by The Editors on September 8, 2010
Carlsbad Mayor Pro Tem Ann J. Kulchin, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Rick Sapp, Head of School Dr. Eileen Mullady, Assistant Head of School Bob Ogle, Director of Finance Philip Hitch cut the ribbon.
Carlsbadistan’s Pacific Ridge School celebrated the official opening of their new 32,500-square-foot high school building on August 31, 2010 and it seems like everyone was there.
. . . more than 800 students, parents, faculty, community members, and local constituents gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the school’s new 32,500-square-foot high school building. . . With global engagement and ethical responsibility as cornerstones of the Pacific Ridge School mission, the building was designed to be environmentally friendly and sustainable. The green project design features passive air conditioning methods, passive light shelves, Crestron lighting controls, solar tube skylights, solar shading, roofing reflectance techniques, bioswales, and a number of other green building and site components.
Nothing but the best for Pacific Ridge. Maybe if we keep playing the lottery we’ll be able to send our kids here someday. But then we’ll just get dinged with four years at Stanford, Harvard, or Yale. Follow the jump for the official release.
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by The Editors on September 4, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s Lancers opened the 2010 season and officially broke in the new Swede Krcmar Field with a 21-12 win over Saint Augustine.
Two blocked field goals, solid defense, potent passing and running offense and a loud home crowd pulled the Lancers to a strong win.
For the full play-by-play check out Jay Paris’ story in the North County Times of follow the jump for a skydiver photos. . .
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by The Editors on September 3, 2010
Appy Entertainment, our favorite Carlsbadistan Village-based IOS game developers were pretty stoked when Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that the new Apple iPod Touch comes standard with a front facing camera because that means that Appy’s FaceFighter game finally works perfectly on the device.
“Camera-enabled gaming is a new experience possible only with this generation of mobile devices,” said Appy Entertainment CEO Chris Ulm. “Mobile gamers want personal experiences, and there’s no better way to personalize a game than making a photo of a friend or enemy the center of your game. Appy is proud to publish iTunes’ finest photo game experience in FaceFighter, and we’re just scratching the surface of what this new game form can achieve!”
For the rest of the details follow the jump.
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by The Editors on September 3, 2010
The Museum of Making Music’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Series continues at 7 PM Friday, September 10, 2010 with a concert by composer, guitarist, vocalist and arranger Chico Pinheiro, along with vocalist Luciana Alves, drummer Celso Alberti, and bassist Scott Thompson.
A leading figure in the contemporary Brazilian music scene and a remarkable international presence, Pinheiro is an exceptional guitarist with great fluidity, and a composer of originality and maturity.
Tickets for the 7 PM show are are $20 a person; $15 for Museum Members. Click here to purchase tickets online, or call 760-438-5996.
[Link: The Museum of Making Music]
by The Editors on September 3, 2010
The Carlsbad Republican Women Federated have invited all of the City Council Candidates (Jon Wantz, Farrah Douglas, Dr. Mark Packard, and William Jubb) to a candidates forum on Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn. A morning session will feature candidates for City Treasurer. Being a Republican is not required, but an RSVP is for the $25 “plated lunch”.
To reserve a spot at the lunch table please respond by noon September 23, 21010 to Beverly by calling 760/434-6478 or sending an email to bevy17@att.net.
by The Editors on August 31, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s MaxLinear, makers of a “highly integrated radio-frequency analog and mixed signal semiconductor system-on-a-chip” was listed as number 17 on the Inc. Magazine top 500 fastest growing privately held companies list this month saying that the company has grown 8784% in the past three years to a 2009 revenue of $51.4 million.
Not bad.
[Link: Inc.]
by The Editors on August 27, 2010
Artist Cheryl Ehlers shared her Startdust Arts program with members of the Carlsbad Boys & Girls Club this summer.
Encouraged to think outside of the box, the children mapped out and started painting what they knew – the Carlsbad Village. The end result? A cohesive and beautiful collaborative piece that is being submitted to Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s National Fine Arts Exhibit Program – a first for the Club. . . . “This was a fabulous partnership for us,” stated Club CEO Brad Holland. “The kids had a blast learning new creative painting and drawing techniques, and Cheryl did an incredible job encouraging and teaching our members. We are grateful for the gift of her time and talent.”
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by The Editors on August 23, 2010
Believe it or not, we’re not big fans of change. And as much as we have been critical of some of the decisions made in the past few years by Mayor Claud “Bud” Lewis, it is going to be sad to see him go at the end of this term.
As Mayor Lewis prepares for his final State of the City address this Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Park Hyatt Aviara Hotel North County Times writer Barbara Henry checked in to look back on his 40 year career in Carlsbad politics and it’s well worth a read. . .
He was first elected mayor five years before the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce began hosting its annual State of the City events, and he served as a councilman for 16 years prior to that. . . “His whole life has been city of Carlsbad,” said Councilwoman Ann Kulchin, who’s served on the council herself so long that she sometimes says that she and Lewis are like a long-married couple. . . Known for his plain-spoken manner and his distinctive bald head, Lewis is fond of telling people that if they don’t like the job he’s doing, they’re free to vote him out of office. Friends and supporters say he has kept his post because people like what Lewis offers.
No matter what else people have said about him one thing is for certain– he has served Carlsbad like few other have or ever will.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on August 20, 2010
Carlsbadistan will get its first chance to hear from our four three of our mayoral candidates as the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated host the first forum/luncheon on Tuesday August 24, 2010, according to as story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
The forum will following a social hour and luncheon that begins at 11 a.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd. . . Tickets for the luncheon are $25. Reservations can be made by calling (760) 434-6478 or by email at bevy17@att.net
We’re not really sure which candidates will be there. Keith Blackburn, Matt Hall, or Walt Meier? Glenn Bernard said in an email that he was told only “registered Republicans could be there, so I’m left out.” Maybe this luncheon is simply a fund raiser for Matt Hall. If the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated ever get back to us, we’ll let you know.
[Update: 10:42 PM August 22, 2010] This morning we received a polite email from Carlsbad Republican Women Federated’s Judy Rees, VP on behalf of Crystal Harris President, explaining that Keith Blackburn, Matt Hall, and Walt Meier will be speaking at the Mayoral Forum on Tuesday, however because of the Carlsbad Republican Women Federated’s bylaws “Article 1V- Section 2” which states that “This Club shall not invite nor permit a person registered in any party other than the Republican Party to speak at any meeting” the other candidate was not invited to speak. Rees went on to say that while everyone who has a reservation is welcome at the forum, only Republican candidates can speak.
For a slightly less polite, more biting reiteration of the above information, be sure to read Carlsbad Republican Women Federated associate member James McMillen’s comments listed below.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 20, 2010
On Thursday, August 26, 2010 Carlsbadistan’s Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery will be hosting an opening reception for artiest Susan Weller.
Weller’s paintings are both reflections of her life spent near the ocean and of her travels in Europe. Weller lives and works in Laguna Beach and in Verona, Italy, in a 12th century palazzo, where she is inspired by the country’s rich cultural and architectural history. Art critic Roberta Carasso, Ph.D., says, “The artist is drawn to generations of history embedded in the facades” of ancient buildings. “Layers of generational narratives, each with its own mystical essence, find their way into her art.”
Those who enjoy the kind of art that hangs in the lobbies of some of the world’s largest corporations will not want to miss this.
Ivanffy-Uhler Gallery, 565 Grand Ave, Carlsbad, CA 92008, (760) 730-9166
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