Reviving Pageant History: 1933's "Living Pictures Parade"
Artist's characters come to life formally invite City Council members Tuesday to the 75th staging of the Pageant of the Masters, which begins July 7. Board members Wayne Baglin, right, and Pat Kollenda, center, joined by marketing director Sharbie Higuchi relive the pageant's origin, costumed as "Blue Boy," "Mona Lisa," and "Pinkie," respectively. Full Story
Some Streets at Higher Risk in Wildfires
More than 125 residential streets in neighborhoods throughout town are designated "impaired" for accessibility by large firetrucks, according to a map prepared for the safety element in the city's general plan in 1995, two years after a devastating blaze destroyed more than 400 Laguna Beach homes. Full Story
Setting Out on an Olympic Journey
Laguna Beach High School junior Annika Dries is only 16. She should be a sophomore this year, but she skipped the fifth grade. In both academics and athletics, she's a perfectionist with lofty goals and the talent to meet them. Full Story
Even in Paradise, Home Prices Decline
The median sales price of Laguna Beach homes fell last year for the first time since 1996, declining 4.4 percent to $1.5 million. Sales volume also fell to its lowest level in 12 years. Full Story
City Adopts $73 Million Budget
The City Council adopted an annual budget totaling close to $73 million Tuesday with little fanfare except for one person who pled for larger community assistance grants. Lucinda Prewitt of Laguna Beach Live! asked the council to increase the amount of the community assistance grant to her organization. The council increased that grant by $1300. Full Story
Other Council Action on Tuesday
Brussels Bistro
For any naysayer holding to the adage that you can't fight city hall, Mayor Jane Egly pointedly made it clear that it can be done. The Council heard details of the Planning Commission's 3-1 vote in May, which recommended approval of a modified conditional use permit for the Forest Avenue eatery, Brussels Bistro. Full Story
Laguna Volunteer Counsels Midwest Flood Victims
As the Midwest towns are inundated with rain, volunteers flood in from all over the country, including one from Laguna Beach. Full Story
Sister City Performers
The Claude Bolling Classical Jazz Quintet and other musicians will be performing live downtown at multiple venues as part of the Sister City Celebration on Saturday, June 21. From left, Carol Sporleder, Michelle Blythe, Bobbette Cameron, Michael Fickling, Betsy Foster, and Steve Shabazian. More details in Arts. Full Story
Donor's Fountain Revives Debate Over Center's Public Art
The City Council appears ambivalent about whether its largest municipal building project should include a visible art component. On Tuesday, the council unanimously agreed to explore whether the senior-community center under construction on Third Street could support a donated sculpture fountain. Full Story
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