85 Years Young
The club, which hosts its annual open house from 10 – 3 on Saturday, May 7, celebrated its 85th anniversary last month.
Student Musicians, Vocalists Tune Up for Spring Concerts
The public is invited to enjoy the Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School spring concerts on Wednesday and Thursday, June 8 and...
Laguna Beach’s Class of 2020 gifts mural to high school
The Class of 2020 has left a colorful mark on Laguna Beach High School’s campus to cap one of the most unconventional school years...
Rash of Vandalism Targets Realtor
A real estate agent’s signs in four different locations were vandalized with the numbers “666” spray painted in silver on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
The reporting...
“Irreplaceable” news reporter Barbara Diamond dies at 88
Veteran local journalist Barbara Diamond, 88, of Stu News Laguna Beach died Wednesday, the media outlet’s publisher said.
The storied newswoman and grand marshall of...
Class Notes
LBHS Drama, Park Avenue Players Present ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’
Laguna Beach High School Drama and Park Avenue Players return to the Laguna...
Montage Sold a Third Time?
A Chinese company is negotiating to buy the company that owns Montage Laguna Beach resort.
Boys Tennis (15-3, 6-0)
Laguna took the top seed as expected in the Division 4 playoffs that began this week. The Breakers were hosting the wild card winners...
Questions Arise Over Missing Board Member
Carol Normandin, elected to the Laguna Beach Unified School District board last November, has been absent from meetings since April due to a family...
Thurston Celebrates Academic Achievers
By Kathleen Fay, Special to the Independent
Thurston Middle School held its Gold Card & Honor Roll Breakfast last week to celebrate the academic accomplishments...
‘Enchanted Garden’ Loses Its Sorcerer
Customers juggling intended purchases and wine-filled glasses stood eight-deep at the Laguna Nursery cash register last week.
Such a sight apparently proved as rare at...
Schools Offer Classes on Better Parenting
Parents of children 5 to 10 with challenging behaviors can learn parenting skills in a seven-week program offered by the school district.
The program will...
Opposition Leader Turns to Libya’s Future
This week, Laguna Beach’s A. Omar Turbi learned a U.S. Navy hospital ship will shift its heading towards Malta, an island state in the...
Parents Protest ‘Dumbed-Down’ Math
Parents upset about curriculum changes they say dumbs down middle-school math plan a show of force at the next school board meeting on Tuesday,...
Pedestrians in Crosswalks Struck in Two Incidents
By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy
Vehicles southbound on Coast Highway in Laguna Beach struck pedestrians in crosswalks in separate incidents this past Friday and...