Columns
Opinion: Positive Change For Laguna
Tourism in the COVID-19 Era
By Tyler Russell McCusker
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the damage to...
Opinion: Village Matters
The Plant That Showed Me Home
By Ann Christoph
I have sworn off watching the news. Viewing...
Opinion: Pet Peeves
Life Coach - Lesson 2
By Mark Crantz
“Hello, city hall. I’m an old person over...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Knowledge Conquers Fear
By Skip Hellewell
The Beautiful Wife and I, thinking to reduce our novel coronavirus...
Opinion: Common Sense
City Needs to Cut Nonessential Spending
By Jennifer Welsh Zeiter
We are wading through high tides. Difficult...
Column: Green Light
Laguna Rotary Means Business on Climate Change
“Imagine the Earth as our patient,” local physician Gary...
Community Datebook
Buddhist Retreat Begins Tonight
A workshop presented by Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Thubten Sherab, How to Love a Joyful Life and Prepare for a Peaceful Death will take...
Greenbelt Honors Elisabeth Brown
Laguna Greenbelt, Inc. will host a tribute to Elisabeth Brown, Ph.D. during its annual 7 p.m. meeting on Feb. 27 at the Neighborhood Congregational...
Limelight
Indy on Vacation
The proliferation of online social media platforms has understandably depressed the number of vacation photos submitted to the Independent in recent years. So has...
July 4 Crowds Celebrate Freedom in Myriad Ways
By Allison Jarrell, Special to the Independent
Hundreds of Laguna residents gathered on Brooks Street to celebrate the nation’s independence, honor local servicemen, and commemorate...
Obituaries
Obituary: Nancy French
It is with great sadness that the family of Nancy Miriam French announces her passing after a battle with cancer on Dec. 8, 2019,...
A Tribute to Jean Raun
Our community lost a rare treasure on Monday, March 2, 2020 when (Edna) Jean Raun passed from this life. Jean died just shy of...
Neil F. Katz 1944 – 2020
Neil F. Katz passed away at his home on Feb. 17. Neil had been struggling with several health issues through 2019, but he was...
Margot Rosenberg 1929 – 2020
Margot Rosenberg(née Cohn), 90, died peacefully of cancer on Feb. 12, surrounded by her family in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Born Sept. 25 1929 in...
Obituary: Martha Nett Marino
Martha Nett Marino, born on Feb. 21, 1928, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on...