by The Editors on August 6, 2007
We all know action sports super hero Shaun White is the best all around competitive board rider in the world, however, yesterday at the X Games in Carson, California he sealed the deal by becoming the first person ever to win gold in snowboarding superpipe and follow it up with a gold medal in vert by pulling it out in his final run of the ESPN created made-for-tv event. This is the third consecutive professional vert contest he has won this year (he’s apparently ruling the “Dew Tour” as well).
The judges confirmed the obvious, scoring White’s run a winning 95.75. Carlsbad’s Pierre Luc Gagnon took second (91.25). Enabling North County to monopolize the medals, Encinitas’ Mathias Ringstrom earned third (88.25).
And while he may have moved up-market to Rancho Sante Fe we will still claim him as a Carlsbadistanian, even if he is getting written up in The New York Times.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on August 6, 2007
Maria Sharapova’s “powerful baseline attack” was apparently too much for Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder as the Amazonian goddess plowed right through to win the 2007 Acura Classic at the La Costa Resort and Spa on Sunday 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
“In the first set I hit some really good shots when she was serving and that opened doors for me,” Sharapova told reporters. . . In the second set I lost that extra step and once you give her a little edge, she’s going to get a lot of balls back and she’s not going to waste her time. I hesitated for too many balls and I knew I had to step in and hit it again.”
And with that, the Acura Classic is no more. Unfortunately, we were not there to see it. If you were, let us know how it went in the commments.
[Link: The Epoch Times]
by The Editors on August 6, 2007
When North Coast Photo founder Richard Shute used his Mastercard on a $22 purchase, he didn’t know that it would win him $100,000 in a national sweepstakes promotion by MasterCard called “Run Your Business, Run Your Life,” but he knew exactly what he would do with the money: complete a $250,000 remodel on the North County’s (and Carlsbad’s) “oldest and largest” specialty photo developing lab. The rest of the story after the jump.
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by The Editors on August 5, 2007
We’re not saying there will be some Chet Baker channeling going on in the Pine Avenue Park as the Elliott Caine Quintet takes the Carlsbad TGIF Jazz In The Parks stage on August 10, 2007 from 6 to 8 PM, however, there will be some serious Blue Note stylings filling the air. Elliott Caine has performed and/or recorded with numerous groups and individuals, including Wycliff Jean, Beck, and The Beastie Boys, With the Quintet it’s going to be straight ahead jazz.
The repertoire of the group ranges from original melodies from within the group, to songs penned by the “greats”, such as Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Hank Mobley, et al; from straight-ahead to Latin to funk grooves and soulful ballads.
We’re starting to think that the entire TGIF series should be held in the Pine Avenue Park, you know, to make it easier for us who live in Carlsbadistan.
[Link: Carlsbadca.gov]
by The Editors on August 1, 2007
It may sound like a club, but it’s really The Carlsbad City Library. On Sunday August 5 at 2 PM the library is presenting a free concert by The Nancy McCallion Duo in the Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium at 1775 Dove Lane.
Nancy McCallion is best known as the songwriter and vocalist for original Celtic-Norteno-you-name-it folk-rock cult band The Mollys. . . McCallion teamed up with high school music partner Catherine Zavala to form The Mollys in 1989, racking up seven indie releases and countless rave-review shows in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand before the group disbanded in 2003.
We’ve been missing a lot of music this summer, but we seriously don’t want to miss Nancy. For more information, call
(760) 602-2012.
by The Editors on July 31, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune writer Tod Leonard breaks down The Crossings-At-Carlsbad with all the trials and tribulations of its 18 year trudge into reality. After reading this story it’s a wonder the place is going to open at all. From dinosaurs and indian burial grounds, to plane crashes and talking golf carts, Carlsbad’s muni golf course is a compelling $64 million story.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 30, 2007
A 17-year-old Carlsbad boy appears to have purposefully driven his car into a light post on the corner of El Camino Real and Poinsettia Lane late Sunday night July 29, 2007 hoping to kill himself.
The young male behind the wheel apparently drove into the light pole at high speed, police Lt. Don Rawson reported. The boy was the only occupant in the vehicle. . . “Subsequent investigation showed the crash to be intentional and the collision a completed suicide,” Rawson wrote in a statement.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 29, 2007
Carlsbad was well represented at the 2007 US Open of Surfing in Hunting Beach, California this week. While former US Open women’s champion Julia Christian lost out in the round of 24, Cherry Street charger Kyla Langen made it to the round of 12 before getting knocked out of the event.
Luckily for Carlsbadistan we still have US Longboard Champion Taylor Jensen. He is set to compete in the longboard finals today at 1:45 PM. Check him on on the live video feed by clicking here.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 29, 2007
Carlsbad’s hometome trading card and sport memorabilia company Upper Deck has decided to pull Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick from its 2007 trading card releases and removed Vick memorabilia from their online store after allegations of Vick’s involvement with dog fighting have been brought to light.
“Of course we appreciate the fact that Mr. Vick is innocent until proven guilty, but the allegations alone have resulted in an outpouring of very strong emotion within our organization and among the collecting community,” said Kerri Stockholm, Director of Marketing for Upper Deck. “We believe collectors will agree and support this decision as being the best course of action for our football business.”
Guess this rules out the official Michael Vick maimed dog action figures, huh?
[Link: PR Newswire]
by The Editors on July 29, 2007
Carlsbad Biologist Jim Rockoff’s sculpture “Lepidoptree” is one of 30 Urban Trees adorning San Diego’s Embarcadero as part of an commissioned art project by the Port of San Diego.
Rockoff’s design was inspired by witnessing a gulf fritillary butterfly laying its eggs on a vine last fall. His tree, the closest to nature’s version, depicts each of the insect’s life stages, from chrysalis to butterfly. Before maturing with striking orange wings, the thorny caterpillars dine on passion fruit vines.
The 12-foot-tall “tree” is made of aluminum, hand-carved balsa wood, fiberglass, and latex paint according to the San Diego Union Tribune. Lepidoptree will be on display near the Star of India through June of 2008, so there is still time to go check it out.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
We all know action sports super hero Shaun White is the best all around competitive board rider in the world, however, yesterday at the X Games in Carson, California he sealed the deal by becoming the first person ever to win gold in snowboarding superpipe and follow it up with a gold medal in vert by pulling it out in his final run of the ESPN created made-for-tv event. This is the third consecutive professional vert contest he has won this year (he’s apparently ruling the “Dew Tour” as well).
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