Slideshow: Hero's Farewell
Friends and family gathered Friday to honor Mark Metherell, who died in Iraq this past spring while working as a contractor with Iraqi security forces. Full Story
'The Rockets' Red Glare...'
Pyrotechnics from Emerald Bay and Main Beach light up the night sky July 4 over downtown Laguna Beach in this hillside view from Alta Vista Way. Full Story
Schools Add Spanish to Elementary Lesson Plans
After months analyzing the shortcomings of the school district's elementary Spanish program, the school board on Tuesday adopted a revised strategy to incorporate foreign language into the regular school day of fourth and fifth graders beginning in January. Full Story
Kayaks Run Aground at Treasure Island
City Manager Ken Frank abruptly sidelined Billy Fried's kayak rental and touring company at the Montage resort on July 5, but may be giving him his paddles back after developments on Wednesday. Full Story
Canyon Foundation Names Second Director in as Many Years
Karl Warkomski is familiar with the physical landscape of Laguna Canyon, the political landscape of south Orange County and the national landscape of environmental issues and solutions. Full Story
Stop and Go Over Parking Solutions
Elected officials in Laguna Beach have been subjected to decades of debate over small fortune of the public's parking and spent a money on parking studies. Two more parking-related topics were debated during a week-ago meeting by the City Council, which approved spending another $40,000 study but turned down a piecemeal plan that would have generated a score of new spaces. Full Story
Library's Hot Issue is Staying Cool
During the recent heat wave, patrons of the Laguna Beach branch library found little relief among the stacks or reading desks in the usually air-cooled public building, which was arrayed with fans circulating warm air. Full Story
Baseball's Theme Song Scores a Double Play For Local Fans
Book Review
When fans fill Yankee Stadium on Tuesday for Major League Baseball's annual All-Star Game, part of the festivities will include the centennial celebration of baseball's theme song, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Full Story
Novelist's Series Resonates With Local Tweens
While ABC TV's "Nightline" anchor Terry Moran was on location at Laguna Beach Books this week, the 80 or so 11- to 13-year-old girls who mobbed the shop showed no interest in him. The lure for the tween-age crowd was Laguna Beach author Lisi Harrison, bestselling author of "The Clique" series of novels about the exploits of a group of seventh-grade girls. Full Story
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