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Laguna Beach Arts Alliance to celebrate local artists at 16th Annual Art Star Awards 

The Laguna Beach Arts Alliance (LBAA) will host its 16th Annual Art Star Awards on Friday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Festival of Arts.  The evening's highlight will be the presentation of awards in four categories and a special lifetime achievement award, acknowledging the remarkable contributions of individuals,...

LBUSD moves forward with pool revitalization, classroom upgrades

The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education awarded contracts for design services for the modernization of the Laguna Beach High School pool and classroom upgrades at El Morro and Top of the World Elementary School, projects in the district’s Ten-Year Facilities Master Plan (FMP) during its...

Thurston middle schooler wins 25th annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest

Thurston Middle School student Izzie Tran recently won first place in the 25th Annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest, an event co-sponsored by the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University and The 1939 Society, an Organization of Holocaust Survivors, Descendants and Friends. Tran’s winning entry was entitled “Mourning...

Police Log: Week of March 14 to 20

Thursday, March 14 DUI. Katherine Ann Leary, 70, of Aliso Viejo, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and blowing on or over 0.08 percent blood alcohol level. She was held on $5,000 bail.   Possession of a controlled substance. Shylo Casperson Lontayao, 30, of Lake Forest, was arrested on suspicion of...

Pageant of the Masters to host second casting call March 28

The Pageant of the Masters is holding a second open casting call on Thursday, March 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Forum Theater on the Festival of Arts grounds. This casting call aims to primarily recruit female volunteers for its upcoming summer production, “À La Mode: The...

LBHS Theatre’s ‘Mean Girls’ a must see

By Sophia Callisto, Special to the Independent On Friday, March 8, the LBHS Theatre Program opened its Spring musical production of Mean Girls, and it was—you guessed it—so fetch. The cast and crew of nearly 60 students and staff have been working for the past 10 weeks under the direction of Meghan...

Laguna Sports Update: Week of March 15

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE  BASEBALL (6-5)  Laguna dropped a pair of non-league games, losing 1-0 last Friday, March 8, giving up the lone run in the top of the seventh inning against Huntington Beach (6-2). Becker Sybirski took the loss in the pitcher's duel.  On Monday at El Modena, Laguna lost 7-1 as...

Police Log: Week of March 7 to March 13

Thursday, March 7 Contempt of court, drunk driving while on probation. Monica Isabel Villavicencio, 30, of Dana Point was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, contempt of court and driving while on probation of a blood alcohol level of 0.01 or more. She was held without bail.   Friday, March 8 Possession of...

Residents’ concerns in deep end over city’s pool project  

By Jackie Connor, Special to the Independent  Laguna Beach City Council voted unanimously to explore options for building a new 25-meter community swimming pool as an alternative to pursuing joint use of Laguna Beach Unified School District's (LBUSD) planned expansion of a 50-meter pool at Laguna Beach High School, with...

New ‘Laguna Beach Portal’ app offers unique view into Sister City 

Over the last year, local resident Mark Dawson has worked on creating a smartphone app called Laguna Beach Portal, offering a unique look inside Laguna Beach's sister city of Menton, France, from right here on Laguna's downtown streets. The augmented reality app that just launched this week leads users...