by The Editors on August 7, 2008
by The Editors on August 7, 2008
We just got an email today from Carlsbad City Council Candidate Evan Rodgers letting us know that her paperwork has been accepted.
I just heard from the City Clerk that my forms and signatures were verified by the Registrar of Voters. I am now an official candidate and will be on the Nov 4 ballot. . . . My website is CleanCarlsbad.com.
Any candidate that has a website with a skateboarder at the top of the page is getting our vote. Plain and simple. Stay tuned for our continuing coverage of Evan’s City Council bid.
[Link: CleanCarlsbad.com]
by The Editors on August 6, 2008
Transworld Media, the longtime Oceanside-based publisher of seven action sports magazines (including Skateboarding, Snowboarding, and Motocross magazines) is pulling up its business and moving to Carlsbadistan at 2052 Corte del Nogal according to a story in the North County Times.
It will be a big shift for Transworld, a popular niche publisher that has called Oceanside home since Larry Balma, a manufacturer of skateboard parts, started TransWorld Skateboarding magazine in 1983. . . .”It’s going to be kind of a hard thing” to see the Oceanside building shuttered, said Balma’s wife, Louise, a former Transworld employee and city planning commissioner. “But they’re going to a new building —- it’s going to be all fresh and clean, and everybody’s all excited.”
Welcome to Carlsbadistan. It’s about time you got out of the slums and moved uptown. Free stickers for everyone.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on August 5, 2008
Thanks to some investigational help from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms the fire that caused nearly $1 million in damages to Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza has been officially ruled accidental.
A natural gas leak sparked an explosion and fire that consumed the Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza on Avenida Encinas, just north of Palomar Airport Road, according to authorities.
Guess the economy hasn’t gotten that bad just yet. Phew!
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 5, 2008
African beats many not often boom through Calavera Hills Park, but Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits will change all that on August 8, from 6 to 8 PM as they bring their own brand of authentic African pop to Carlsbadistan’s Jazz In The Park.
Oliver Mtukudzi is the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe, Africa. Lovingly called “Tuku” for short, Oliver began recording in the mid-1970s as a member of Wagon Wheels, a band that also featured Thomas Mapfumo. After Wagon Wheels rolled to fame in Southern Africa, Tuku formed Black Spirits, the band that has backed him throughout his career. . . . Tuku has been heavily influenced by chimurenga, the genre pioneered by Mapfumo that is inspired by the hypnotic rhythms of the mbira (thumb piano). However chimurenga is just one of many styles performed by Tuku, as his music also incorporates pop influences, South African mbaqanga, the energetic Zimbabwean pop style JIT, or the traditional kateke drumming of his clan, the Korekore.
Fans of world beat music will find no deeper, more authentic groove this summer.
[Link: Jazz In The Park]
by The Editors on August 5, 2008
by The Editors on August 4, 2008
Okay, we have to be honest. We were out of town this weekend and we missed out on a couple things. One of them was the 2nd Annual Hurricane Games at McGee Park on Saturday, August 2, 2008.
The games themselves are outrageously silly and it appears that drinking is encouraged, but this year it was all for a good cause: Make-A-Wish San Diego.
Hurricane Olympics Mission Statement: Bring friends and colleagues together in a competitive atmosphere that promotes fun with the end goal of giving back to the community.
If you attended this year’s games, please leave a message in the comments and let us know all the stupidity that we missed. And trust us, we will not miss them next year.
[Link: Hurricane Olympics]
by The Editors on August 4, 2008
If you were walking around the Carlsbadistan Village on Saturday August 2, 2008 then you may have tripped over a couple of these paint splattered cones that someone had distributed.
The are apparently a “street art” promo for next weekend’s art opening by Carlsbadcrawl.com editor Bryan Snyder. Check back tomorrow and we’ll have all the details on Bryan’s upcoming show.
[Editors’ Update: This is actually a project called “Artists At Work” click it for all the details.]
[Link: Synderart2008.com]
by The Editors on August 2, 2008
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is “promoting a sense of community” and bringing visitors to the area by painting fire hydrants and utility boxes with an “animal theme” in a program called Art in The Heart of the Village, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
People can “adopt” a hydrant or utility box for $300 to $750 and can paint it personally or commission one of the program’s volunteer artists. Larger utility boxes and highly visible hydrants on Carlsbad Village Drive and Carlsbad Boulevard are more expensive to adopt, Korogi said. . . . Most of the proceeds from the adoption fee, which includes paint supplies, will be donated to the Military Outreach Ministry Camp Pendleton, a nonprofit organization that provides food, furniture and household items to military families.
The art looks great, but why isn’t the money staying local? We’re pretty sure the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Clubs could use some money.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on August 2, 2008
The days of gathering petitions and then expecting to win a seat on Carlsbadistan’s City Council seem to be over, as running for office in our Village by the sea is now big business. Councilwoman Ann Kulchin has $57,300 to spend saving her seat, but she is not alone in this money race.
Leading the challengers in the money race is Farrah Douglas, who has $14,800 in cash out of $26,000 she had collected by June 30. Douglas, who owns a printing business, had collected $12,400 last year, bringing her total contributions to $38,400. . . .Keith Blackburn, a Carlsbad police sergeant, has $12,800 in the bank after collecting $15,400. Blackburn also collected $32,100 last year, including $10,000 from himself, giving him $47,500 in donations for his council bid. . . . Thomas K. Arnold, a writer and editor, has collected $10,525, including a $7,500 loan to his own campaign.
Evan Rodgers, the 18-year-old Cal State San Marcos student, along with two other potential candidates, has yet to return her nominating papers to the city clerk. It will be interesting to see how finances play out in this year’s elections.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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