Downtown Planners Take to the Streets
On a near 100-degree Monday, about 20 members of the public, elected and appointed officials and city staff sized up the state of affairs downtown by taking an hour-long walk at street level. Afterwards, they all convened at city hall to vent fresh ideas to improve the much-criticized downtown specific plan. Full Story
Locals Provide Aid to Cyclone Victims
Despite roadblocks put up by Myanmar's junta government preventing most foreign aid from reaching cyclone victims, Laguna Beach resident Tim Heinemann as well as the Newport-Irvine Rotary Club have been working to provide relief directly to victims. Full Story
Lifeguards Swim Into Dispute Over Cutbacks
With summer closing in and warm weather already luring visitors to the seashore, the Laguna Beach Lifeguard Association, responsible for guarding much of the town's seven miles of coastline, issued chilly news on the eve of Memorial Day weekend. Full Story
Scores Raise Concerns at Aliso Enviro Hearing
Local citizens seized the opportunity Tuesday at a socalled scoping session of environmental concerns over Athens Group's plan to redevelop the hotel and golf course in Aliso Canyon. Full Story
Feds Set Toll Road Hearing
The U.S. Commerce Department secretary ordered a public hearing over the dispute between the Transportation Corridor Agency and the California Coastal Commission, which had blocked TCA's plan to extend a south-county toll road through a San Clemente state park. Full Story
Resource Center thankful to all who made benefit possible
Editor, This is a letter of gratitude to our community for supporting the 2nd Boutique Benefit. It has been inspiring to see how a small idea can blossom into such a fun and worthwhile project. Once again, a bevy of friends and residents donated roomfuls of clothing and helped organize a hugely successful one-day sale. Full Story
Bree Burgess Rosen - Woman of Anytime!
Editor: I am delighted that the Woman's Club of Laguna Beach has selected Bree Burgess Rosen as its Woman of the Year, 2008. If you are one of Bree's many friends or admirers, you won't want to miss the luncheon in her honor on June 6, 2008 at the Woman's Club. (It starts at 11:30. Tickets are $40 and must be purchased in advance. Mail to LB Woman's Club, 286 St. Full Story
Council's haphazard decision making
Editor: I think Jorge Dubin's letter last week needed to be written about how the City Council Majority's haphazard decision making is changing our City and killing our cultural heritage, and thank him for it. I offer two reasons why this is happening. Full Story
Harry Lawrence's '08 accomplishment: Felder is chagrined
Editor: I'd like to publicly apologize to Harry Lawrence, a long time civic leader dedicated to improving Laguna Beach. I am chagrined that I have caused him pain. Full Story
Let's all take a civil engineer to lunch!
Editor: Thank Goodness for Civil Engineers! After reading a recent [letter to the editor] in the Independent about a minority group in our community, it occurred to me that another group deserves at least as much opportunity to share its experiences, accomplishments, and contributions to this community. This group is the civil engineers. Full Story
Lagunatunes to Feel the Rhythm
Lagunatunes newest show, "Rhythms of Life" uses an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, and Broadway tunes to explore rhythms throughout the ages. The May 30 show, at 8 p.m. in the Artists' Theatre, 625 Park Avenue, will feature songs from Vaughn Williams to Fats Waller, madrigals and hymns to the musical "Hairspray. Full Story
Mozambique Screens Surf Film
Restaurant Mozambique will present a documentary filmof surfingthe Amazon River by Kevin Harrison and Kemp Curley. The evening will also feature a narrated slide show by professional surfer and photographer Jon Rose. The event will take place Tuesday, May 27 at 7 p.m. in the upstairs Coastal Lounge. Full Story
Original Stray Cats Reunite on Home Turf
Laguna Beach resident Lee Rocker and the Stray Cats will perform as part of the Lexus Summer concert series at Pacific Amphitheatre on Jul. 22 at 7 p.m. The Stray Cats are playing their only scheduled U.S. performance during the 2008 OC Fair, Jul. 11-Aug. 3. Full Story
Record Sales for Artist Benefit Fund
Guests view artwork for sale by Festival of Arts artists at Art-To-Go event at the Laguna Design Center last Thursday, May 15, hosted by Witford Interior Design Showroom. Sales from the annual exhibit provide financial aid to artists who suffer economic hardship. Sixteen of 59 works sold. Full Story
GROOVIN IN LAGUNA
Brussels Bistro 222 Forest Ave • 376-7955 Tuesday - 7 p.m. Jennifer Hart and Llew Matthews, light jazz Wednesday - 7 p.m. Dave Goldberg/Duane Allen Trio, jazz Thursday - 7 p.m. Full Story
Girls Set Track Records
Five Laguna Beach girls, Greer Jacobs, Marlee Grosher, Natasha Strickland, Christianne Kinder, and Lauren Thunen, set new city records at the Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation Orange County track meet at Laguna Hills High School on May 4. Full Story
Rotary Rewards Student Athletes
The Laguna Beach Rotary Club honored its Laguna Beach High School students of the month, Emily LaRose and Charley Bowman, both 12th grade athletic department awardees, at its May 16 meeting. Full Story
LBHS Adds More CIF Academic Awards
Title Hopes are Dashed
Last month, Laguna Beach High School's football and girls swimming teams were named by the California Interscholastic Federation as section winners of the state's highest academic honors. Both are the first Laguna teams to achieve the honor for the highest cumulative GPAs in the organization's Southern Section. Full Story
College Grants its First Master's Degrees
On May 12, the commencement ceremony honoring the 80 students in the Laguna College of Art & Design class of 2008 took place on the grounds of the college. In addition to the bachelor of finearts recipients, the ceremony celebrated 14 members of the inaugural class of the master of finearts program, the first group to receive graduate degrees from LCAD. Full Story
Indiana Jones' Show to Benefit Thurston Grads
The eighth-grade promotion committee presents a special movie premiere of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" on May 23 at 4 p.m. at the Regency Laguna Theatre. Tickets are $20 and include admission, a small drink, and popcorn. Purchase tickets a half hour before show time. Full Story
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