by The Editors on February 3, 2008
Since we never figured out what Proposition D was about, or what it means to the land (some of which is currently home to the strawberry fields) we probably should have attended this “public workshop” that was held last Friday to discuss the future of 300 acres along Cannon Road near the Lagoon.
He said a public market and amphitheater could round out the project and create an attractive gathering place, which has been mentioned as a possible use for the land. He displayed large pictures of similar projects, such as Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market, to illustrate the concept. “This is an area already surrounded by entertainment, commercial and business (uses),” Calkins said, noting that it is near the Carlsbad Premium Outlets, the Flower Fields and Legoland California.
Click the link for all the details.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 3, 2008
That big Northbound traffic jam Friday night was caused by a Coca-Cola hauling tractor-trailer rig that flipped near Batiquitos Lagoon.
The truck ran off the northbound freeway shoulder north of La Costa Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. and flipped onto its side. . . The California Highway Patrol closed two traffic lanes, forcing motorists to a crawl as far south as San Diego for nearly two hours. By 10 p.m., speeds were still in the single-digits past the wreck.
We’re just glad we ride the Coaster.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on February 1, 2008
From Today’s Local News:
In March 2006, at age 16, Myriam Rodriguez was arrested in connection with punching a police officer in the face, she said. In order to have the charges dropped, Myriam was sent to the Boys & Girls Club in Carlsbad to participate in the Gangbusters program.
On Jan. 24, Myriam was honored as the 2007 Youth of the Year at the Eighth annual Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad Super Star Recognition Dinner at the Village branch location.
“I was just extremely happy about it. I don’t know how to explain it, just a really happy moment,” she said.
Congratulations to Myriam and the Carlsbad Goys & Girls Club.
[Link: Today’s Local News]
by The Editors on February 1, 2008
In reporting the quarter ended December 31, 2007, Callaway Golf Company has lost $6 million more than it lost for the same quarter last year. But apparently, this is no problem for the Carlsbad company.
Despite the larger loss in the year-over-year quarter, Callaway reported improved earnings for 2007 compared to 2006. In 2007, Callaway earned $54.6 million, or 81 cents per share. In 2006, Callaway earned $23.3 million, or 34 cents per share.
Great, revenues are up. Now they just have to figure out that profit thing.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on February 1, 2008
Our Carlsbadistan Legoland park may not be owned by the company that founded it, but that doesn’t stop us from celebrating a little knowing that our favorite locking block company has turned the ripe old age of 50. Lego blocks have become metaphor for so much more than kids toys. They have changed the way software is developed, the way pre-fab housing is manufactured, and much, much, more. They’ve even changed our afternoon traffic patterns thanks to the daily Cannon Road cluster.
The basic eight-stud red Lego brick was first sold in Denmark in 1949. But it took a further nine years for Ole Kirk’s son, Godtfred Kirk, to file the patent for the versatile “Automatic Binding Brick” with its interlocking 2×4 studs. The plastic bricks are part of a unique system: tiny tubes inside give the knobs on top of other blocks more places to grip. They hold together well but can be taken apart easily by a child. And consistency has been key: the bricks produced today have the same bumps and holes, and can still interlock with those produced back in 1958. Fifty years on and the Lego Group is the world’s fifth largest toymaker in terms of sales, after Mattel, Hasbro, Bandai and MGA Entertainment.
Click the link below for Time Magazine’s coverage of this big birthday.
[Link: Time]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
A broken down North County Transit District bus got a needed tow from the top of the Carlsbadistan sea wall tonight a about 5:25 PM. We wondered how a bus gets towed. Now we know.
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
La Costa Canyon quarterback Jose Mohler announced Monday night that he will be accepting a full scholarship to North Dakota State University, in Fargo North Dakota.
“I just hit me all of a sudden,” Mohler said. “I was sitting on the plane and I thought, ‘I can totally see myself playing there. . . . “It was quite frigid when I went there,” Mohler said. “But other than that, it was a great fit. The players were all really great, they play in a dome and the coaches said I’d have a chance to contribute pretty soon. I can’t wait to get started.”
Mohler doesn’t even begin to know what cold is. Seriously.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
After holding police at bay in his Spoonbill Lane home for nearly four hours yesterday afternoon an 82-year-old Carlsbad man finally collapsed on his bed and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
It all began with a confusing 911 call from the man, who said he was in trouble and needed help, Cain said. . . Dispatchers determined the man was possibly suffering from dementia and eventually got his wife on the phone, and she told them he had just pointed a handgun at her, Cain said.
Thanksfully, no one was hurt and because of the situation police do not plan on filing criminal charges.
[Link: Fox6.com]
by The Editors on January 31, 2008
Christopher Van Alyea, 35, has been making wine for almost two years out of the Witch Creek Winery on the corner of Carlsbad Boulevard and Grand. Recently, the 35 year old has been gaining notoriety for selling more than his wine according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The budding winemaker, whose creations are gaining a foothold in North County, supplemented his income last fall by selling surplus grapes from the family’s Sonoma County vineyards to wine hobbyists. . . With the grapes priced from $1,800 to $2,400 per ton (depending on the variety) 20 area winemakers bought Van Alyea’s entire stock of more than 9 tons of grapes. At least one Oceanside wine hobbyist said he is hoping to buy more this season.
Personally, we’d rather let someone else make our wine for us.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on January 29, 2008
The list of people who were sitting with First Lady Laura Bush last night during George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Speech included Carlsbad Navy physician Dr. Bill Krissoff. We guess we would have seen him on TV last night if we’d taken the time to watch the address, but we didn’t want to spend the evening angry. Here are his vitals:
Dr. Bill Krissoff was commissioned Lieutenant Commander in the Navy Medical Corps on November 17, 2007, at the age of 61. His decision to apply to the Navy Medical Corps to care for Marines came in response to the death of his oldest son. In December 2006, his son First Lieutenant Nathan Krissoff, USMC, who was serving as a Counterintelligence Officer with the 3rd Recon Battalion in Iraq, was killed in combat. Inspired by his son’s commitment and dedication to serving his country, Dr. Krissoff decided to apply himself. Initially told by his recruiter that it was very unlikely that he would qualify because of the age limit, Dr. Krissoff did not give up. During a private meeting with President Bush in Reno, Nevada, Dr. Krissoff asked for assistance on an age waiver for the Navy Medical Corps. The wavier was soon granted so that he could begin the application process. Now commissioned, he is preparing for deployment as an Orthopedist in a Forward Resuscitative Surgical System (FRSS), a Level II combat surgical team treating injured Marines in the field. Dr. Krissoff has closed his private practice, and he and his wife, Christine, have relocated to the San Diego, California area, where he is assigned to the 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group. In addition, the Krissoff’s youngest son, Second Lieutenant Austin Krissoff, USMC, is stationed at Camp Pendleton, California.
[Link: Washington Post]
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