The Christmas Bird Count is part research and part fun. Participants will be amassing important data on bird distribution in our area while trying to beat last year’s total of 181 different species. After a full morning of birding, we’ll all gather at the Nature Center to trade stories, tally up our numbers, and enjoy a bowl of Annette’s famous chili.
If this sounds like a great was to spend the Saturday before Christmas, then by all means call the Nature Center (760-439-2473), or e-mail Terry (thunefeld@gmail.com) for more info.
A new parking structure that the City of Carlsbad says we need will cost nearly $31,000 per parking spot if city estimates are correct. The 200 to 250-space parking structure could cost a total of $6 or 7 million, according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
There are two questions now facing Carlsbad officials: The first is whether to raise the in-lieu parking fee Carlsbad charges developers in the downtown in order to add more money to the parking structure fund. The second is whether to go for a shared parking structure project with the North County Transit District, which owns the downtown Coaster train station, officials said.
We’re no experts, but a shared parking structure seems like the best idea, and it would be even better if most of it was underground. Can they do that for us?
The California Energy Commission, which decides on major power plants in the state, will hold an informational tour of the site tomorrow [Monday December 17, 2007 at 3:15 PM] followed by a public hearing [at 5 PM at the City of Carlsbad – Faraday Center, Conference Room 173B, 1635 Faraday Avenue]
At this point it’s like why not just throw in a nuclear reactor and a ship dismantling plant while we’re at it? We’re sure it would mean increased revenue for the city. Please leave your thoughts in the comment section.
The driver of a silver Chevrolet pickup truck swerved into oncoming traffic and head-on into a Time-Warner cable van Friday morning at 11:15 on Avenida Encinitas near San Carlos Street according to a story on CBS8.com.
Officers were actually on their way there. Another driver had just placed a call to them. . . . “Apparently, the pickup truck was being followed from Leucadia by a witness who saw the car was swerving on the road, driving erratically,” Carlsbad police spokesperson Chad Oppenheim said.
Both drivers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
When development is done well, it’s all good. And the new Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa, which opens in February 2008, appears to be doing it right. Tucked in behind Legoland and right next to The Crossings Golf Course, the hotel will have 350 guest rooms, 13 suites and 25,000 square-feet of meeting space, a new spa and a restaurant. While The Ocean Pearl Spa sounds great, we’re looking forward to the Twenty/20 Grill. Check this:
The airy 5,200 square-foot destination restaurant will offer artisanal vineyard California cuisine in an elegant, yet casual setting with 1,700 square-feet outdoor dining patio and sweeping views of the Carlsbad coast. With its globally inspired menu anchored in locally grown, organic products, sample dishes planned for the winter season include Char-grilled Lamb Loin with a roast red grape sauce, crispy potato croutons, and a fresh wild berry salad; and the Local Growers Vegetable Risotto, a vegetable lover’s paradise with char-grilled tomatoes, baked zucchini, eggplant, warm fennel and corn.
Great, now we’re hungry and we have to wait two months. Hopefully it will be as good as it sounds. We’ll let you know. The Sheraton is accepting reservations for arrival on or after March 15, 2008. Sounds like a great place for a big wallet spring break.
Larry “Is The Caller There” King will be MCing the Kids KorpsSuperStar Gala 2008 at the Four Season’s Aviara on Feburary 2, 2008. According to their website, Kids Korps USA “engages young people from 5 through 18 years of age in community service projects. It is committed to ensuring that our communities grow and thrive. Kids Korps’ mission is to instill in America’s youth the spirit of giving while providing valuable education in leadership and responsibility.”
SuperStar Gala 2008” takes its inspiration from the dedication, team spirit, and hard work associated with America’s Youth Volunteer Organization. This year’s annual gala is a celebration of our volunteer superstars, nearly 6,000 strong, and hundreds who make up our sponsors and supporters, who donate their time, talent and treasure to more than 1,200 community service projects annually.
Tickets for the “start-studded” event are $275 per person for Kids Korps members, or $1000.00 for premier seating. Follow the jump for all the details.
Taylor Knox was eliminated today during his round two heat against Kauai’s Roy Powers. So that’s it for Taylor in this contest, and that might just be it for our 2007 Billabong Pro Pipeline Masters coverage as it looks like it’s going to be pretty flat for the remainder of the waiting period.
[Editors’ Note: Here, we even have some video from day three, but don’t tell anyone.]
A man police suspect of being the 101 bandit who they believe is responsible for at least one Carlsbad bank robbery on November 15 and 15 others since July may have been caught near Marysville, California yesterday.
Arthur Cheney, 64, of Napa was arrested at 4:20 p.m. after a California Highway Patrol officer saw him driving on Highway 70 in a 2002 Mercedes CL 500 with a paper license plate, CHP Sgt. Scott Klocker. A car matching that description has been linked to bank robberies from Palm Desert to the Bay Area, including San Jose and Palo Alto.
Apparently, when the CHP pulled him over and searched the car they found a “sticky note” with a handwritten message: ‘Robbery – 100s and 50s only.’ Officer Klocker joked, “We call that a clue.”
According to a story in the North County TimesIke Turner died today at 11:38 AM in his San Marcos home. He was 76 years old.
A groundbreaking guitarist, pianist and bandleader who helped pioneer both early rock ‘n’ roll and modern rhythm and blues, Turner’s reputation was tarnished by his drug addiction, stint in prison and allegations on film and in print that he abused Tina Turner, his famous former wife.
We know he lived in San Marcos, but we used to see his Benz (with personalized plates) around town so much that we’ve made Ike Turner an honorary Carlsbadistanian and we’re sad to see the musical genius go. He will be missed.
Other than the fact that Taylor Knox got fourth place in his first heat, this really has nothing to do with Carlsbadistan. But we shot it, so peep it if you want. It’s day one of the 2007 Billabong Pro Pipeline Masters from the North Shore of Oahu.
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