By Justin Swanson | LB Indy Garbed in uniforms made of blue shorts and shirts and tied off with yellow kerchiefs, topped with blue caps, a pack of cub scouts encircled an assembled race track running from one end of the room to the other, swarming the finish line, whooping and hollering all the [...]
Sapphire, At School Sapphire at School, an offshoot of Laguna Beach’s Sapphire restaurant, began delivering fresh and healthy meals to students of St. John’s Episcopal School in Rancho Santa Margarita beginning with the school year. Begun in 2007 by Sapphire’s Chef Azmin Ghahreman, Sapphire at School provides students and faculty with nutritious alternatives to the [...]
By Justin Swanson, Special to the Independent Gilbert G. Thibault, a 36-year Laguna Beach resident, recently published his first nonfiction work, “I Am the World’s Oldest-Known Living Tree,” a children’s book about California-native bristlecone pines. Becoming a self-published author is unchartered territory for Thibault, a real-estate broker by trade. However, the facets of education [...]
Three restaurants scheduled to open in Laguna Beach this spring should elevate the casual dining options in town. Newcomers BurgerFi, Umami Burger and Carmelita’s, respectively touting healthy and sustainable burgers and franks, burgers with extra flavor, and fine Mexican food, all expect to woo hungry budget-conscious patrons. Each of the owners say Laguna’s unique sense [...]
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 [...]
