Four local nonprofit organizations benefit from Rotary’s community grant program
The Rotary Club of Laguna Beach has awarded four community grants to local nonprofit organizations. These grants will support programs in health and human...
Laguna Sports Update: Girls volleyball season set for Aug. 16
BREAKER SPORTS UPDATE: Summer Sports
Laguna Beach High School Athletics summer programs
Check out the programs for all sports here.
Don’t miss out if you plan to...
LBHS student-athletes sign letters of intent, commit to collegiate athletics
Six Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) student-athletes participated in spring signing day on Wednesday afternoon, May 29, officially committing to an NCAA Division I...
The Morning After: FOA Fine Art Show comes to a close
By Spencer Grant, Special to the Independent
Friday was the last night of the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts. Music played, gourmet food was eaten...
Crystal Cove fire ecology internship expands research opportunities for high schoolers
Crystal Cove Conservancy (The Conservancy) is once again opening its fire ecology internship to high school students for the 2024-2025 school year. In partnership with...
LBPD leads taskforce operation to target speeders, loud exhaust, e-bike violations
On Saturday, Aug. 10, the Laguna Beach Police Department led its second multi-agency task force operation of the year, focusing on speed violations, loud...
LPAPA’s educational programs given a boost
As LPAPA gears up for its 26th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, it was boosted by a recent grant from the Laguna...
‘Holmes and Watson’ at Laguna Playhouse is awash in enjoyable red herrings
By Eric Marchese | Special to the LB Indy
Were the peerless detective Sherlock Holmes to meet his demise, who would plumb the mystery and...
Laguna Art Museum awarded FOA Foundation grant for 2024 Art + Nature Family Festival
Laguna Art Museum has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the prestigious Festival of Arts (FOA) Foundation. The grant will support the museum’s twelfth...
Gallery: Kelpfest rolls out a month of ocean celebration and awareness
Laguna Ocean Foundation kicked off National Ocean Month with its annual Kelpfest celebration held on National Ocean Day, last Saturday, June 8.
The free festival featured...
Aquagrom kids swim for ocean conservation
At just 12 years old, Alia Marriner and friend Cedar Reckas have already completed two aquathons – a homegrown swim, climbing and walking event through...
Benefits, Benefactors
Church Women Hold Moms Up for Praise
A tea to benefit Orange County’s Human Options shelter for women and their families who have suffered abusive...
Business Moves
Foundation Hires New Leader
The Laguna Beach Community Foundation hired as its president and chief executive Darrcy Loveland, a 12-year resident who most recently served...
Park’s Fate Entangled by Family Enmity
Newport Beach resident Paul Esslinger again turned to the courts this week to try to block the conversion of a Laguna Beach mobile home...