by The Editors on April 7, 2008
He’s only been a resident of Carlsbadistan since May 2006, but apparently Oscar winning actor Richard Dreyfuss has moved to Encinitas and put his Carlsbad home (3,683-square-foot house on Camino Cereza) up for sale for $1.1 million.
Built in 2005, the five-bedroom house has more than $300,000 in upgrades, according to listing information. Features include an upgraded maple entertainment cabinet in the family room, a stone fireplace in the family room, upgraded designer tile and fixtures in all of the house’s four and a half baths, and a kitchen with a Thermador 48-inch professional cooktop, a Bosch self-cleaning double oven with a convection upper, a Thermador microwave, a Bosch dishwasher, a large Thermador refrigerator and granite slab counters, according to listing information.
Why he would leave this beautiful home (photo below) to move south is beyond us. But we’re sad to see him go.
[Link: Big Time Listings via Curbed LA]
by The Editors on April 7, 2008
In the first wreck Terran Scott, 22, of Carlsbad “collided with a big rig on southbound I-5,” just before 5 AM this morning, according to Officer Eric Newbury. Then Harold Carter, 42 of Oceanside stopped to help.
Minutes later, 59-year-old Marilyn Adams of Vista hit the disabled Mitsubishi [Scott’s car] with her Chevrolet Cavalier and spun out of control, Newbury said. . . . Adams’ car then hit the Carter as he was walking back to his own vehicle, Newbury said. . . . Adams and Carter suffered major injuries, including possible hip fractures, Newbury said.
According to Police “neither drugs nor alcohol were involved in the crash.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on April 7, 2008
That stand of Eucalyptus trees near the mall is turning 100 year old and to celebrate fans are cleaning up around the park from 8:30 to 11 AM on April 19.
Volunteers are needed to prune trees and brush, and pick up litter (wear closed-toe shoes, gloves and a hat, and bring a shovel). First 200 volunteers will receive a free commemorative “Beautify the Grove” T-shirt. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the grove, south of Marron Road at Monroe Street in Carlsbad. Call (760) 434-2929.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on April 6, 2008
At about 12:30 PM the Pro Men took to the streets of Carlsbad for the Carlsbad 5000 main event. The breezy, sunny day awaited them. After waiting out there for 25 minutes, it was shocking to see how fast they sprinted by. Then again, they are some of the fastest humans in the world. So that puts it in perspective.
(The UK’s Mo Farah (4) leading the Pro Elite men out of the Tamarack turn. Alan Webb slipping the stream opver Haron Lagat’s (9) right shoulder.)
The winner? Maregu Terefe Zewdie of Ethiopia finished the 2008 Carlsbad 5000 in 13:34, followed by the UK’s Mo Farah, and Haron Lagat of Kenya. Kenyan’s swept the women’s podium: Vivian Cheruiyot with a time of 15:14, followed by Rose Kosgei, and Genoveva Kigen.
The big question: what happened to American miler Alan Webb? Rumors have him pulling out at the two mile mark. We know he was in 8th place going into the turn at Tamarack, and was at the back of the lead pack at Cherry St. But somewhere between Cherry and the finish line Alan Webb pulled out of the race and was not listed as a finisher.
According to the running blog Coach Joe English, Webb dropped out a half mile from the finish, not because he was injured, but because he was “hurting.”
”I was hurting,” Webb said. “I was putting in surges just to stay up where I was. As soon as we turned around that second time I was done. It’s the only time I’ve dropped out of a race for no other reason than I was hurting.”
“I’m always trying to push deeper and go harder,” Webb said. “It’s in there, I just need to get it out of me. Hopefully this won’t be my last time in Carlsbad. I look forward to coming back and doing better.”
Click here for the full 2008 Carlsbad 5000 results. (Click on the photos to see them full size and color.)
Genoveva Kigen and the women’s Pro Elite Kenyans sweep into the Tamarack turn.
by The Editors on April 6, 2008
Master’s Women (40 and over) were the second to go this morning on a perfect Carlsbadistan day. Racers who worried yesterday about overcast and cloudy skies had nothing to fear today other than five kilometers of asphalt.
With the pro men getting out of the start at 12:15 there is still time to see history made as American mile record holder Alan Webb, 25, starts on his Road to Beijing in the Carlsbad 5000 (click the link for the USA Today Story). He’s hoping to grab a world road record. And it looks like today might be the day.
