Columns
Finding Meaning
Remembering Gean Austin
Today is the 35th anniversary of the passing of long-time Laguna Beach High...
Does the Wet Suit You
Funny Numbers
There has been controversy concerning the veracity of figures used in this column. The...
Pet Peeves
Brown Friday
While the rest of the country celebrated Black Friday, Laguna Beach contended with Brown...
Guest Column
On Thanksgiving Morning, Laguna Beach Woke
On Thanksgiving morning, Laguna Beach woke to a massive sewage...
Village Matters
Blame Game
Indy columnist Michael Ray has a long, positive history with Councilmember Peter Blake and...
Green Light
Ms. Yury Goes to Washington
Unlike actor Jimmy Stewart’s character (Jefferson Smith) who won a seat...
Community Datebook
Girl Scouts Caroling by Trolley Tonight
Watch and listen on Friday, Dec. 13, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. as the Laguna Beach Girl Scouts sing holiday carols from open-sided trolleys driven by...
Hospitality Night Rolls Into Town
Sing carols, mingle with neighbors, and watch Santa light the tree tonight. The first Friday of each December, the City of Laguna Beach and...
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
Lorraine Madeline Reafsnyder
May 26, 1939 - Oct. 15, 2019
Lorraine Madeline Reafsnyder, age 80, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 15, at her home in Laguna Beach, California, after...
Jean-Paul Herbert
Jean-Paul Herbert, born May 29, 1974, died on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the age of 45.
Jean-Paul lived in Laguna Beach, graduating from El Morro,...
Connie Crosland
May 12, 1926 – Nov. 5, 2019
Connie was born in San Fernando, California on May 12, 1926. She was one of eight children. She...
Donald J. Arcoli-Arcaroli
Donald J. Arcoli-Arcaroli passed away, after a short illness, with his sister, Marilyn, by his side on Sept. 23, 2019 in Rancho Mirage. Donald...
Joseph Eric Rice
Aug. 21, 1958 – Sept. 7, 2019
Joseph Eric Rice, of Laguna Beach and Studio City, California, died unexpectedly at his Laguna Beach home Sept....