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April 25, 2008
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All beaches reopen; partial closure of Coast Highway next week for more repairs
Around 1:30 p.m. last Friday, two contract workers were lowered into a greatly enlarged manhole on Coast Highway with a replacement clamp for an air relief valve on Laguna Beach's main sewer line. The failure of the clamp, which had been inspected just two weeks before, caused raw sewage to spill ... More...

When LBHS dance instructor Todd Kubo resigned in early May of 2007, administrators scrambled to fill the position during the summer, resulting in a hiring process that did not include input from the performing arts booster clubs, parents, or dance students. More...

The sewage spill that closed a section of South Coast Highway between Diamond and Pearl Streets unleashed a traffic snarl Thursday and Friday as detoured motorists clogged narrow side streets and generally disrupted nearby businesses. More...

First annual Prayer Breakfast, May 1

Laguna Beach Interfaith Council will hold its first annual prayer breakfast on Thursday, May 1, another earnest milestone in a continuation of recent efforts to ramp up their visibility and improve their effectiveness in reaching out to the community. More...

Leonard Kaplan, a modernist artist, art collector and raconteur whose wit and popularity raised the bar for Laguna Beach artists and party hounds, died on Tuesday, April 15, after complications from a fall at his home months earlier. He was 86. More...

An attorney for Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora's attorney entered a guilty plea on behalf of his client to one count of driving while under the influence of alcohol during a hearing at Harbor Justice Center in Santa Ana on Tuesday, April 22. More...

It's been three years since Thomas, the bald eagle from Catalina Island, landed in Three Arch Bay where I live. That is when I began my involvement with the Institute for Wildlife Studies, a non-profit wildlife conservation organization that has been restoring bald eagles on the Channel Islands si... More...

Carol Rhoads, executive director of Friendship Shelter, Inc. since 2006, announced this week her intention to step aside later this year to devote more time to continuing pursuit of a law degree. She intends to work with the organization's board and staff over the next several months on succession... More...

An article in the April 18 edition about local kids' fundraising efforts incorrectly identified the neighborhood where the Dahle and Watson families reside. They live in the village and their lemonade stand was patronized by neighbors and friends. More...
Letters to the Editor are important - it's a Laguna Forum Letters to the Editor have been a community right in Laguna Beach for a long time and this paper will provide space to all who wish to express their opinions on just about any subject - whether it deals with a local issue or not. More...
April 14 - April 20 DUI Arrests: Coast Hwy & West Street Sunday (4-13) - 6:34 p.m. Daniel Adam Fries, 23, Aliso Viejo Laguna Canyon Road - 1900 Block Monday - 1:11 a.m. Taylor Scott Robertson, 19, Anaheim He was also arrested for being an unlicensed driver. More...
St. Mary's Episcopal Church invites the public to join their members at Camp Coast Care, a Christian community of faith that provides volunteer support for the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort in Mississippi, May 19 - May 26. More...
DjangoFest, dedicated to preserving the musical legacy of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, will produce two concerts at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Forum Theatre on May 3. Musicians include guitarists from France, Spain, Argentina, Nashville, and Laguna Beach. More...
LBHS Roundup
Track & Field On April 16 at Golden West College, the Laguna boys continued towards another league title with an 84-48 swamping of Calvary while the girls held on to second place in the league with a narrow 63-62 win over the Eagles. More...
May Day, as it was a long time ago
When we were kids in Nebraska Sure the winters were a terrible thing. Fierce storms blew down from Alaska And we wondered if we'd ever see spring. More...
Robert "Bobby" Flay Moulton passed away peacefully at home in Laguna Beach on March 20. Moulton, 87, lived a full and bountiful life. A native Californian, he was born on Aug. 24, 1920, in Riverside, where his parents, Flay and Esther Moulton, raised him. More...

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