by The Editors on August 10, 2007
Today, August 10, 2007, is the final day to register for the Snores & Smores Family Camp-Out at Calavera Hills community Park on Saturday August 18-19. It’s like going camping in the city.
We are heading back in time to meet and live alongside these great animals. You can participate in some fun family activities, like having your own mini fossil excavation, family competitions, awesome arts and crafts and so much more. We will be heatin´ up the BB-Q, so come with a hearty appetite (or you can bring your own goodies), and we will end the evening with a family movie, including s´more making, pop-corn and bonfires.
For more information and to sign up (but hurry) click the link.
[Link: Carlsbad Connect]
by The Editors on August 10, 2007
According to a story in the San Diego Union Tribune Callaway has filed lawsuits in federal court in Texas and San Diego claiming that “TaylorMade, a division of Adidas also based in Carlsbad, was violating two golf ball patents and one dealing with an iron club.” Callaway declined to comment, however, Taylormade had no problem.
Scott Leightman, a spokesman for TaylorMade, said several of Callaway’s current drivers, a key market for each company, were infringing on his company’s patents. “There is more to the dispute than their allegations, and we’ll take appropriate measures to protect our patented technologies,” he said.
As we’ve learned from the tech industry: lawsuits are simply forms of negotiation.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on August 9, 2007
On Sunday August 12, the Village of Carlsbad will be transformed into a sea of pop-up tents filled with items that stretch the definition of the word “art” to all knew lengths as Kennedy Street Faire Consultants brings in their annual Art in the Village street fair to Carlsbadistan.
We’re on the lookout for our favorite piece of art: a pastel blue, howling, coyote doorstop with a macramé tail. Let us know if you see one.
[Link: Shop Carlsbad Village]
by The Editors on August 9, 2007
by The Editors on August 9, 2007
Sure Carlsbad has been waiting for a municipal golf course for 17 years, and yes, there is a lot of excitement: the two days of locals only golf scheduled for this weekend sold out in 20 minutes. The question the North County Times is asking is: then what? What happens after the honeymoon is over and The Crossings-at-Carlsbad is just one more Southern California golf course?
“Just because a new course opens up doesn’t mean that 35,000 more rounds (a year) are being played,” said John McNair, vice president of operations for JC Golf, which manages nine courses in San Diego and Temecula, including The Crossings’ neighbor, Encinitas Ranch, and inland courses such as Twin Oaks in San Marcos, the Rancho Bernardo Inn and the par-3 Reidy Creek in Escondido. “The Crossings is going to take a chunk from everyone.”
In an industry that’s currently not growing it will be interesting for everyone. Maybe this will force a price war at local courses. Then we all win.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on August 9, 2007
In their second quarter report Carlsbad-based mexican restaurant chain Rubio’s announced that their total revenues grew 15.9 percent, net income for the quarter rose 14.6 percent, and they came in a penny ahead of the street with earnings of 5 cents a share.
RUBO closed Wednesday’s regular trading at $10.35, up $0.20 or 1.97%, on a volume of 8,814 shares on the Nasdaq. In after-hours trading, the stock further gained $0.10 or 1.00%, trading at $10.45.
Great, now we’re hungry and it’s only 6:21 AM.
[Link: RTT News]
by The Editors on August 8, 2007
Democratic Presidential hopeful and Ohio congressman Dennis Kucinich will be in Carlsbad for 30 minutes on Sunday, August 12 with the Democratic Club of Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Women’s Club at 3320 Monroe St. He will reportedly arrive at 2:30 PM and spend the next half hour doing every thing he can to get people fired up for his 2008 run at the White House. But if you’re just there for the party, it goes from 1-5 PM and costs $40 per couple. Click here for more info
Of course, he’s spending a little more time earlier in the day with the celebrities at the Deepak Chopra’s Living Center in Encinitas. That starts at 11 AM and requires a $250 minimum contribution.
[Link: Earthtimes.org]
by The Editors on August 8, 2007
Carlsbadistanian vert skater Jake Brown has had a full media schedule since falling 46 feet to flat during the X Games Big Air competition in Carson, California last week. In fact, from a media perspective nearly dying on live TV may be the best thing that ever happened to the 32-year-old Australian native. He’s been on Good Morning America, Today Show, and even Larry King.
Brown’s media requests since the fall have been virtually nonstop – MTV, Fuel TV and Australian television, to name a few. “It’s pretty wild, man,” Brown said. “I’m taking it in stride. I hope I’m doing skateboarding justice.” . . . Brown said he plans to resume skating in 2-3 weeks.
Jake, we’re just glad you’re okay.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on August 8, 2007
At around 1:15 AM this morning a Ford Explorer missed that tight left hander on the 78 to I-5 south onramp, plowed through the guard rail, and “splashed into the Buena Vista Lagoon.” You don’t know how many times we’ve seen that rail up a little too close for comfort.
A tow truck fished the SUV out of the water, and the Explorer’s driver was transported to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, the CHP said. . . The cause of the crash was under investigation.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on August 7, 2007
We’ve always wondered what the story was behind that fish hatchery at the south end of Garfield on the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Well, turns out it’s part of the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. And the president of that company, Donald Kent, is profiled today in the San Diego Union Tribune. He explains what it’s all about.
The hatchery program’s goal was to do something that had never been done before: take white sea bass from the wild and spawn them in the hatchery. Then, with the help of sport fishermen, grow the juveniles in cages situated off the coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego.
It’s good to know that science and the Southern California fishery are benefiting from the profits SeaWorld extracts from its cellblock of performing animal prisoners.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
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