Editor, Please send a big “hoorah” to Daniella Walsh for the wonderful story about Maggie Hempen (“Revving Up Girl Power,” April 26. I am honored to call Maggie a friend and I so appreciate what she and the Soroptimist women of Laguna Beach for giving us the Healthy Girl Festival. Dorene Butler
Editor, I just wanted to share our great appreciation for what the Indy has done to help with the outreach and presence of our museum. I know newspapers face many challenges these days and oftentimes the art writers seem the first to go. I am particularly grateful to Daniella Walsh who has covered our museum [...]
Dear Editor, I commend the Indy for its outstanding arts reporting. Daniella Walsh’s recent article “Aerial Photos Reveal Park’s Hidden Mysteries” (March 23) is a case in point. Ms. Walsh’s well-researched article offers detailed background on Tom Lamb, a Laguna Beach-based artist now showing at the Orange County Great Park. I like the [...]
Editor: Thank you for the well-written story by Daniella Walsh regarding my new relationship with the Laguna Playhouse in last week’s edition of your paper (“Pearson Ascends a New Stage,” Feb. 10). She did a great writing job and got every quote right. We are grateful to The Laguna Beach Independent for taking [...]
Editor, Thanks for the excellent article about Slow Art Day, your writer, Daniella Walsh, really captured the spirit of the day in her article (“Sedate Pace Reveals Artistic Genius,” Arts, April 22). This was my second year hosting Slow Art Day and I look forward to next year’s event, which is held in [...]
Police Use Taser to Subdue Assault Suspect
An assault involving three men escalated into a struggle with Laguna Beach police, who ultimately deployed a taser twice to subdue the younger combative suspect in the 300 block of Cozumel around 1:15 a.m. Friday, May 10, police said. Police ultimately arrested Laguna Beach resident Sergio Gabriel Borgognone, 51, for allegedly resisting arrest and his [...]
