LBHS drama students rehearse an opening scene from "West Side Story," the spring musical that opened at the Artists' Theatre on Park Avenue. The show runs through March 22. More photos on B1 and online at www.lbindy.com More...
Fire equipment should arrive at the scenes of structure fires and medical aid calls more swiftly thanks to the recent installation of new software by the Laguna Beach firedepartment. More...
Top of the World Elementary's Parent Teacher Association urged the school board Tuesday to reduce homework to no more than 10 minutes a night and to ensure students are permitted recess regardless of unfinished class work or pending disciplinary action. More...
After a dozen or so artists spent a long six months on a winding road creating bids for the city's largest public art project, artists are feeling whiplash over the outcome. More...
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham (Ret.), the first officerto publicly criticize the Guantanamo Bay tribunal process, will speak about his experiences with responsibility for reviewing the status of detainees on Mar. 20 at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Laguna Beach Business Club. More...
In his role as a spokesman for Laguna Beach police, Sgt. Jason Kravetz now knows his way around television cameras. He recently had another chance to test his on-camera technique, serving as a contestant for an episode of the Fox Television game show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" schedul... More...
After more than a two-year hiatus, Laguna Beach police this week announced their intention to resume establishing a series of DUI checkpoints, where every driver on the road is screened or at least observed for driving while under the influence of alcohol. More...
Medical personnel load an injured cyclist aboard an air ambulance for transport to a Mission Trauma Center on Saturday, March 8, from Alta Laguna Park. The cyclist suffered a back injury below the reservoir. Lifeguards carried the victim up the steep slope, but police were called when the rescue e... More...
The next Laguna Beach PTA Coffee Break breakfast meeting, addressing drug and alcohol abuse among students, will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, at the Surf and Sand Hotel. Parents and friends are invited to join a panel discussion that will explore these serious issues. More...
Ann Christoph's column March 7 on the opening of the Katie Wheeler Library inadvertently was published with notes unintended for publication. The Independent regrets the error. An announcement about George Riviere's Internet television business in the Feb. 29 edition included an incorrect descrip... More...
What has happened to the large white painted L on the hill above town? Is it overgrown with weeds? Has the paint faded? Have vandals done a number? This is a landmark we do not want to lose. It has been here ever since I've lived in Laguna Beach - a total of 42 years. More...
week March 2 - March 9 DUI Arrests: S. Coast Hwy & Thalia Street Sunday (3/2) - 8:39 p.m. Juan Ramon Osuna, 33, Irvine He was also charged with hit and run - parked car at Wilson St. More...
Commercial construction company McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. of Newport Beach, joined with Westcoast Roof Consulting of Costa Mesa to assemble a group of subcontractors and suppliers to help reroof the 20-year-old roof of the Laguna Beach Community Clinic. More...
Laguna Beach High School’s production of Jerome Robbins’ classic “West Side Story” opened Thursday at the Artists’ Theatre, summoning all the drama and challenging choreography of the original Broadway performance. More...
Laguna surprised Corona del Mar (OC #2) 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, Wednesday in an emotionally packed thriller at the loser's gym. It was a coach's dream, a total team effort, as Laguna built an early lead in game one behind kills by Lorenzo Torriero, Shawn Merz and Cooper Gwaltney. More...
All things considered, I was reasonably sure I would have a good time. This night on the town consisted of going to an art opening at Laguna Art Museum, a.k.a. my favorite new toy. It also consisted of going with my fabulous friend Bonnie, so what more could I want? More...
May Wale Brown, a filmand television script supervisor who played a role in opposing development of Laguna Beach's Treasure Island mobile home park, died on Jan. 21. According to her mother, Brown was "born to a waltz" in Vienna, Austria, on April 22, 1917. More...
F lorence Leontine Lowe Barnes had money -- big money - having been born into one of the wealthiest families in America. In addition to her estate in Pasadena, Florence owned a large home on 40 acres along the Laguna Beach bluffs at what is now known as Smith Cliffs. There she installed the city... More...