Sweet Skimming
South Laguna's Blair Conklin, 13, gets his skim on during the final heat for boys 12-14 in the World Championship of Skimboarding, held last weekend at Aliso Beach. Full Story
Garden Lover Hortense Miller Dies
Hortense Miller, the founder of the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach, died peacefully on July 28, a month shy of her 100th birthday. She was known and loved for her keen sense of humor, her wide-ranging knowledge of plants and animals, and especially for her generosity in giving her garden to the town where she lived since 1953. Full Story
Plastic Bags' Shelf Life Growing Short
The city's environmental committee on Monday discussed drafting a recommendation to the City Council for a plastic bag ban in Laguna Beach, similar to bans being enacted in Malibu, Santa Monica and most recently Los Angeles. Full Story
Polluted Aliso Excluded from Top-Beach Score
Laguna Beach was singled out among the five cleanest beaches in the nation, according to the 18th annual beach water quality report released Tuesday by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Full Story
Stop OK'd for Park Avenue
Despite protests by residents, a proposal for a stop sign at Park Avenue and Third Street was approved July 22 by the City Council. "I was against it four years ago, and I'm against it tonight," said Gene Felder, secretary of the Top of the World Association, whose members' principle route into town is via Park Avenue. Full Story
A Push for Civic Arts District Expansion
Resident serving business in Laguna may be falling victim to far more than zoning issues. "Many types of things locals used to buy in Laguna are now bought on the Internet," pointed out Par Shoaii, the 27-year owner of the video store on the corner of Forest and Ocean Avenues, which expects to close soon. Full Story
Unusual Coin Fetches Pretty Penny
A rare penny found by a teenaged collector in pocket change in Long Beach 64 years ago has been sold to a Laguna Beach resident for $72,500. The coin will be displayed next week at the World's Fair of Money in Baltimore, Md. and in September at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo. Full Story
Modern Buddhism: Entwined by Frequent Flyer Miles Not Saffron Robes
Just days after he made a guest appearance on national television on Comedy Central's "Colbert Report," the same unassuming man showed up in the office of a friend, Laguna Beach physician Robin Eckert. The polo shirt-clad guy in the waiting room was not a political pundit or a Hollywood celebrity but an American Buddhist lama, Lama Surya Das. Full Story
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