By Justin Swanson | LB Indy New electrical wiring – complicated, intricate, and functionally crucial – now runs through the walls of every room in Glennwood House, leading back to the director’s office. Though outwardly the residential facility for developmentally disabled adults is still unfinished, the connectivity being forged within indicates how far along [...]
Glennwood House expects to finally break ground next month, remaking a senior housing facility into one for 50 young adults with developmental disabilities. Next week, the organization holds a fundraiser to assist with its completion early next year. During the Roll-A-Thon on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to noon, future residents, their families and [...]
Christmas Bulbs Go to Market The Friends of the Hortense Miller Garden will be at the Farmers Market in Laguna Beach this Saturday, Nov. 19, from 8 a.m. to noon to sell bulbs, plants and planted arrangements. The Friends offer large bulbs in an array of colors. Other spring blooming bulbs such as [...]
The Glennwood House established a fund at the Laguna Beach Community Foundation to assist with its $3.4 million capital campaign to refurbish housing for up to 50 young adults, aged 18-45, who have developmental disabilities. The Glennwood House Foundation purchased a former assisted living facility at Ruby Street and South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach [...]
Scott Siegel, the autistic songwriter and vocalist who leads the Arrest My Sister alternative rock band, is among 11 honorees at the first Genius in Autism Awards, scheduled at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Jan. 10. Siegel’s parents, Laguna Beach residents Leeni and Michael, as well as the band, signed on early to support fundraising [...]
By Rita Robinson | LB Indy The easy part was scrambling for two years to buy a deserted retirement home at Ruby Street and S. Coast Highway. The hard part now is making the rent. The property and building with views overlooking the Pacific Ocean were purchased for $6.5 million as the future site of [...]
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 [...]
