Town Crier

Karen Ziegler 1944-2010   Karen Ziegler, our beloved grandmother, mother, friend, bookseller, volunteer, liberal, pacifist, dog lover (especially Tess), passed away at the age of 66 on...

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...

Editor, It’s not that I dislike skateboarding, or even skateboarders for that matter. It’s just that I do not want to hurt or kill anybody....

Editor,   City Councilmember Verna Rollinger's recent commentary regarding "preservation over restoration" of historic buildings and their ability to comply with Mills Act standards disregarded the fact that...

Editor, Your Oct. 1 article on the rookies (“Rookies Added to the Laguna’s Force,” Oct. 1) was good, but the photos were bad. If we lived...

Editor, I want to begin by commending Laguna Beach for the wonderful Dog Park off Laguna Canyon Road.  It is a wonderful place for dogs...

Editor, I strongly recommend that each and everyone of us take advantage of all public meetings and ask the candidates point blank what they are going to do...

An Artsy Weekend at OCPAC   If Isabel and Maggie look tired in their class pictures this year (Tuesday is El Morro’s picture day) I take...

Think It Over   As I reached the Peppertree Lane entrance, the teenage girls standing nearby were regrouping. “Oh my gosh! This man across the street...

Weather’s Potpourri   The past seven days has dished out just about every kind of weather one could ask for. First, the record heat. Los Angeles set...

But What Did You Order? By Cynthia Jenkins Dear Sugar, My husband and I were out at Brussels Bistro the other night with another couple when my...

Good to Glow As the marine layer lingers it’s the perfect time to reselect your arsenal of sunscreens before the sizzlin’ summer sun has a...

With the help of donations of clothing and accessories from 42 stores and numerous local residents, the fourth annual Boutique Benefit fundraiser held on...

Supporters of the Laguna Relief and Resource Center hosted a dinner and silent auction on Nov. 1 that kicked off National Hunger and Homelessness...

By Eric Kirkland, Special to the Independent A Laguna Home Companion feature The Kirkland family of Laguna Beach traces its lineage to the gold fields of...