Along with the hundreds of thousands of dollars that have been spent re-branding Carlsbadistan as a destination for where tourists “go for fun” comes a new sign that we think looks great.
According to Sam Ross, executive director for the organization, “the sign is a fun way to introduce our new logo to the community and the tagline that goes along with it Carlsbad Where To Go For Fun is featured on our new license tag frames that are now on sale at the Visitor Center.”
The new frames are $5.99. Stop by the Historic Train Depot at 400 Carlsbad Village Drive to pic up your own.
Last week the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce helped Santa as he dropped in on Camp Pendleton to welcome 130 Marines home from Afghanistan as part of Welcome Home World Famous Flying Vipers HMLA169 from Afghanistan.
The Marines and their families attended the celebration; 350 people were there total. The event featured a car show, free raffle prizes ranging from big screen TVs to hotel stays, a huge buffet, free chair massages, and a bounce house for kids. Sam’s Club in Vista donated 100 toys and 20 free memberships.
It will be a much Happier Holidays for these Marines. Our thoughts are with those how won’t be home for Christmas.
The power in Carlsbadistan went out Sunday December 13, 2009 at about 10:35 PM and as of 9 AM Monday it was still out.
SDG&E reported early on that they were investigating an “outage of the overhead electrical system” and that power would be restored by 11:37 PM. That estimate was later moved to 1:37 AM.
Obviously the problem is a little more serious than workers first thought. The source of the outage was traced to the substation level and “that is why so many customers were affected,” a spokesperson the SDG&E said.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported last night that 21,000 homes were originally without power.
An spokesperson SDG&E said that as of 9:50 AM power was still out for 3,576 homes and there was no estimated time for repair.
Mayor Bud Lewis and the rest of the Carlsbadistan City Council (Ann Kulchin, Keith Blackburn, Matt Hall, and Mark Packard) wish you and your’s a most wonderfully happy elfing holidays from the world’s best City.
The five story tall, 7,000 square foot beachfront home features five bedrooms, seven baths, its own glass elevator, and a jacuzzi that rises above the pool like a champagne glass. The house was designed and built with the kind of quality and craftsmanship that suggests cost was not a factor. With an asking price of $17 million the Kiko Beach House is the single most expensive gift we’ve ever suggested in three years of the Carlsbadistan Twelve Days of Christmas. It won’t fit under the tree, but don’t let that stop you.
While he points out that there are many people who worry about Poseidon’s track record, or the fact that they’re asking for $550 million in tax-favored public bonds, or that the $700 million plant will cost tax payer more than the “promised price” what has Zetland most worried is the Carlsbad Municipal Water District.
Although these things concern me,** I worry more about Poseidon’s partner, Carlsbad MWD, which has the dubious honor of being the least-competent manager of wastewater in the State. . . .With partners like that, I wonder if Poseidon is really facing a worthy contractual partner that can push back when/if push comes to shove. (This is especially relevant given Poseidon’s friendly relations with local politicians.)
Zetland summarizes by saying: “If Poseidon screws up, will Carlsbad MWD be competent enough to catch them or make sure they pay?” And that is one of the best questions we heard so far.
The 9-to-3 vote to deny the revocation request came after two hours of testimony at the Coastal Commission meeting in San Francisco. . . “The grounds for revocation are narrow and the Commission cannot reconsider a permit if new information has surfaced after the permit has been issued, no matter how compelling that information may be,” Coastal Commission Deputy Director Alison Detmer told commissioners during the meeting.
Poseidon Resources is obviously happy and the Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Coastkeeper and the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation have simply filed another revocation request.
Flat leather boots are one thing every girl likely has on her wish list this Holiday season. Fairen Del in the Village stocks a number of different options from Taryn by Taryn Rose.
A former orthopedic surgeon, Rose began her footwear company in 1997 and has been known for making ergonomically-designed, comfortable, and fashionable boots. The main thing is these are boots any girl can wear from day to night without sacrificing style for comfort. These Radiate Calf Leather Boots ($398) are a gift that will be appreciated year after year.
Yeah, there are plenty of places to get chocolate in this town, but none are as homegrown as the Village’s own Carlsbad Chocolate Bar. Located next to LePassage French Bistro on State street in downtown Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Chocolate Bar is the latest offering from LePassage owner Laura Reyer.
While the Bar offers up everything from milk chocolate covered grahams and chocolate covered Oreos to salted caramels, we recommend going in for a box of truffles. At two dollars a pop, and boxes in a variety of custom sizes, they’re an easy host/hostess gift for all those holiday parties you’ll be hitting this season.
North County’s local talents are holding an Old-Fashioned Christmas concert on Friday, December 18, 2009 at the Carlsbad Women’s Club. The concert and sing-a-long is to benefit Casa De Amparo, Oceanside’s child development center and shelter.
Enjoy your favorite Christmas and Chanukah songs featuring North County’s local singers and musicians Joni Harris, Bill Ims, Carolyn Mickelson, Eliane Weidauer, Vicki Hamilton, and Dmitriy Demidov. Join them for a sing-a-long opportunity and enjoy hot cocoa and cookies.
Old-Fashioned Christmas at The Carlsbad Women’s Club, 7 PM Friday 18, 2009, 3320 Monroe St.,
If you have a Carlsbad news story, press release, event, rumor, or scandal that we'd be interested in (and there are a lot of them), please click the link to send them to The Editors.
Or just search the site to see if we've mentioned it before, right here.
RSS Feed-Posts