by The Editors on March 18, 2010
The Coast News gets the straight scoop on the McTwist and Shaun White’s Double McTwist 1260 from the trick’s originator Mike McGill (seen above at the Encinitas YMCA).
“It definitely feels good when somebody like Shaun White gives you props for your trick,” said McGill, who landed the first McTwist at a Swedish summer camp in 1984. “I made the trick and I still couldn’t believe how he was going to do two (spins) because you are going blind twice.”
Nice reminder of where things have come from and where they’re going.
[Link: The Coast News]
by The Editors on March 17, 2010
John Steinbeck is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and we as Californians can be very proud that he is ours. The Carlsbad Library is celebrating Steinbeck in the month of April as the community reads Steinbeck’s classic road book Travels With Charlie: In Search of America.
In 1960, author John Steinbeck took a cross-country road trip with his poodle, Charley, to reacquaint himself with the America he’d written about all his life. The result was “Travels With Charley: In Search of America,” an intimate look at one of America’s greatest authors. . . . Other events scheduled for April include a Steinbeck film series; a program on the travels of early Carlsbad residents, presented by the Library’s Carlsbad History Room; a travel writing workshop; and Carlsbad Playreaders presenting “The Grapes of Wrath.”
Steinbeck’s son Thomas Steinbeck wlll discuss his legendary father in person on Saturday, April 24, 2010. If we can get if for our Kindle app, we’re on it.
For more information on all the Steinbeck events in April follow the jump.
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by The Editors on March 15, 2010
A woman in her 20s was taken to the hospital by helicopter for injuries she sustained after falling down a beachside cliff near Turn Arounds at about 6 PM tonight (March 15, 2010), according to a Jose Luis Jiménez story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
. . . she either fell or the cliff gave way, said Carlsbad fire Battalion Chief Mike Davis. She fell about 20 feet onto Carlsbad State Beach and told paramedics she could not move, Davis said. . . Paramedics cared for the woman until a helicopter from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department lifted her from the beach.
Those paths can be tricky. Our thoughts are with her.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on March 15, 2010
Sometimes the end of the day in Carlsbadistan is so beautiful that we forget about everything else and wish the moment could last for hours. But it doesn’t. Even on the Ides of March as soon as it’s done, it’s over. Luckily for all of us, there will be another one tomorrow.
by The Editors on March 15, 2010
We did a little recon over the weekend and found O’Sullivan’s the place to be for their Pre St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Warm Up session: green hair and all. Looks like everyone is ready for the real thing on Wednesday when The Clay Colton Band and Paddy’s Pig will play “lively renditions of traditional Irish songs, reels, jigs, ballads and drinking songs.”
[Link: O’Sullivans]
by The Editors on March 12, 2010
by The Editors on March 12, 2010
At 9:50 AM today (March 12, 2010) a Latino about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 150 to 160 pounds handed a demand note to a teller at the Citibank near the intersection of Marron Road at Jefferson St. and robbed the place, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Witnesses reported seeing a handgun tucked into the waistband of his jeans. . . The robber was seen getting into a dark-colored, full-sized, lifted truck with off-road tires. Police searched the area but were unable to find the vehicle.
We believe this to be the first reported bank robbery of the new year. He probably needed to buy new monster truck tires. Those things are expensive.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on March 11, 2010
A man who was “walking his dog” by driving in his car while holding his german shepherd by a leash on Haymar Drive near El Camino Real got his dog snatched by someone who didn’t appreciate the man’s dog-driving techniques, according to as story in the San Deigo Union-Tribune.
At about 5:35 p.m., a man approached the dog owner and told him what he was doing was illegal. The man then grabbed the dog, put him in his pickup and told the owner to contact Oceanside police if he wanted the dog back, police said. The man then drove away with the German shepherd, valued at $1,200, police said. Officers contacted Oceanside police, who did not have the dog.
The dog napper was described as a 30-year-old white guy with brown hair driving a “newer-model” truck with a camper shell. Well, that narrows it down. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Carlsbadistan police department.
[Update March 12, 2010: The stolen dog was found Friday evening roaming a neighborhood a few miles from the owner’s home, according to the North County Times.]
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on March 11, 2010
On Saturday, March 27, 2010 the Museum of Making Music will be hosting a fashion show titled Harmony & Fashion featuring popular women’s wear designer Sharon Papike’s 2010 Spring Collection with music mixed live by doctor echo.
A champagne reception kicks off the evening, followed by a musical fashion show fusing classic style with fresh beats. Guests can enjoy coffee and dessert as the Papike People Spring Collection – in a wide variety of sizes – will be made available for purchase. . . A portion of the evening’s sales proceeds will directly benefit the Museum’s education programs.
Not sure we’re in the Papike’s People collection’s demographic, but for those who are tickets are $20; $15 for Museum members. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Alfi Grube at (760)438-5996 ext. 220 or click here purchase tickets online.
by The Editors on March 10, 2010
Lauren McMillen and J. Kieran Naughton bring Grease’s Sandy and Danny to life.
Students from Carlsbadistan’s Pacific Ridge School took audiences back to Rydell High last week with sell-out performances of the musical Grease. The students (grade 7 to 11) performed for more than 1,000 community members during the amazingly well-produced shows.
Follow the jump for more photos and all the details. . .
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