There’s really no better place in the world to remember the people who make America work than the beach in Carlsbadistan. We are all very lucky to have this in our front yard.
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September 2009
The body of Ahmad Lashad Mitchell, 28, or Chula Vista, California was discovered this morning (September 6, 2009) at 6 AM near Carlsbadistan’s lifeguard tower 36, according to a story in the North County Times.
Police said they do not suspect foul play. . . Mitchell was not breathing when bystanders pulled him away from the surf and called 911, officials said. . . . Medics pronounced the man dead without medical intervention, they said.
Some on the scene said they believe he died last night at approximately 1 AM.
[Link: North County Times]
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Tonight, September 4, 2009 the Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbadistan will host a showing of the Preston Sturges film Hotel Haywire as the first film in the 2009 Leo Carrillo Film Fest.
Dentist Henry Parkhouse (Lynne Overman) and his wife Minerva (Spring Byington) have a perfect marriage until a practical joke backfires and she finds a lady’s chemise in his coat pocket. Wife and husband both consult Dr. Zodiac Z. Zippe (Leo Carillo) about what to do, and vaudevillians-turned-detectives Bertie and Genevieve Sterns (Benny Baker and Collette Lyons) get involved as well.
Admission is free. The park opens at 5 PM and remember to bring a blanket, low-back chairs, warm clothes, and a flashlight
For more information call (760) 476-1042 or (760) 438-1666
[Link: Leo Carrillo Ranch]
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Jay Beard, founder of the Carlsbadistan-based video gaming developer BottleRocket Entertainment announced that he is shuttering the business, according to a post on GameIndustry.biz.
In an email to friends, sent to GamesIndustry.biz, Beard wrote of his disappointment at the predicament, but noted that he was currently building a new studio “from the ground up”. . . “It is with deep regret that I have to inform you of the closure of BottleRocket,” he wrote. “After fighting to keep the doors open for the past six months we have decided to close and move on. . . “BottleRocket was in business for seven years and I feel that we developed a sound reputation for quality and creativity. I was once told that we ‘zigged while others zagged,’ and I like to think that we shall be remembered this way.
Hopefully, Beard gets the new things rolling soon. Carlsbadistan is loaded with video game talent
[Link: GameIndustry.biz via Destructoid]
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It seems that the Bethany Edmund Great White Shark attack at Terramar story just keeps getting better with each telling.
Now, the 22-year-old (who strangely enough is a swimsuit model and nursing student) says that there was a surfer in the water who saw exactly what happened, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
“After I was hit and out of the water, a surfer saw me bump up out of the water, and I said, ‘Fuck me, I’m getting attacked by a shark,’ and he, I think I heard it, and he just started paddling in, and I yelled at him. I said, ‘Hey, bailer, I hope if I die you feel bad.’ He just ran out of the water and up the stairs, and I’ve never seen him again. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t a local at all.”
Not that we can blame the guy. “Fuck me, I’m getting attacked by a shark” is not exactly the kind of distress call that we’re accustomed to either, but we’re glad she’s okay.
Click here for all the photos including the photo of the shark that Edmund says attacked her (below), a photo of the guy who bailed on her, and many photos of Bethany in bikinis near water.
[Link: NBC San Diego and NBC Bay Area]
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It seems an underground group of Carlsbadistan shuffleboard players are none too happy about plans that the City of Carlsbad and the Carlsbad Rotary club have to “fill in” the Magee Shuffleboard courts to make room for more seating around a soon to be moved gazebo.
“We’ve been playing on the courts for over a year now and were completely blindsided when we heard that they were going to be torn out,” one player said. “Seriously, they’re tearing out recreational space so they can put in another gazebo for homeless people to hang out in?”
The courts’ pathway to destruction began about a year ago when the City of Carlsbad’s lease ran out on Rotary Park (the strip of grass East of Village Faire and West of the train tracks that is mainly frequented by homeless people).That strip of lawn is owned by the North County Transit District and without the lease, the park’s centerpiece gazebo needed a new home.
After exploring several different location options The Rotary Club and the City of Carlsbad apparently decided that the gazebo should be relocated to Magee Park, according to Carlsbad Parks and Rec Supervisor Paul Meadows. And once discussions began it became apparent that the current layout of the shuffleboard courts would not be consistent with the plans for the Rotary Club’s completely refurbished gazebo.
While the gazebo will be located just south of the shuffleboard courts the unevenness of the playing surface would cause problems for walking and sitting in the area in front of the Gazebo. “At that point we came in to do a redesign of the shuffle board courts,” Meadows said. “They’re going to fill that in for seating for the Gazebo.”
Did Rotary or The City of Carlsbad put it up for public comment? No. “There was no public forum for it,” Meadows said. “It was just decided. One of our men who works there says he’s never seen anyone play there.”
Maybe the underground group of shuffleheads have been too far underground. “We’re obviously not down there all the time, but we use the courts enough that we’re extremely interested in keeping them,” another player said. “What is the City trying to do? We don’t have a usable skatepark, they stalled on our swimming pool, and now they’re going to take our shuffleboard courts away. I don’t get it.”
Meadows said that anyone with concerns regarding the Magee shuffleboard courts should contact Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Department Kyle Lancaster at (760) 434-2826.
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We didn’t make it to the suits, ties, and fancy dress presentation Friday August 28, 2009 at The Four Seasons Aviara, but looks like we can see most of the 2009 State of the City Address right here on Carlsbadistan.
Above is the economic overview. Follow the jump for the rest of the clips or watch the entire thing on Time Warner Cable beginning tonight (September 1, 2009) at 6 PM.
[Link: The City of Carlsbad and San Deigo Union-Tribune]
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Photographer Mirko Herzner spent several days creating photographs of Carlsbadistan’s sister city, Carlsbad in the Cech Republic. We should mention that the architecture definitely has us beat, but we’ve got them when it comes to waves and fish tacos. Follow the link for the entire slide show. . .
[Link: Mirko Herzner’s Photoblog]
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