by The Editors on May 12, 2010
Michelle Frye, the former spa director at SE Dan Deigo Hotel, has been appointed director at the La Costa Resort & Spa, according to a story on Hotel Interactive.
Frye will manage The Spa at La Costa, an elegant 43,000-square-foot sanctuary envisioned by world-renowned spa specialist Sylvia Sepielli. Divided into two spaces, a 28,000-square-foot interior and 15,000-square-foot outdoor courtyard, the spa creates an environment in which guests feel connected to nature whether they are indoors or out.
As long as she doesn’t change the Roman Waterfalls or cut the Cucumber Water we’re happy she’s here. Sounds like it might be a good time for a double-dip deal.
[Link: Hotel Interactive]
by The Editors on May 12, 2010
by The Editors on May 11, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s world famous Rubio’s Fish Taco restaurants has agreed to be purchased by a Greenwich, Connecticut based private equity firm called Mill Road Capital, according to a Bradley Fikes story in the North County Times.
If the deal goes through, Rubio’s stockholders will get $8.70 per share. That’s about 45 percent more than the closing price on Oct. 14, just before Rubio’s disclosed an unsolicited offer, the company said. . . Rubio’s board declined that particular offer from a group headed by Los Angeles-based investor Alex Meruelo. But Rubio’s said it was open to receiving other offers. . . Shares closed Monday after the sale announcement at $8.50 each, up 84 cents from Friday’s close of $7.66.
Rubio’s founder Ralph Rubio says he and the management team will be staying on with the company. “They like what we’re doing, they appreciate the management team, and the results we’ve had, so the management team stays on in our current roles,” Rubio said.
Then again that’s what the new owners always say, isn’t it?
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 11, 2010
Last week the California State Water Resources Control Board voted to protect sea life by phasing out “once-through cooling for seaside power plants” like Carlsbadistan’s iconographic Encina Power Station because the process “kills more than 2.6 million fish and 19 billion fish larvae annually,” according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
“It will have the result of retiring a very high portion of the coastal, once-through cooled power plants,” said Steve Hoffmann, regional president for NRG Energy, which owns the Carlsbad facility. . . “We have to conform with this new water policy by the end of 2017,” Hoffmann said. “We either have to put in closed-loop cooling, or we have to have a way of screening marine life from our intake, which is technically very difficult.”
Maybe they could just dismantle the entire plant and ship it to Arizona. . . leaving the tower, of course. . .
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 11, 2010
On June 5, 2010 Legoland’s Sea Life Aquarium will celebrate World Oceans Day and the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Suess’ One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish an entire day of activities according to a release posted on Zoo and Aquarium Visitor.
Young guests visiting SEA LIFE during the Dr. Seuss themed World Oceans Day celebration can take part in fun, hands-on, ocean-related activities throughout the day while interacting with SEA LIFE educators and learning more about our oceans and the creatures that call them home. The highlight of the days’ activities is a special dive show featuring an underwater reading of Dr. Seuss’ One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish! Sporting ‘Seussian attire’, the exploration diver will be using an underwater communications system allowing guests to speak to the diver through the viewing window while the diver reads aloud to them from inside the Aquarium.
If this is one of your favorite Suess books of all-time (like it is ours) be there June 5, 2010.
[Link: Sea Life Aquarium via Zoo and Aquarium Visitor]
by The Editors on May 11, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s McClellan-Palomar Airport will be closed this week while workers repair 5,000 feed of runway, according to a story on 10News.com. It appears that some recent tests showed that “the existing runway could collapse” which is never good.
Renovations on the 5,000 foot runway began late Sunday night. The airport will be closed for one week to renovate 5,000 feet of runway at McClellan-Palomar airport. . . Officials said the project will be completed in five phases, which each phase taking one week, while the airport will reopen every other week to allow for normal operations.
That means the airport will be closed every other week for 10 weeks. Isn’t summer a really high traffic time for Carlsbadistan? Guess those who fly every other week are stoked.
[Link: McClellan-Palomar Airport via 10News.com]
by The Editors on May 10, 2010
The Carlsbadistan based trading card and collectables company Upper Deck Co., cut 119 employees, according to Califonia WARN notices filed in March 2010 and reported Friday in the San Diego Business Journal.
Company spokesman Terry Melia said the job cuts were needed to “right-size” Upper Deck’s work force after recent changes in its license portfolio. . . Upper Deck declined to disclose its post-layoff employment numbers, but said early this year that it had 250 employees. . . The layoffs come amid a series of business and legal setbacks for Upper Deck during the past year.
The company has had several legal issues regarding licensing rights to products it has been selling. Namely with being accused of counterfeiting Yu-Gi-Oh cards and selling cards featuring Major League Baseball players that the company was reportedly no longer licensed to show. Tough times.
[Link: San Diego Business Journal]
by The Editors on May 10, 2010
by The Editors on May 10, 2010
For the third year Carlsbadistan’s Sheraton Resort & Spa has hosted Moms and wives of Camp Pendleton Marines who are currently deployed, according to a story in the North County Times.
Sunday’s special brunch featured seven gourmet food stations, including an ice cream sundae bar. Young children and toddlers, all dressed in their Sunday best, lined up to make their own sundaes, carefully choosing their favorite ice cream flavor and toppings.
And after brunch the 55 invited moms were treated to a free day at Legoland. Happy Mother’s Day indeed.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on May 8, 2010
Cal State Northridge senior Danielle Wolf, 22, of Carlsbad died early Thursday morning (May 6, 2010) in what the LA Times described as a “grisly Corvette crash” in Van Nuys, California. The wreck also claimed the lives of three other passengers including the driver Kristin Norris, 22.
The yellow 2007 Chevy Corvette was traveling at high speeds when it hit a guard rail on Roscoe Boulevard shortly after midnight, said Officer Gregory Baek of the Los Angeles Police Department. The car skidded several hundred feet, crossed some railway tracks and came to rest upside down, he said. . . The bodies of two men and a woman were found scattered around the car, he said. It was not immediately clear whether they were passengers or pedestrians. . . . A fourth body, found pinned inside the vehicle, was believed to be that of the driver, Baek said. He could not say whether it was a man or a woman.
Southern California Public Radio says the names of those who died in the crash were released on Friday May 7, 2010. According to the Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial Wolf’s parents issued the following statement:
“Our daughter, Danielle Wolf, loved her college years at CSUN, especially the time she spent in her sorority Alpha Phi, the friends she made, and the memories that she’ll always have with her. We know that Danielle cherished each and every one of her CSUN friends and we thank you for supporting her during her college experience. . . “Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the other victims involved in this tragedy, and we will continue to support each other through this time of mutual loss. . . . We appreciate all the love, prayers and support that we’ve received from the CSUN community and Danielle’s surviving friends and we thank you for keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers.”
Our thoughts are with the Wolf family.
[Links: Examiner.com, LA Times, Southern California Public Radio, and Daily Sundial]
Michelle Frye, the former spa director at SE Dan Deigo Hotel, has been appointed director at the La Costa Resort & Spa, according to a story on Hotel Interactive.
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