by The Editors on August 22, 2008
Today the State Lands Commission voted 3-0 “to approve a lease of state property for a desalination plant in Carlsbad,” according to a story on KPBS.org.
Scott Maloni of Poseidon Resources says the company is looking forward to turning seawater into freshwater. “Well we’re done with the permitting process, the five-year process comes to a close. We’ll spend the rest of the year closing construction financing and we expect to break ground the first half of next year.”
Oh, joy. A lagoon full of construction. We can hardly wait.
[Link: KPBS.org]
by The Editors on August 22, 2008
At a little before 7 AM this morning (August 22, 2008) a man attempted to mug a customer behind the Shell station at the corner of Carlsbad Village Drive and Pio Pico. When the man wouldn’t hand over the wallet a “scuffle” ensued and the man was stabbed three to four times, according to Lt. Kelly Cain of the Carlsbad Police Department.
Surveillance video and witness accounts indicate the stabber is a light-skinned Latino or white man with a mustache. He is in his late 30s to early 40s, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs between 180 to 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve blue shirt with an oval logo on it, blue jeans and a light blue Chargers baseball cap, according to police. . . . Officers arrived moments later to find the victim conscious, lying down on the sidewalk and covered in blood. He was flown by a helicopter to a La Jolla hospital. His condition is not know.
That would explain the helicopter that sounded like it was landing on our roof this morning.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 22, 2008
The Carlsbad Recreation Department’s Friday Night Film Festival at Leo Carrillo Ranch continues tonight, August 22, 2008 with a showing of the 1942 film Escape from Hong Kong in which three American vaudeville entertainers become involved with spies in Hong Kong, just before Pearl Harbor.
Enjoy nostalgic entertainment under the stars Friday nights in August and September. Bring a low back chair, flashlight and blanket to watch rare historic films from the Golden Age of Hollywood, featuring Leo Carrillo, at the star’s legendary ranch retreat. Attendees are welcome to picnic on the hacienda, or purchase refreshments to support the Carrillo Ranch Barn Theater Stabilization/Restoration project.
Bring a low back chair, warm clothes, a flashlight, and a blanket. The movie starts promptly at sunset. For the rest of the schedule, please follow the jump.
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by The Editors on August 22, 2008
The Carlsbad Library will be hosting a grand opening party for the new Learning Center Saturday August 23, 2008 from 10 AM to 3 PM. The celebration will include tours, story times, and crafts for children, plus entertainment by the Mariachi Divas.
The 11,000-square-foot Library Learning Center will open for business on Monday, August 25 at 11am. It is located at 3368 Eureka Place, on the east side of Holiday Park. The Library Learning Center hours will be 11am to 6pm Monday through Thursday and 11am to 5pm on Friday, with additional literacy tutoring appointments available mornings and evenings.
[Link: City of Carlsbad]
by The Editors on August 22, 2008
Yesterday, at the Four Season Resort at Aviara The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual State of the City Address luncheon and video presentation.
The 25-minute video was mostly upbeat, extolling the city’s accomplishments during the past year, such as the adoption of a city charter, and construction of a new fire station on Rancho Santa Fe Road and a Library Learning Center that will open tomorrow on Eureka Place.
Sounds like a Carlsbad love-fest that we missed. There is hope, however, for all of us. The video will be viewed again on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 7 pm, at the Carlsbad City Library’s Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, on the City of Carlsbad website, or on “Time Warner Cable Channel 19, Monday at 8 pm and Tuesday at 9 am and 5:30 pm.”
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 22, 2008
Apparently, there’s more than one rock violinist in the world. Hard to believe, we know. But one of them, Antonio Pontarelli (the 2004 winner of America’s Most Talented Kids) will be demonstrating both the acoustic and electric versions of his instrument at the Museum of Making Music on Saturday August 30, 2008 at 5 PM. After the demo, he’ll play a concert.
In this music-infused “informance,” Pontarelli introduces guests to acoustic and electric violins by showcasing the evolution of the instruments’ roles in both classical and rock music. He also reveals some of his secrets that have helped bring the timeless timbre of the violin to popular music.
Tickets for the entire evening are $15 for general admission; $12 for Museum members, and $7 for students. For tickets, please call (760) 438-5996, ext. 212 or order online at www.museumofmakingmusic.org.
[Link: Museum of Making Music]
by The Editors on August 21, 2008
Evan Delaney Rodger, the 18-year-old junior at Cal State San Marcos, is running for a seat on the Carlsbad City Council and she’s not taking campaign donations from anyone: no individuals, no special interest groups, no developers, no hospitals, no businesses. No one.
While other campaigns are bragging about how much money they’ve raised, Rodger is keeping it simple.
She is refusing all contributions to be free of all special-interest influence, confident she will not need tens of thousands of dollars to run. She has embraced a “lean and green” online and grassroots word-of-mouth campaign as a viable alternative to landfill-destined roadside signs. . . . “Scaling things down makes sense in this economy, for the environment and most importantly in terms of rebuilding the community’s trust. It’s easy for the average person to become cynical and apathetic when big donations and campaign spending are spiraling out of control.”
The more we hear, the more sure we become that Evan is right for Carlsbad. Follow the jump for Evan’s entire press release.
[Editors’ Note: The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Logan Jenkins featured Evan in his column today.]
[Link: CleanCarlsbad.com]
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by The Editors on August 21, 2008
Get ready to come out swinging as Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums close out the 2008 TGIF Jazz In the Park season with their August 22, 2008 performance in Calavera Hills Park.
Called “Instant Crowd Favorites” by the San Francisco Blues Festival and “Consummate musicians and entertainers” by New York City’s Lincoln Center, Lucky and Getit really shine before a live audience, bringing an intense energy and sheer personal magnetism to the stage, exercising wit in a continuous battle of the sexes. They’ve earned a reputation as captivating entertainers with “superior musicianship” (Downbeat), engaging audiences at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Half Note Jazz Club in Athens, Greece, the San Francisco Blues Festival, as the house band at the Derby in Hollywood, and hundreds of nightclubs, festivals, and performing arts centers around the world.
Looks like the North County hot rod/roller derby crowd finally has a reason to visit Jazz In The Park. Show starts at 6 PM don’t forget to bring your f-hole tattoos.
[Link: TGIF Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on August 21, 2008
South Carlsbad surf locals are going to have to give up their favorite surf spot September 3-6, 2008 as Vans presents the inaugural 2 Star WQS contest El Ponto Loco.
The 2-star WQS event will bring some of the top surfers in the world together as they compete for valuable ratings points and a spot on the ASP “Dream Tour.”
If you can’t surf you might as well watch the ASP WCT Tour hopefuls fighting for a spot in the big show.
[Link: Vans El Ponto Loco]
by The Editors on August 21, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s resident cage fighter Jason Lambert will make his middleweight debut at UFC 88 “Breakthrough” on September 6, 2008 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia according to Sherdog.com.
The bout will mark Lambert’s debut at middleweight, who spent the entirety of his seven-year career toiling in the 205-pound ranks. After reeling off a trio of Octagon wins in 2006, Lambert (23-8) has dropped his last three out of four, necessitating a change of pace for the Carlsbad, Calif. resident. . . . The well-rounded Lambert holds a key knockout victory over Renato “Babalu” Sobral at UFC 68 “Uprising” in March 2007, where the father of one came back from deficit to overcome the regarded Brazilian.
Finally, someone to cheer for.
[Link: Sherdog.com]
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