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Aliso Creek Gets a Little Sweeter
Kurt Bjorkman and bee keeper Andrea Wilde with Aliso Creek Inn’s newest amenity. Photo by Ted Reckas Aliso Creek Inn added a new suite to the resort property, sited in an exclusive area at the...
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Clothing Designer’s Death Remains a Mystery
Clothing designer Jonas Bevacqua, right, died Monday at his home in Laguna Beach. A private Catholic service was held in memory of Jonas Bevacqua, founder of the fast-growing hip-hop apparel company...
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Kelp Makes a Comeback
Garibaldi swimming through a strand of kelp. Photo by G Layman Local kelp beds, an indicator of marine ecosystem health, have bloomed this year due to a combination of favorable ocean conditions and...
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Fuming Over Jet Noise
Indy graphic: John Wayne Airport flight tracks for the week of March 14-20, 2011, combined with highways from Google maps and the airport's approved departure route, known as STREL. Because the image...
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As Some Parks Close, Moro Campground Opens
The long-anticipated Moro campground opened to overnight guests today in Crystal Cove State Park. Photo by Ted Reckas. Even as 70 state parks are expected to shut down due to state budget cuts, the...
View ArticleMarine Protections to Take Effect Oct. 1
The state Fish and Game Commission voted 4-1 this week to set Oct. 1 the effective date for increased marine protections in Southern California, which will ban fishing along most of Laguna Beach’s...
View ArticleSummertime is Anything But Easy for Guards
The summer season that lures sun-seekers has seen multiple overhead south swells lighting up local beaches, and lifeguards making 220 rescues last weekend, far more than the 25 to 75 average....
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Sunken Ship Raises Opportunities
The Kawishi, in the middle, resupplying the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga, may serve as an underwater reef near Dana Point Harbor. Photo from the Navsource archive. A nonprofit group that has...
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Diver’s Widow Spotlights Killer Blackouts
Michele and Andrew Brislen with their daughters. Michele Brislen, widow of free diver Andrew Brislen, wants to educate people about the danger of shallow water blackout, which led to her husband’s...
View ArticleWater Quality Unchanged After Fireworks
Ocean water sampling in Laguna Beach after the July 4 holiday, ordered as a result of regulations believed to be the first of their kind in the nation, showed no significant impact, city officials...
View ArticleStreet Beat
Woman Rescued From Rollover The fire department extricated an unidentified Laguna Beach woman by rope from a vehicle that may have intentionally been driven off Bluebird Canyon Road on Sunday, July...
View ArticleHunters Summoned to Target Coyotes
Animal control officers and Laguna Woods city officials are turning to professional hunters to trap and shoot coyotes that ever more boldly have seized pets and attacked residents in Laguna Woods in...
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Amid Sculpture and Paintings, the Art of Romance Thrives
Crystal Paul agreed to wed Andrew Shen, who proposed to his girlfriend in front of a painting of the proposal at the Festival of Arts. Looking for a summer evening diversion? At the Festival of...
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Locals Go for Glory and Win Anyway
Ethan Vinograd, left, and Nohlan Campbell, who placed second and first respectively, in the finals at US Nationals in San Dimas earlier this month. Photo by Chad Gibbs A group of young local...
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A New Crew Ascends Department’s Ladder
New hires Jeff White, left and Sean Daugherty, right, carry a hose during wildland fire training at the fire road between TOW and Moulton Meadows observed by captains Joe Maxon, second from left,...
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