NEWS
By Joanna Clay | May 14, 2012
While most recall drawing and painting in high school art classes, Laguna Beach students got to try their hand at a very unique medium. Thanks to a grant by Laguna Outreach for Community Arts, silk painter Olivia Batchelder has been mentoring 22 students in Bridget Beaudry-Porter's Introduction to Art classes at Laguna Beach High School. Vibrant colors and drawings of tulips, cherry blossoms and palm trees canvassed the table tops Wednesday as students finished up their silk paintings, which will be on display during their upcoming show at the Laguna Beach Nursery.
SPORTS
By Mike Sciacca | May 11, 2012
The regular season may have come to an end this week for the Laguna Beach baseball and softball teams, but the 2012 campaign is far from over for both squads. By winning Orange Coast League games Tuesday, both have earned berths to the upcoming CIF Southern Section playoffs. * Baseball A stellar pitching effort by Grant Wilhelm, Kurt Rebone, Larry Stewart and Preston GrandPre translated into a no-hitter and a 10-0 home shutout of Saddleback. Wilhelm, a sophomore, threw four innings and got the win. GrandPre, also a sophomore, also had a big game offensively with a three-run home run. It was the final regular-season home game for the Breakers, who celebrated Senior Day on Tuesday.
SPORTS
By Mike Sciacca | May 11, 2012
Laguna Beach athletes fared well in Orange Coast League competition during the past week and two Breakers teams - boys' tennis and boys' volleyball - began CIF Southern Section playoff action on a positive note. On Wednesday, the boys' tennis team slipped past Schurr of Montebello, 10-8, in a Division 4 first-round match at Laguna. The Breakers' top singles player, Teague Hamilton, swept his matches (6-1, 6-0, 6-0) and No. 2 Morgan Lebby won two of three (4-6, 6-4, 6-3). Austin Loomis and Oliver Nasiell, at No. 1 doubles, won two of three (5-7, 7-6, 6-1)
NEWS
May 10, 2012
Fred Karger, the GOP presidential hopeful, held his precinct walk in Laguna Beach on May 5 with about a dozen volunteers and a bagpiper, according to a news release. Karger and volunteers walked up and down the streets, talking to voters and handing out "Fred Frisbees. " They started in North Laguna, then headed to Heisler Park and Main Beach and down Forest Avenue to the Fire Station. The bagpiper gave concerts along the route, and upon arriving at the fire station, a local firefighter grabbed his bagpipe and formed a duet, the press release said.
NEWS
By Barbara Diamond | May 10, 2012
Laguna Beach has some issues that Mayor Jane Egly would like to have a hand in solving. Egly, who is running for her third term on the City Council, kicked off her reelection campaign Sunday at Madison Square and Garden Café, dwelling on the practicalities of running a city. Among her topics were upgrading aging infrastructure and safeguarding pedestrians by installing sidewalks; using the city's water supply, all imported, more judiciously; and a balanced budget that still preserves Laguna's quality of life.
NEWS
May 9, 2012
Janet V. Lena, 70, formerly of Long Branch, NJ, passed away on April 8, in Laguna Beach, CA. After traveling the world including Europe, Africa and India, Jan settled in California in the early 60's and attended City College in San Francisco, where her passion for people led her to champion for Civil and Human rights. She moved to Laguna Beach in the early 80's to pursue the arts and enjoy the beach where she was an avid body surfer and...
ENTERTAINMENT
May 3, 2012
Historical Society to highlight FOA's 80th anniversary To mark Heritage Month and the 80th anniversary of the Festival of Arts, the Laguna Beach Historical Society on Tuesday night will put on a panel discussion and multimedia presentation at City Hall with festival leaders. According to a news release from the festival, the presentation will feature the screening of a 1950s-era video promoting the annual summer festival and milestones in the history of the Laguna art institution.
NEWS
By Barbara Diamond | May 3, 2012
Pros and cons of the social host ordinance aimed at curbing teenage drinking in private homes was debated Tuesday in a packed City Council chamber. The council voted unanimously to direct staff to draft an ordinance after listening to remarks from 17 speakers, 13 of them in favor of the proposed ordinance requested by the Laguna Beach Community Coalition. Speakers included students, parents, school district officials and medical professionals. "A growing number of cities and counties have adopted social host accountability ordinances," Bill Landsdal said at the meeting.
NEWS
May 2, 2012
The transformation of the renowned Royal Hawaiian into a noisy neighborhood problem shows the need to balance business and neighborhood interests through compliance with conditional use permit rules. This often difficult process is likely to reappear as owners submit plans for parcels under development or still vacant along North Coast Highway. Most property along Coast Highway north to McKnight Drive and back to the alleys is within the Commercial Neighborhood C-N Zone.
NEWS
By Joanna Clay | April 26, 2012
Although a Quarter Pounder with cheese might sound more appetizing to some than an all-juice diet, Living Juice founder Jamie Jensen swears that once you try her juice, it's hard to go back. While a sculptor in New York City in the mid-2000s, the Laguna Beach native said she felt sick and unhealthy in every way imaginable - from her mood and everyday energy to having difficulty sleeping. She was turned on to juices by her yoga instructor and decided to try a 10-day cleanse.