Laguna Canyon Road

It may be Black Friday, but Laguna will be greener with the Friday opening of a Christmas tree lot at 725 Laguna Canyon Road. The lot is set to be open through Dec. 26, operating from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, as approved in a temporary use permit by the Planning Commission on Oct. 24. The temporary use permit accommodates reasonable requests for interim or...

Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive (949) 494-8971 http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays; closed Wednesdays. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and active military. Children younger than 12 are admitted for free. The museum is closed on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's days. Through Jan. 20: Two new exhibits, watercolors by "Timothy J. Clark" and "ex·pose: Macha Suzuki," sculptures by the artist, will be on display.

Laguna Beach residents should plan for lane closures and power outages until January, according to the city. Southern California Edison will begin to replace three miles of power transmission lines and poles on Laguna Canyon Road, stretching from the 73 toll road to the Sawdust Art Festival grounds. The upgrade is necessary for the city and its electrical energy needs, the city said, adding that the work was expected to begin by the end of this month. The majority of work is planned to occur at night in an effort to not affect traffic congestion.

Not all writers are novelists. Enter DimeStories' open mic sessions, which take place the second Sunday of the month. The next one is set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the group's new location, Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Road. Writers should bring a three-minute original piece of prose work to share with others. All are welcome, and people can come just to listen. Sign-ups begin at 5 p.m. For more information, email ocdimestories@gmail.com . — Alisha Gomez

Dr. Eugene "Gene" Levin practiced medicine in Laguna Beach for 41 years, right up to the day before he died. He spent his last day, Sept. 15, alongside his wife of 60 years, Vivian, sipping wine and snacking on cheese and crackers in their garden. He was 85. "When I go, I want to go like Gene Levin," said Mayor Pro Tem Verna Rollinger, who announced the death of the highly regarded doctor at the Sept. 18 City Council meeting. "He was a wonderful member of our community who was just loved by his patients and did great things for our community.

Residents were asked to stay inside their homes early Wednesday morning as a police helicopter flew over Laguna Beach after what sounded like gunshots were heard in the canyon. Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sgt. Louise Callus confirmed in an email that the "shots" are now believed to have been large firecrackers, after remnants of possible M80s were found in the back parking lot area at 837 Laguna Canyon Road. Police first received call at 12:28 a.m. of a possible shot fired near [seven-degrees]