Legoland California has become the first theme park in the United States to be featured on Google Maps Street view, according to a press release from the park.
While scrolling through the Legoland Google Maps Street View can be a little disorienting, it is a much more economical way to visit Carlsbadistan’s most famous theme park. Oddly, the park’s management is very excited about this.
“It is absolutely thrilling for LEGOLAND California to be part of this amazing new technology,” said Peter Ronchetti, General Manager of the family theme park in Carlsbad, California. “Street View gives the viewer a vantage point that has never been available without actually being in the Park. I have no doubt this will be a valuable tool for families planning their visit.”
What better way to cap off another summer of great TGIF Jazz In The Park performances than with blues guitarist Coco Montoya making his second appearance with a show this Friday August 21, 2009 in Calavera Hills Park.
Over his 30-year career, guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya’s explosive guitar playing and soul-driven voice have propelled him to the upper reaches of the blues-rock world. Montoya performs non-stop at clubs, concert halls and major festivals all over the world, serving up mind-bending guitar licks and impassioned vocals. “The fiery blues that issue forth from Coco Montoya’s guitar are awe-inspiring and boogie requiring,” shouts The Village Voice.
It’s starting to look a little like movie Monday around here, but we just keep finding cool stuff, so we’re putting it up. Even though we’re not really into country pop, we have to agree with Carlsbadistan’sRuby Summer “the beach gets better south of Orange County.”
Each afternoon at the San Diego Zoo the vines come alive with dance performance called Vine To Vine. Here is a little bit of the oddly erotic performance, but it really is better in person.
Don’t really know how we stumbled on to this Meeker family photo shoot, but it makes Carlsbad look like a pretty great place to live. . . Film by Michel Sandy, images by Tara Whitney.
Carlsbadistan’sCallaway Golf Company thought they were doing pretty well in their patent dispute with Acushnet (the owners of Titleist). A court ruled that Acushnet had infringed on Callaway’s patent. But now all that’s changed, according to a story on Forbes.
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a ruling involving a patent dispute favoring Callaway and returned the case to the U.S. District Court in Delaware for further proceedings. Callaway, which is based in Carlsbad, Calif., and Acushnet Co. have been immersed in a patent dispute over Titleist Pro V1 golf balls for several years. The court’s earlier ruling held that Acushnet ‘s product infringed on patents held by Callaway.
But the analysts aren’t worried. Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Thomas D. Shaw said, “It simply means an ultimate payment to Callaway is less likely, if at all, and pushed further out.”
According to their website, Jon and Karen Whitehead started Carlsbadistan’sCaptain Cooks Culinary Academy for Kids because they wanted to combine their “passions for cooking, healthy eating and the environment.” Captain Cooks offers three different cooking classes for kids 4-7, 7-13, and 11-16.
IRON CHEF: Each day our young chefs will create 2-3 dishes out of a secret ingredient that will be introduced to them each day. They will learn valuable lessons such as how to work together as a team and how to be creative with what is in the fridge. Our chefs will guide them through the process of looking up recipes in cookbooks and using their imaginations to create tasty dishes. Ages 4-7, 7-13 and 11-16.
AROUND THE WORLD: In this camp we will take a culinary journey around the world and experience different foods each day from Italy, France, Greece, Mexico and China. Kids will learn about cultures and experience new tastes. Ages 4-7, 7-13, 11-16
BASICS OF BAKING: Young chefs will learn the basics of baking, from yeast breads to quick breads, pies and pastries, pizza dough and breadsticks, cookies and cakes. Ages 4-7, 7-13, and 11-16.
There still are a few (like six) spots left in classes this summer. Click the link for more info.
A homeless woman “believed to be in her 50s or 60” was reported dead at about 12:40 PM yesterday by her male companion according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribue.
[the woman’s] body was found in the brush off El Camino Real near Olivenhain Road yesterday afternoon. . . Police said there were no obvious signs of trauma and will wait for the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death and if further investigation is warranted.
The City Council has decided last night to put off voting on a shopping center that may be built at the corner of La Costa Avenue and Rancho Sante Fe Road until next week, according to a story on San Diego 6.
Some say the shopping center would bring in upscale retail shops within walking distance of their homes. . . But opponents say it would bring in more traffic to an already busy area, and the possibility of big box discount stores like Wal-Mart.
There’s nothing funnier than voting to vote later. Then again, the longer it goes without being approved the happier opponents will be.
Carlsbadistan based homebuilder Barratt America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in December 2008, however, that didn’t work out for them. Last week, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune, they dropped down to a full Chapter 7 when creditors say that “reorganization would be futile.”
Richard M. Kipperman, the court-appointed trustee for Barratt, said all that is left of Barratt’s many projects are two single-family homes under construction, one in La Jolla and the other near Lake Hodges. The owners are current on payments to Barratt and will have other contractors complete them.
But not to worry. Barratt President Michael Pattinson says he’s going to start a new company next year “after learning the lessons of building in a boom and bust.”
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