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Laguna Beach radio station KX FM 104.7 is currently holding its annual KX Takeover fundraiser event, which brings locals on the air to host a time slot and play their favorite music.

Community members and music fans participated in a drum circle at Aliso Beach to honor Foo Fighters drummer and Laguna Beach local Taylor Hawkins on Thursday evening.

The life of Foo Fighters drummer and Laguna Beach High School alumnus Taylor Hawkins was celebrated by about 200 people who attended a drum circle Thursday.

The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University supports multidisciplinary research, teaching, and public education on international affairs. The Institute promotes the work of students, faculty, visiting scholars, and policy practitioners who analyze and develop initiatives to address contemporary global problems.

The Blue Bell Foundation's seventh annual fundraising brunch on Sept. 26 drew 180 supporters.

KX FM is now under new management. The station, which covers the city of Laguna Beach and reaches the fringes of other south Orange County communities such as Dana Point, Corona del Mar, Laguna Niguel and Aliso Viejo, announced last week that its founder, Tyler Russell McCusker, would be stepping back from his role as general manager. Replacing him is Alyssa Hayek, an almost 15-year veteran of the air waves. Hayek joined the nonprofit station in November 2018 after working for years at comme...