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New Fire Guy; Public Art Competitions; Lifeguard Testing; Sidewalk Repairs
And more news from the desk of Laguna Beach City Manager John Pietig.

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And more news from the desk of Laguna Beach City Manager John Pietig.

A Laguna Beach man has been trying to solve a puzzle for 12 years.
Strings and advanced placement classes, as well as plans to develop a high school orchestra, are part of a SchoolPower endowment.
Watch: Spice Merchants, opening this week, replaces the old Latitude 33 bookstore.
This only-in-Laguna Beach institution just celebrated its 25,000 participant.
Scientists are trying to get at the root of why so many young sea lions are falling ill this year.
The city hopes the workshop will spur ideas for solving an old problem.
Love the TV show? Then you'll love racing around the city on April 6 in a a clue-solving oceanside quest for bragging rights and a prize to be named later.
Laguna's beaches are apparently getting crowded with SUP instructors. Four businesses are teaming together and want the city to establish some sort of order.
The 30-year-old has released three acclaimed CDs.
The new wells will provide safe water for drinking year-round.
Great victories and wrenching defeats in the world of Laguna Beach High Breakers' sports squads.
There's no glamor like vintage glamor in this photo exhibit from the famed photographer.
And (gasp!) no Starbucks. Duncan Wilson's family home movies are a time capsule of Orange County seaside life.
And (gasp!) no Starbucks. Duncan Wilson's family home movies are a time capsule of Orange County seaside life.
And (gasp!) no Starbucks. Duncan Wilson's family home movies are a time capsule of Orange County seaside life.