by The Editors on July 21, 2009
Carlsbad high school graduate Travis McCarthy, 25, and another man died in an Huntington Beach apartment fire reportedly started by a barbecue on a balcony early Sunday morning, according to a story in the OC Register.
At 1:31 a.m., authorities received a call about a residential fire at an apartment complex at 6401 Warner Ave. at Edwards Street, the dispatcher said. . . It took a 50-person team of firefighters about 15 to 20 minutes to bring the two-alarm fire under control, said Martha Werth, a spokeswoman for the Huntington Beach fire department. . . The bodies of two men, identified by the coroner as Travis McCarthy, 25, and Matthew Danihels, 29, were discovered in one of the units after the fire had been extinguished, Werth said.
The fire department has not ruled out “alternate causes” for the blaze, the story says. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of both men.
[Link: OCRegister]
by The Editors on July 21, 2009
All our friends know the lowrider and it would be silly to think that we would miss out on the band formerly known as War when The Lowrider Band playing at Poinsettia Park this Friday night at 6 PM as part of the TGIF Jazz In The Park.
After losing the rights to the name War years ago in a court battle, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lee Oskar and Howard Scott from the landmark ’70s soul-rock band now play their music together as the Lowrider Band, a reference to one of their biggest hits and a song that earned them lifelong respect in Latino car culture. The group’s signature funk-rock sound – a steamy Afro-Latin R&B groove, always with a social message grounded by their distinctively breezy Southern California vibe – propelled a series of ’70s hits, including “Slippin’ Into the Darkness,” “All Day Music,” “The World Is a Ghetto,” “The Cisco Kid,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” and “Low Rider.” Today the funky jam band is on a mission to stake their rightful claim as the indisputable authorities of their top hits.
Great after linking this post all up we can’t get that song out of our heads. . . low ride er, goes a little slower. . .
[Link: Jazz In The Parks]
by The Editors on July 19, 2009
Carlsbad Youth Baseball is headed for a Carlsbad City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 to see if they can get Poinsettia Field #1 re-named as Thorp Field in memory of Mitchell Thorp a former player who died last November after “fighting a 5-year battle against an unknown disease.”
This proposal has been supported by CYB, La Costa Youth Organization (LCYO) and Carlsbad High School Baseball Programs. The proposal was reviewed by the Carlsbad Parks Planning Commission on May 18th, and was endorsed unanimously by the Commission for Council approval.
Everyone is invited to the council meeting and player are requested to attend in uniform and carry signs saying “Thorp Field.”
[Link: Carlsbad Youth Baseball and Mitchell Thorp]
by The Editors on July 17, 2009
Imagine spending the night at sea in a small boat, crusing up on shore at Carlsbadistan’s Ponto beach at 4:40 AM thinking you’re in the land of opportunity, and blamo, you’re spotted by a US Customs and Border Protection agent and arrested. That’s exactly what happened to 20 “Mexican nationals” this morning.
The group included 14 men, five women and one teenage boy. They were wearing life vests and got to shore about 4:40 a.m., officials said. Among those arrested was a person whom authorities believe was a guide who was going to assist the group once they reached land.
And the guys driving the boat and running the business to Ponto Landing? Oh, they got away no problem.
[Link: San Deigo Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on July 17, 2009
What started out as a one-time event is now going monthly. The Carlsbad Village Association presents Thursdays On The Coast. On the last Thursday of each month the Village is going to come alive with music and art.
The event’s mission is to bring people to the Village who may not normally visit on a Thursday evening, “Combining fine art, live music and other types of performance, Thursdays on the Coast brings a new vitality to the Village and creates a fun and engaging destination for visitors and residents alike.”, said Robin Young, executive director of the CVA, “Village businesses stay open late and are able to engage new customers who may not have realized they were there. It’s a wonderful opportunity for exposure.”
The first event will be Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 5 – 9 PM. Click the link for more info. [click to continue…]
by Richard J. Riehl on July 17, 2009
When I learned North County Transit District directors are thinking about privatizing the operation of our local buses, I thought about my recent experience as a passenger on an outsourced bus during Carlsbad’s Village Faire a couple of months ago.
My wife and I took the shuttle downtown from the Poinsettia Coaster Station.
The driver was courteous, had a fine sense of humor and showed by his driving that he cared about getting us there safely. The return trip with another driver, however, was a white-knuckler.
As we boarded the bus at the downtown station, the driver was talking animatedly on his cell phone. I figured he was updating a dispatcher on his location. But when he continued the conversation, steering with one hand, as he drove through the heavy downtown traffic, it became evident it was a personal call. When my wife was about to ask him about that, he put his cell phone down.
We were relieved he’d be able to focus his attention on driving.
[click to continue…]
by The Editors on July 16, 2009
Darrell Dykes, 46, of Carlsbad died in a single car accident when the 2001 Chevrolete Silverado he was driving plunged off state route 18 in San Bernardino County at approximately 2:45 PM on July 10, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Dykes died at the scene. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on July 15, 2009
Police responded to a 911 call at 12:20 AM July 14, 2009 at Jefferson Street near Knowles Avenue after a “hysterical woman” reported that a drunk 23-year-old man was trying to run off with his 17-month-old son according to a Debbi Baker story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
When officers arrived, they found him in the courtyard of the apartment complex with the boy in a stroller. He was arrested on charges of public intoxication. Once the man was in handcuffs and was being taken to jail, his father, who lives out of town, called police to report that his son had abused the boy. He told police the family waited to report the abuse until his son was in custody because they were afraid of him and were worried that he would retaliate and harm them, Cain said.
The man was reportedly book into Vista jail “where he is facing child abuse charges and is being held on $150,000 bail.”
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on July 14, 2009
Per Se, the new California French restaurant and wine bar located in the in the newly built yet oddly Tudor building that snakes behind Beach City Smoothies from Roosevelt to Carlsbad Village Drive, is set to open in early August according to the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce.
Featuring private dining, patio dining, wine pairing dinners and wine tasting events, the restaurant offers California cuisine with French influences. Locally grown organic produce, prime meats, game and fresh seafood will delight patrons.
We’re looking forward to the grand opening and trying out what promises to be amazing addition to Carlsbadistan’s high-end dining options. Click the link for more info.
[Link: Per Se Carlsbad]
by The Editors on July 14, 2009
Carlsbadistan resident Peter Meade and his wife woke up Monday morning to crows making a crazy racket in the forty-foot-tall Star Pine outside their bedroom window. Meade’s wife decided to go check it out:
It wasn’t until she wandered into the kitchen and looked out the door that my wife saw the reason for the commotion. This rascally Rascal was strolling around our backyard. The raccoon must have weighed at least 35 pounds but moved like a ballerina as I followed him around our yard. Finally having enough of putting on a show, he climbed to the top of our back fence, did a nifty tightrope act and bolted across Monroe Street before heading to a neighbor’s yard where he adeptly dashed up a huge palm tree.
Yep, it’s still pretty wild out there. . . thankfully.
Carlsbad high school graduate Travis McCarthy, 25, and another man died in an Huntington Beach apartment fire reportedly started by a barbecue on a balcony early Sunday morning, according to a story in the OC Register.
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