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Suspected Prostitute Arrested in Laguna’s HIP District 27 Aug 2013 | 01:35 pm
Angel Liu, arrested for suspicion of prostitution. The owner of a massage business operating in one of Laguna Beach’s busiest commercial areas was arrested for suspicion of prostitution on Friday, Au...
Exploring Tactics to Get Around Laguna With Ease 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Before the year’s end, motorists near Laguna Beach High School may get the chance to roll through the town’s first traffic-easing roundabout thanks to a City Council vote Tuesday. Combined with anoth...
Questions Arise Over Labor, Entrance Costs 25 Aug 2013 | 01:40 pm
A demand by administrators of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) to raise retirement contributions from employers as much as 50 percent over the next seven years has already ...
Changing Lives, Making a Difference 24 Aug 2013 | 01:02 pm
By: Christine Carpenter, Special to the Independent There’s selfless acts happening around you; more than you may think. Marla Hodes and her brother-in-law, Dr. Rick Hodes, are proof of that. Dr. Ho...
Leaving the Strands Behind 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Bead Shop owner Peggy Smith, along with her husband George Harney, here helping customers, are selling a store with a long history. After nearly 30 years, the owners of The Bead Shop, one of Laguna B...
South Laguna’s Trees Lose Heritage Standing 23 Aug 2013 | 01:25 pm
An attempt to clarify the murky status of a list of mature South Laguna trees culminated with the City Council deciding Tuesday against extending to them the city’s special heritage designation, which...
Musing on the Coast: Why Not an Entry With Pizzaz? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:02 pm
By: Michael Ray By Michael Ray. Since nearly everyone I know is weighing in on the proposed new village entrance, so will I. But first a note on my qualifications: I am a property developer. I know...
Pet Owners Schooled on Scaring Off Coyotes 23 Aug 2013 | 11:49 am
“Never turn your back on a coyote,” warned Laguna Beach resident Mona Roberts. She should know. In the year since her Lhasa apso Tally was grabbed from the deck of her Dunning Drive home by a coyote, ...
A Long-lived Home for Late Bloomers 23 Aug 2013 | 10:24 am
Florida resident Chi Cook, left, visiting with Mary Jo Querry at Quorum Gallery, one of the town’s longest-lived galleries. As daughter of renowned illustrator Ben Stahl, Gail Stahl predictably wo...
Getting Out 23 Aug 2013 | 09:17 am
Stars’ Shimmer Along With Car Winner Heather Locklear Multiple Grammy winner and two-time Academy Award nominee James Ingram and actress and former resident Heather Locklear will host the Festival.....