“I wanted another go in a longer race on the road before the start of the track season,” said Webb, who ran the 1,500 meters at the Athens Games in 2004 but didn’t make it out of the first round. “I know the world record on the road was set here. I’ve heard about it over the years, and winning it is a big deal. It’s not a local 5K. It’s a pretty big deal.
And it will be an even bigger deal if Webb can shatter the record. For more photos follow the jump.
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by The Editors on April 5, 2008
The 2008 Carlsbad 5000 weekend kicked off this morning (April 5, 2008) at 8 AM with the 12-year-old start for the Junior Carlsbad.
According to race officials approximately 3,500 kids were registered to fun the one-mile race up Grand Ave, out Coast Highway then back down Carlsbad Village Drive to the finish at State Street.
Follow the jump for all the photos.
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by The Editors on April 5, 2008
The “world’s fastest 5k” returns to Carlsbadistan Saturday April 6, 2008. Expect a lot of trucks like this selling magical liquids that will increase health, fitness, and raw sex appeal. Of course those who know will just hang around until the race is over and then drink the sexiest fitness drink in the world in the Pizza Port Beer Garden with all the body-jocks who are all high on endorphins.
Here’s pretty much everything one needs to know about the race:
STARTING TIMES APRIL 6, 2008
6:00 am Registration Opens
7:05 am Masters Men, 40 & over
8:00 am Masters Women, 40 & over
8:50 am Wheelchair Invitational
9:25 am Men 30 – 39
10:20 am Women 30 – 39
10:25 am People’s Walk
11:30 am Men & Women 29 & Under
12:15 pm Men’s Invitational
12:17 pm Women’s Invitational
Note to racers: If you’re going to park in our neighborhood please be quiet in the morning. Carlsbadistanians like to stay out late on Saturday nights and they often wake up grumpy and hung over, so please keep the noise down and don’t block any driveways. Remember, you are guests in our Village.
[Link: Carlsbad 5000]
by The Editors on April 4, 2008
Time Warner Cable apparently announced today that we’ll be getting six new high definition channels in our lineup starting Tuesday April 8. While we’d be much happier with “OnDemand” that functioned (though after calling four times and having the box replaced twice we’ve pretty much given up on that), more HD is always good.
The new channels include: CNN HD, channel 726; Discovery HD, channel 743; Animal Planet HD, channel 764; Food Network HD, channel 751; HGTV HD, channel 753 and The Learning Channel HD, channel 755.
“By increasing our HD channel offerings, Time Warner Cable ensures customers can get the most out of their HDTVs and watch what they want, when they want, in HD,” Marc Farrar, vice president of public affairs for TWC’s San Diego division, said in a statement.
We don’t know about the most, Marc, but we’ll definitely have six more channels. Thanks.
[Link: Multichannel News]
by The Editors on April 4, 2008
Obviously not the brightest criminals, two masked men “smashed doors at Sears at Westfield Plaza Camino Real before the store opened Friday and stole jewelry from several display cases” according to a story on SignOnSanDiego.com.
Carlsbad police Lt. Matt Magro said the men, shown on store surveillance camera tapes, were wearing all-black clothing and ski masks when the robbery occurred shortly before 6 a.m. . . .Magro said the men emptied several display cases. The exact loss was still being determined, but he said it was in the thousands of dollars.
Yeah, if they were lucky. Probably hundreds, right? If they’d been after tools, or a Ty Pennington Style Orange Foliage Design Vase Collection they would have been in the right place.
[Link: SignOnSanDiego.com]
by The Editors on April 4, 2008
Carlsbad resident Bill Lignante, 82, spent 26 years doing courtroom sketches for ABC TV, yesterday he was profiled in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
If you watched ABC network news coverage of high-profile trials such as those of Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan, Rodney King and Patty Hearst, you saw Lignante’s work. . . . Lignante, who graduated from the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1949, illustrated popular comics, including “The Phantom” and “Ozark Ike,” and worked on well-known television cartoons such as “Scooby-Doo” and “Johnny Quest” for Hanna-Barbera. He drew the famous portraits of celebrities that hang on the wall of The Palm restaurant in Los Angeles.
He says the O.J. Simpson trial ended the careers of many courtroom artists. We kind of miss those drawings. It’s good to know we have someone in Carlsbad who can still whip them out.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
He’s only been a resident of Carlsbadistan since May 2006, but apparently Oscar winning actor Richard Dreyfuss has moved to Encinitas and put his Carlsbad home (3,683-square-foot house on Camino Cereza) up for sale for $1.1 million.
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