by The Editors on July 28, 2009
Two weeks ago we mentioned that a new California French restaurant was opening in the new oddly Tudor building that snaked behind Beach City Smoothies on the corner of Roosevelt and Carlsbad Village Drive in the Village of Carlsbadistan. In that post the restaurant was called Per Se. But that was then. The wine bar (which is currently open) and the restaurant (which is reportedly opening soon) is now called Paon, according to restaurant’s website.
Whatever they call it, we’re still looking forward to checking it out when it opens early in August.
[Link: Paon]
by The Editors on July 28, 2009
Members of the pro-gun North County Open Carry Group apparently paraded around Carlsbadistan Village on Saturday July 25, 2009 armed with unloaded guns to show that it is still legal to carry an unloaded gun in public, according to a post on Examiner.com.
The group of North County Patriots walked the Village Faire area of Carlsbad handing out informational flyers. “We made lots of new friends and no one called the police or freaked out,” says Jeff Schwilk who helped organize this “open carry” and also heads the San Diego Minutemen group which lobbies for secure borders and Constitutional rights.
Of course he does. Gun nuts are so nutty.
[Link: Examiner.com]
by The Editors on July 28, 2009
Owners of Callaway Golf Company stock can celebrate this week as the Carlsbadistan-based company’s board of directors just declared a one cent per share dividend on its Common Stock, according to a report on Fox Business.
The dividend is payable on September 15, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 25, 2009.
Hey, that means there’s still time for all of us to cash in on it, right?
[Link: Fox Business]
by The Editors on July 28, 2009
We said it last year and we’ll say it again: Mmmm, dees shore am shweet jazz een doe pox. Roddie Romero & The Hub City All-Stars add a little Cajun to Carlsbadistan’s Poinsettia Park this Friday Night July 31, 2009 as they bring a little Southern Louisiana rhythm and soul to Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz In The Parks.
In their 2008 TGIF debut, the audience picked up on it right away – a rich gumbo of heartfelt Louisiana rhythm and soul, plus supreme musicianship – right out of Cajun country. This year brings them back for a repeat of bon temps at Poinsettia. Acclaimed as the tightest band to rise from the Louisiana swamps, Roddie Romero & the Hub City All- Stars were Grammy-nominated in 2008 for their double album, “The La Louisianne Sessions.”
[Link: Jazz In The Parks]
by The Editors on July 24, 2009
Thomas Zoll, Carlsbad’s police chief who spent a while in March and April of 2009 on administrative leave, has announced that he is retiring, according to a story in the North County Times.
Zoll, 58, cited no specific reason for his departure in an interview, saying he has been in law enforcement for 37 years, and has been considering retirement for some time. . . “You know when it’s time, and it’s time,” he said. . . However, in an e-mail sent to members of the police department Wednesday, Zoll cited the stress from recent departmental troubles and a series of family problems as the main factors in his decision. The letter talked about the deaths of his father and mother-in-law in 2008. . . “It is also no secret that this year has been challenging at best,” Zoll wrote.
Zoll will reportedly continue in his position until his replacement is found. Zoll was paid $170k a year, so we’re guessing it won’t be that difficult to find qualified help.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 24, 2009
A new report by the Oakland, California-based Pacific institutes claims the best solution to California’s water problem is to simply curb waste in the Central Valley, according to a post on the Wall Street Journal’s Environmental Capital blog.
What’s interesting about the analysis is just how much the authors think a combination of irrigation technologies and management practices can save: 5.6 million acre-feet in an average year. That’s 17% of all water used by California farmers, and more than twice the total the state’s millions of city-dwellers could save if they wised up about their water use. It’s also a whole lot more than the enormous desalination plant in Carlsbad, Calif. will produce when it comes online.
See what they’re getting at here?
[Link: Environmental Capital]
by The Editors on July 24, 2009
Carlsbadistan’s New Village Arts Theater’s next mainstage production will be David Ives’ “hysterical and philosophically clever” Time Flies, directed by Associate Artistic Director Joshua Everett Johnson. The play is actually a series of short plays, with a cast of eight actors who make quick changes between being mayflies, a washing machine and a famous french painter, to name a few. This summertime comedy will reportedly have you rolling in the aisles!
For tickets please click the link or call the box office at (760) 433-3245.
[Link: New Village Arts Theatre]
by The Editors on July 23, 2009
Hopefully, none of the members of Palomar cheer fall out of Cannon Park and into the middle of Historic 101 during their practice. . .
by The Editors on July 21, 2009
The event may have been at Dog Beach in Del Mar, but the Vigilucci’s Beach Bocce Ball World Championship XXIX held Saturday July 18, 2009 raised about $50,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad, according to a story in the Coast News.
“The event has exceeded my expectations,” Pat Maldi, marketing and special events coordinator for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad, said. “It’s an easy crowd. They come out to have fun.” . . . During the life of the event, more than $500,000 has been raised according to longtime emcee Brian Cook. “Bottom line is that this is about the kids,” he said. Maldi said the tournament was expected to bring in at least $50,000 this year.
We’re just sorry we missed it. It’s kind of hard to leave the beach on a sunny Saturday morning.
[Link: Coast News]
by The Editors on July 21, 2009
Crews could start ripping up prime lagoon-front land for the Poseidon Resources desalination plant as soon as November, according to a story on KPBS.com.
The company that plans to build a desalination plant in Carlsbad has hired three people to oversee the project’s construction. Poseidon Resources hopes to break ground this fall. . . Poseidon Resources says the three new management employees have decades of expertise in water supply, engineering and project construction. . . Maloni says the company expects to start construction on the $300 million Carlsbad desalination plant in November. . . He says the plant could be operating in 2012.
Seems like we drink enough ocean water as it is. . . but then again, the developer is a thirsty beast and we want to be sure and keep him well hydrated so he can get back to building more houses when this whole economy thing turns around, right?
[Link: KPBS]
Two weeks ago we mentioned that a new California French restaurant was opening in the new oddly Tudor building that snaked behind Beach City Smoothies on the corner of Roosevelt and Carlsbad Village Drive in the Village of Carlsbadistan. In that post the restaurant was called Per Se. But that was then. The wine bar (which is currently open) and the restaurant (which is reportedly opening soon) is now called Paon, according to restaurant’s website.
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