Laguna Beach Local News

By Christopher Trela | NB Indy Native New Yorker Alec Glasser, founder of The Drake Restaurant in Laguna Beach, became passionate about music while attending public school programs in Queens. He learned to play saxophone, clarinet and flute, and even played gigs with teen bands at upscale resorts. Glasser also spent...

By Tasmin McGill, Guest Contributor Fire pit removal and a rainbow-themed lifeguard tower celebrating Pride were discussed during the Laguna Beach City Council meeting on May 16. Residents gathered in person and via Zoom to express concerns and share thoughts on the next steps for the South Laguna beaches.  Following the...

Laguna Beach High School student-athletes officially committed to an NCAA Division I or Division II school that has offered them a scholarship to play for a sports team on Wednesday. Those who signed include Brady Bumgardner, Water Polo, Redlands University; Shea Blanchard, Baseball, Hawaii Pacific University; Joey Capobianco, Baseball,...

Team of Crisis Intervention Specialists will Support Local Law Enforcement and First Responders with Community Mental Health and Wellness By LB Indy Staff  Be Well OC has partnered with Laguna Beach to establish a Mobile Response Team to provide mental health and wellness to Laguna Beach. The program was approved for...

The Orange County Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order to Mo Honarkar on May 5 restricting the local real estate developer, and those acting on his behalf, from coming within 200 feet of Hotel Laguna, 14 West and several other properties, currently disputed between investor group Continuum Analytics...

Joseph Kleitsch: Abroad and At Home in Old Laguna, is the newest exhibition on offer at the Laguna Art Museum. The exhibit will be available to view from June 24 through Sept. 24 and showcases the work of Joseph Kleitsch, an important California Impressionist painter born in Hungary in...

By LB Indy Staff In true Academy-award style, 200 community and cultural leaders came together to celebrate the 15th annual Art Star Awards on April 28. Held on the Festival of Arts grounds, this year's red-carpet reception and ceremony featured pop-up musical and dance performances and live art demonstrations, all...

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Laguna Beach Independent   Soaring food and labor costs, energy expenses, and ever-slimmer profit margins are among the worries facing restaurateurs in 2023. A survey from the National Restaurant Association shows inflation intensifying the need to preserve profit margins, which are already notoriously razor-thin in...

The City of Laguna Beach ordered Hotel Laguna and 14 West to close Tuesday evening after three separate altercations between two different armed security guard teams broke out on the hotels' premises. The conflicts were related to an ongoing civil dispute over the control of operations and management at...