by The Editors on June 6, 2008
It sounds like someone’s romantic candle-lit evening at the Extended Stay Hotel got so heated last night that their mattress caught on fire.
When Carlsbad and Oceanside firefighters arrived at the Extended Stay Hotel at 1050 Grand Ave. at 11:10 p.m., they found smoke filling the third floor hallway, Battalion Chief Mike Kennedy said. About 70 hotel guests were evacuated.
While there were 70 guests in the hotel at the time, it appears that no one was injured.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on June 6, 2008
On March 20, 2008 we reported on a proposed new hotel on Ocean St. at the offshore parking lot that would feature a “roof-top restaurant.” Now, the Lumiére Carslbad Village Hotel has been approved by the City’s design review board, according to a story in the North County Times.
Assistant city planner Austin Silva said commissioners and city staff liked the architectural drawings for the proposed hotel. “They liked the design of it because it’s not a typical stucco with a red-tile roof,” he said. “(The architect) gave it a beach cottage theme.”
Now it’s just up to the City Council and the California Coastal Commission to decide whether work on the project can begin.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on June 6, 2008
According to a story on Conde Nast Portfolio.com there is a battle going on right here in Carlsbadistan between TaylorMade CEO Mark King and Callaway CEO George Fellows.
The rivalry between the two top equipmentmakers teed off more than a decade ago, but the competition has grown more intense as growth in the industry as a whole has slowed. Adding to the tension for these two companies is their proximity to one another: Both Callaway and TaylorMade, which is owned by German sporting-goods company Adidas Group, are headquartered in Carlsbad, California. Executives from both firms often dine at the same place—the popular local brewery and restaurant Karl Strauss—but at distant tables.
Click the link for the rest of the inside dirt on the local leaders of the golf industry.
[Link: Portfolio.com]
by The Editors on June 6, 2008
by The Editors on June 5, 2008
Most of the world probably doesn’t know this, but June 7, 2008 is National Trails Day and to celebrate the Carlsbad Recreation Department is hosting Trail Blast: Emergency Preparedness on the Lake Calavera Trails beginning at 8:00 AM.
Get information on how to handle emergencies while hiking, such as rattlesnakes, poison oak, falls and heat stroke. Also learn how to deal with biking emergencies that could occur on the trail. Meet the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator to learn helpful tips on what your family can do to be ready for any disaster.
Meet at the Lake Calavera Trail Head (at the intersection of College Blvd. and Carlsbad Village Drive) for guided hikes and tours of the Lake Calavera Trails.
[Link: Carlsbad Recreation Department]
by The Editors on June 5, 2008
Want to laugh your ass off this weekend without leaving Carlsbadistan? Well, comics Don Friesen (pictured right), Anthony Griffith, and Mark Anderson are putting on a show at the Carlsbad Village Theatre that is supposed to be quite funny. At least that’s what the Pasadena Weekly says.
The Cadillacs of Comedy is a fun way to bring live standup comedy to theater-going crowds — crowds that might otherwise not be inclined to come out to a show in a club and alcohol-driven atmosphere. . . . “Ideally we offer a show that will bring you to tears with laughter, but is clever and classy enough that you would be comfortable recommending it to anyone… It’s also a rare chance to work with other top headliners who are typically too busy headlining their own venues to get a chance to work together on the same bill,” he said.
“The Cadillacs of Comedy” is performed at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (all summer long) at the Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State St., Carlsbad. Tickets are $15. Call (760) 434-5922.
[Link: Pasadena Weekly]
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
They’re not exactly the Oscars, but Invitrogen, our favorite Carlsbad life sciences company, just cleaned up at the annual Life Science Industry Awards, taking home a total of six awards. We’ve never heard sexier categories: Cell Biology Kits and Reagents; Cell Culture Media and Reagents; Most Responsive Customer Service;
Most Knowledgeable Technical Support; Most Useful Website; and Most Memorable Print Advertisements.
This is the fourth year in a row that customers have recognized Invitrogen as being one of the best companies in the life sciences industry,” said Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Invitrogen. “The twelve nominations, and six awards, that we received demonstrate success in our strategy of maintaining an innovative portfolio of products and differentiated services.”
Invitrogen is simply the most of the mostest.
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by The Editors on June 4, 2008
It looks like the typical alley layout for Carlsbad’s new Apple Store at The Forum Shopping Center, but that hasn’t stopped the secret keepers in Cupertino from erecting an enormous black wall to keep our prying eyes out of the mix.
By peering through a couple cracks in the facade we could see the back wall taking shape, but completion still appears to be weeks or months out. Speed the plow, will you.
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
Last October we reported that an unnamed, off-duty Carlsbad Police officer who was visiting Belleville, Illinois had saved a woman who had been stabbed, by jumping in and taking action. Now we know who that officer was. It was Sgt. Matt Lowe.
At the 88th annual California Peace Officers’ Association awards luncheon at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim on May 20, 2008 Sgt. Lowe was honored for his work.
You have handed out awards today to the best and the most courageous individuals, and I want to congratulate these people,” Schwarzenegger said. “The California Peace Officers’ Association has made extraordinary contributions.”
Congratulations, Sgt. Lowe. Thanks for being such a great representative of Carlsbad and law enforcement in general.
[Link: Register Pajaronian]
by The Editors on June 4, 2008
Thanks to a landslide vote yesterday (we forgot to vote) Proposition D collected 82.2 percent of the votes making Carlsbad a “charter” city, according to a story in the North County Times. This means the City of Carlsbad will have a little more local control and the freedom to get around some state laws.
With Tuesday’s passage of Prop. D, Carlsbad can exempt itself from some, but not all, state requirements. A charter city can’t refuse to follow state public meeting laws or traffic regulations, but it can set its own election standards and create its own process for handling construction contracts.
And this apparently means saving money by not necessarily being forced into paying union wages when it comes to building things.
[Link: North County Times and Carlsbad Connect]
It sounds like someone’s romantic candle-lit evening at the Extended Stay Hotel got so heated last night that their mattress caught on fire.
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