spirit Treasured I was chatting with Bill Blackburn, husband of the late Kathleen Blackburn, two-term councilmember and mayor, and his sister Betsy at the...

Editor, Sam Goldstein, Karyn Phillippsen and Paul Freeman brought the BID--Business Improvement District--to the Council. The local hotels and motels had agreed to increase their...

It's no secret that our democracy is in peril. That trust in government is at an all-time low. That Donald Trump's popularity is the...

Echoes of Design Review Report from a design review hearing in the near future. There are a few changes in the process. Applicants are now...

Panache Carries Casual to Party Wear The owner of Panache Laguna, a boutique for women stocked with dresses, jewelry, shoes, purses and more, invites one...