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New skate shop mixes skateboarding, art

With its wood floors, minimalist displays and Andy Warhol-painted skateboards hanging on the back wall, Handplant is far from your average O.C. skate shop.

Photo Gallery: Handplant skate shop

Council will work on improving safety outside Emerald Bay

Plans to install a stop light at the entrance to Emerald Bay hit a roadblock Tuesday.

Laguna council gives initial approval to proposed budget

City officials squeezed the proposed 2012-13 budget to help preserve Laguna's past and protect its future.

Laguna man found dead in apparent suicide

A man was found dead on a trail near Morningside Drive on Thursday afternoon in an apparent suicide.

Whelan Gallery vacating North Laguna space

After nearly six years in North Laguna, Whelan Gallery will be closing its doors at the end of the month.

Citizen survey: Laguna's a great place to live

A citizen survey conducted by National Research Center Inc. showed that 97% of respondents rated the overall quality of life in Laguna Beach as "excellent" or "good," according to results released...

Portfolio

Our Laguna: 'Ladies Who Lunch....And Read' quite the colorful event Fine feathers spoke volumes at the annual "Ladies Who Lunch….and Read" event held May 8 at Three Seventy Common for the first time.	Haakenson: Conlogue among elite on ASP World Tour Courtney Conlogue continues to make things interesting in the race for the title of world's best women's surfer.
Hansen: Funny things tourists say Like the swallows return to Capistrano — wait, scratch that. Like the famous Brooks Street Surfing Classic — no, guess we can'...	Shadia: Pakistani women work for peace Last week in Irvine, I met real-life superwomen.

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Forum

Mailbag: Old structures not necessarily historic This letter responds to Richard Picheny's personal attack on me in the Coastline Pilot's May 4 story, "Cottage to be torn...	Commentary: Vote no on THCA bylaws change We urge all residents of Temple Hills to vote no on the new Temple Hills Community Assn. bylaws. Ron Chilcote has been the president of THCA...
Mailbag: Traffic signal should be installed at Emerald Bay entrance I am writing to urge support of the project to install a traffic signal and increase the safety on North Coast Highway at the main...	Commentary: Vote yes on THCA bylaws change Editor's note: This email was originally addressed to Doug Cortez, in response to an email he sent.

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Politics

Students plan to protest social host ordinance Laguna Beach High School students are challenging a proposed municipal law that would hold adults responsible if underage drinking takes...	Election 2012: Mayor kicks off reelection campaign Laguna Beach has some issues that Mayor Jane Egly would like to have a hand in solving.
City plans budget workshop The city's economic outlook and a draft budget prepared by City Manager John Pietig will be reviewed by the council and open to public...	Council approves revised native vegetation ordinance Woe betide property owners or city staff who tear up native vegetation without the approval of the Design Review Board.

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Public Safety

Police Files North Coast Highway: A hit and run was reported at 8:47 a.m. May 10.	Man caught poaching lobsters in Laguna sentenced A Riverside County man caught poaching lobsters in Laguna Beach was sentenced to jail May 5.
Briefly In Public Safety A man who was arrested last month for using fraudulent credit card information at local hotels recently pleaded guilty to 20 felony counts.	Crosswalk monitoring scheduled for Wednesday The Laguna Beach Police Department will conduct a crosswalk enforcement campaign along Coast Highway and Glenneyre Street from 8 a.m. to...

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Business & Real Estate

Zpizza granted extension to stay at original site Zpizza may keep its doors open at its original location through summer, thanks to an extension granted by its landlord.	Always the perfect 'Gentlemen' Thirty-four-year-old Van de la Plante looks every bit the gentleman.
Pitching their concepts to the pros In his red BMX outfit, helmet and matching Vans shoes, Ben Fong rode into the crowded classroom on his bike and popped a wheelie in front of...	Hansen: Are we driving kids to drink? Laguna Beach parents recently got an email from the PTA asking to "show your support" for the social host ordinance that went before the...

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Education

Briefly In Education El Morro and Top of the World elementary schools, Thurston Middle School and Laguna Beach High School received the California Business for...	TOW students participate in Kids Run at OC Marathon Forty-eight Top of the World Elementary School students participated in the mile-long Kids Run at the OC Marathon on May 5.
Going beyond traditional art class While most recall drawing and painting in high school art classes, Laguna Beach students got to try their hand at a very unique medium.	Briefly In Education Fifth-grade students battled it out at Laguna Beach Unified School District's Fifth Annual Spelling Bee last month.