There is one more opportunity to donate quality apparel and accessories for women, men, teens and children before the Boutique Benefit event. The collection drive is scheduled for Saturday, May 11 at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All donations to the Boutique Benefit are tax-deductible. The annual [...]
Garden Backers Host Town Hall Meeting A town hall meeting for South Laguna Community Garden will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Aliso Creek Inn, 31106 S Coast Highway. The meeting will allow garden enthusiasts to share ideas on how to make a garden park permanent. Donations for funding can be [...]
The following is a list of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services at local churches. Christmas Eve St. Catherine’s: 4 p.m., 6, 8, and midnight Christmas Eve Mass; 7:30, 9, and 11 a.m. Christmas Day Mass, 990 Temple Hills Dr. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve candle-light service, carols and celebrating birth of Christ, [...]
Boutique Benefit plans a collection drive for gently used clothing and accessories this Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The collection amasses quality clothes for men, women, teens, and children as well as accessories such as handbags, jewelry, scarves and shoes for a [...]
First, second and third grade students from Anneliese Schools witness the creation of a sand mandala by Tibetan monks at the Neighborhood Congregational Church this past week.
Guitarist Eric Henderson will perform in concert at the Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Drive, on Friday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. The suggested donation is $20.
Transition Laguna hosts a community celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Neighborhood Congregational Church. Admission is free. Some food and alcohol sales will benefit Transition Laguna Beach and the NCC. Gourmet beef and veggie burgers, silent auction, and live music are included in the festivities. Bring a dish serving [...]
Transition Laguna Beach is hosting Mobility South Orange County, a free event Thursday, Sept. 13, from 7-9 p.m. at Neighborhood Congregational Church’s Bridge Hall. Scheduled speakers include San Clemente’s Pete van Nuys, executive director of Orange County Bicycle Coalition; Laguna Beach Planning Commissioner Norm Grossman; and Frank Peters, member of the Newport Beach Bike Safety Community. [...]
Neighborhood Congregational Church will again host its annual Bargain Festival (also known as a 100-family garage sale) Saturday, Aug. 25, to raise funds in support of the church’s mission and ministry, and donating at least 10% of the proceeds to a local charity. Throughout the summer, church volunteers collected and organized donations of clothing and [...]
Dr. Robert Dee McDonald, director of Irvine’s Center for New Medicine, will lead a one-day workshop, “Heart of Singing,” on Saturday, Aug. 11, that combines the step-by-step know-how of personal coaching in service of learning to sing and playful creativity. Singers of any skill level are welcome. The 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. workshop will [...]
Robert Farnsworth, Saddleback College’s chair of the landscape design and horticulture department, will share his knowledge about collecting our most precious resource Thursday, June 14. Wine, beer and snacks will be provided at the free 7 p.m. event at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr.
A memorial service will be held for Edward Drollinger at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Neighborhood Congregational Church, 340 St. Ann’s Dr.
By Ben Bodart, Special to the Independent Thanks to Transition Laguna volunteers, the Neighborhood Congregational Church will soon be able to grow the organic vegetables they cook up in soup for those in the homeless shelter during winter. A first step towards a larger overhaul of the church’s landscaping into edible agricultural and [...]
Church Hosts Alternative Holiday Market, Gearing Up for Giving, Gardening in Confined Spaces, Transition Laguna Hosts Film ‘Forks Over Knives’ and Patriot Shares Her Account.
From an interfaith service on Sunday to a prayer service and communal feast on Thanksgiving Day, Laguna Beach locals ready to give thanks for their blessings have plenty of opportunities to share the holiday’s goodwill. The entire community is encouraged to attend the Laguna Beach Interfaith Council’s fifth annual Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m. this [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
