Four Teens Injured in Knife Fight
A 16-year-old Laguna Beach boy was detained for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and three other teens suffered knife wounds, including one seriously injured, as a result of an after-school fight Thursday, police said. Full Story
Fire Closes Coast Highway
A fire at 574 South Coast Highway damaged apartments and the Indian Summer boutique before being subdued by firefighters from three agencies last Friday. Full Story
Transient Felon Held in Peeping Tom Incident
A convicted felon and transient newly arrived in Laguna Beach was arrested for alleged lewd conduct Tuesday after a neighbor alerted a mother about a man lurking in the bushes and peering into a fenced backyard where her 4-year-old daughter was at play.
Richard Paul Lyons was nude from the waist down and had been masturbating while watching the young child, witnesses told police. Full Story
My Week in Haiti
Inspired by the example of Laguna Beach doc Eric Siedenburg, The Indy’s intrepid reporterphotographer Ted Reckas, also a trained emergency medical technician, spent a week in quake-ravaged Haiti last month.
What follows are journal entries from his experience.
Feb 19, 10:18 p.m.
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Cuts Expected Due to Budget Shortfall
Figures Will Be Released Earlier than Usual
The city’s fiscal budget for 2010-2011 will be balanced, as legally required, but only by using $1.2 million of the city’s general fund balance, city officials said this week. Full Story
The Police Are Not to Blame
Editor,
I’m appalled to hear that the Koenig family has hired a high profile lawyer who obviously plans to sue the city. While I was sympathetic to the family who lost a son, that sympathy has quickly evaporated. I was surprised and relieved that no one else was killed that day, I was a witness that day to the speeding and the aftermath of the crash. Full Story
Park Residents Need More Than Promises
Editor, As a member of the Sierra Club Save Hobo Aliso Task Force and a former resident of Laguna Terrace Mobilehome Park, I was not surprised to read letters from the park manager and two residents assailing the Sierra Club and Penny Elia. Full Story
A Time to Celebrate Community
Editor, I had a wonderful opportunity recently to visit El Morro Schools’ The Learning Center Full Story
A Local Economic Stimulus Roadmap
Editor,
Dennis Myers’s letter of March 5 challenges the assertions of Billy Fried that the reason so many storefronts are empty is because of high rents, but counters that the reason is “Our current city witch-hunts, regulations, and ordinances are stacked to assure those businesses that get CUPs will fail, or at best under perform.” Full Story
Greenbelt Despoiled by a Flick
Editor,
Butt, butt, butt....and that was only in my first step. As I walked a new First Saturday clean-up route along our famous canyon Saturday morning with Tex Haines, owner of Victoria Skimboards, I didn’t see much “obvious” trash ahead until I looked down at my feet. Cigarette butts were strewn about every six to eight inches. Full Story
A Game-Changing Venue
The collaboration between commerce, youth and art keeps the vibe fresh at the Hurley clothing store on Forest Avenue.
With the blessings of corporate executives, since opening last year store managers have lured their target customers by giving over wall space to serve as a temporary venue for artwork by students and newly emerging artists. Full Story
Move Over ‘Lagunatics,’ the ‘Tots’ Are Onstage
Auditions March 13 and 14
No Square Theatre is holding auditions for LagunaTots for young singers, dancers and actors (grades one through 12) from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, with call backs (by appointment only) to be held on Sunday, March 14. Full Story
Haitian Pianist to Perform
Benefit concert March 14
Laguna Presbyterian Church will host a benefit concert for Haiti, featuring accomplished Haitian classical pianist Jonathan Paul Cambry of Chicago, with accompanying musicians and vocalist Sheryl Smith, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. Cambry will perform works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and others, and will talk about his family in Haiti and the impact of the earthquake. Full Story
A Science Primer, One Molecule at a Time
Two Laguna Beach authors have written and self-published a charming children’s book that introduces the very young (4 to 8 years old) to the concept of molecular structure. Full Story
Kelly Carlin Channels Her Father’s ‘Last Words’
Laguna Beach Books will host a special event with writer, performer, and filmmaker Kelly Carlin at 5 p.m. on March 13. Full Story
Spring Sports Update
Breakers Rebound With Tournament Title
Boys Volleyball (W 5, L 2 )
After a pair of tough five-game regular season match losses, Laguna bounced back rolling through the annual 20-team University Tournament this past weekend. Full Story
Fundraiser for Schools Surpasses Expectations
School supporters who attended SchoolPower’s 25th annual dinner dance last Saturday were responsible for fundraising numbers that far surpassed expectations. The event grossed approximately $255,000, surprising many and putting SchoolPower in a position to meet its LBUSD funding commitments as well as bolster its $2.2 million endowment fund. Full Story
A Shortstop Long on Talent
Almost anyone who follows Laguna high school sports will tell you that junior Chris Paul is a natural. Whether he’s draining a jumper, snagging a long pass or driving one into the gap, Paul has an uncanny ability to make the spectacular look ordinary. Full Story
Local Girl in Green College Show
Laguna Beach native Lindsey Brock, who has been involved in theatre since attending Santa Margarita Catholic High School, is now participating in an innovative theatre production at Seattle University where she is studying for her drama degree. Full Story
Thurston Student Wins Poster Contest
Shelby Clark, a sixth-grader at Thurston Middle School, won first place in the 2010 poster contest by the California Association of Educational Office Professionals. She won in the fifth and sixth grade division. Full Story
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