Laguna Beach residents who daily wake to the sound of planes overhead just after 7 a.m. likely take little comfort in knowing that the onslaught could begin earlier. A curfew agreement, which stipulates take-off times no earlier than 7 a.m., is up for renewal and part of negotiations underway with John Wayne Airport, according to [...]
Bass player Eric Morton, co-founder of the influential Laguna Beach-based Rebel Rockers reggae band, died Thursday, June 6, after a long battle with liver disease. He was close to 60, though he declined to discuss his age. Morton, known as Redz, performed with and married lead singer Deborah Sullivan, known as Princess. Together with keyboard [...]
By Justin Swanson | LB Indy A 66-year history serves as testament to one of Laguna Beach’s special traditions, now an ingrained coming of age ritual for the town’s high school graduates. Witness the $328,955 in scholarships awarded at Laguna Beach High School’s Honors Convocation last week to 107 graduates, the largest sum in [...]
By Rita Robinson and Andrea Adelson| LB Indy The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente won’t be restarted again, but it will be years before its distinctive double domes disappear from the coastline. “It doesn’t happen overnight,” said Edison spokeswoman Maureen Brown, describing a years-long process decontaminating and deconstructing the plant under [...]
The city of Laguna Beach agreed to buy a four-unit office building downtown for $1.4 million, City Manager John Pietig announced Tuesday. The deal for the building at the corner of Forest Avenue and Ocean Avenue is expected to close on July 18 and will speed up preparations for the village entrance project, which was [...]
Future residents, their families, supporters and volunteers from Transition Laguna all pitched in with shovels in hand to plant flowers, vegetables and trees at Laguna Beach’s Glennwood House last Saturday, June 8. The residence for young adults with developmental disabilities expects to open next month. Its residents will participate in maintaining the garden and enjoy [...]
Sharing the Buzz on Bees Local beekeeper Charlotte Bell will share her insights on bees at a free South Laguna Community Garden workshop on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. Bell, who inherited her mother’s passion for bees and worked in Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s apiary while attending college, will talk about the benefits [...]
Casey Reinhardt, owner of Newport Beach-based Casey Cupcakes, recently partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to help fulfill the wish of Sarah, an 8-year-old girl suffering from juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia. She wanted to become a chef for the day. After Sarah’s limo ride to the store, Reinhardt dressed her in a pink apron, and the pair began [...]
Animal Services Officer to Retire Laguna Beach’s 30-year animal services officer, Joy Falk, is set to retire from the department. The community is invited to help send her off at a luncheon Thursday, June 20 at Legion Hall, on Legion Street. Fuerstman Honored With Award Alan Fuerstman, founder and chief executive of Montage Hotels [...]
Over 300 people attended the most successful gala in Boys & Girls Club history last month. Carrie Click and Paula Hornbuckle co-chaired the event that raised more than $500,000, which underwrites much of the club’s budget as well as new programs. These include a new clubhouse to serve South Laguna families, a new teen center [...]
The Woman’s Club newly elected board adopted the motto, “Sisterhood, fun and service to the community.” “We will all work together to bring sisterhood, fun and service to the community by maintaining our signature events and adding social gatherings that involve more members and, with the help of our members, identify areas of need in [...]
After years of talks and studies, Laguna Beach’s City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday to proceed with a $42 million village entrance park and parking structure, partly financed by an estimated $29 million revenue bond measure. Mayor Kelly Boyd and council member Toni Iseman dissented. Boyd objected to proceeding without putting the measure before voters [...]
The latest design concept for Laguna Beach’s long-awaited downtown village entrance as well as how to finance the estimated $42 million project goes under review tonight in a special 6 p.m. meeting of the City Council. The concept envisions a park with pedestrian pathways replacing the current asphalt parking lot at the town’s gateway on [...]
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
A dedicated trolley lane downtown and smaller, open-air shuttles were suggested as transit alternatives during a Planning Commission workshop about updating Laguna Beach’s Downtown Specific Plan, an area bounded by Legion Street to the south and Cliff Drive to the north. About 30 locals attended to weigh in on the three topics up for discussion: [...]
Ill Prepared Hiker Rescued from Hillside
A sheriff’s helicopter was used to extract a hiker who suffered an anxiety attack and was unable to move from a steep trail in Laguna Beach’s open space about 6 p.m. Sunday, June 9, police said. Lifeguards in an all-terrain vehicle coordinated the extraction from thick brush and a steep slope between Alta Laguna Park [...]
