by The Editors on July 4, 2007
Today is the day we celebrate America, the greatest Country in the world. Carlsbadistanians do this by exercising their God given right to go to the beach, under overcast skies, with most of inland California, paddle out into the most crowded line up of the year, and let the flailing visitors know that this is our beach, our waves, and that they are guests here. It is our day to swerve our beach cruisers through The Neighborhood with sloshing red cups filled with God knows what, stopping at all the parties along Garfield, and getting them refilled.
Happy 4th, take a moment to remember what the day really means, and then get back to the BBQ. We’ll be covering this event all day. Check back for updates.
by The Editors on July 4, 2007
Longtime Carlsbad resident Tim Swart and his partners Mirko Mangum and Carlsbad High School graduate Sal Masekela, recently opened a Miami branch of their Encinitas-based style shop UNIV with Mark Gamez. And the shop is so cool that was profiled in the Miami Herald today.
The store’s decor is kitschy. Gamez, said they worked hard to make it that way — and that customers love it. ”Besides the alligator heads and the poster of Anita Bryant, it reminds a lot of people of their abuelos or grandparent’s basement in the 1970s.”
Now we just need to figure out how to get the crew to open another store in Carlsbad, however, we’d guess Tokyo will be next on the list.
[Link: Miami Herald]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
The latest issue of Carlsbad Magazine has hit the racks around town and it is stuffed full of sizzling Carlsbad goodness, including, but not limited to a profile on Carlsbad’s biggest surf celebrity Taylor Knox (click to read), a preview of the last Acura Classic at La Costa, a behind the green preview of The Crossings golf course, a story on Carlsbad’s best ice cream, a peek into Richard and Elaine Wagner’s tropical backyard, and a profile of Jeff Warner and Bob Hecklinger’s new State Street surfshop Legends. Some of this is up on ClickOnCarlsbad.com, however, until the rest goes up you’re going to have to read it the old fashion way: on paper with the old folks.
[Link: Carlsbad Magazine]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
We saw the Enron doccumentary The Smartest Guys In the Room, so we know what it means when the utility companies start warning about a “stressed California electric grid.” But today there were other reasons to worry. The small plane that crashed while taking off at McClellan-Palomar Airport ripped out high voltage lines that reportedly left thousands of homes without electricity. And oddly at nearly the same time, yet unrelated to the crash, The Encina Powerplant (icon of our blog and City) went off line and dropped even more power from “the grid.”
Now meteorologists say we’re in for even more hot weather through Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning through Thursday for the county. The hot dry weather means an increase in fire danger and the potential for power woes. . . San Diego Gas and Electric officials are urging people to remember this slogan: Turn it off, put it off and turn it up.
We, of course, will be forced to open our windows and let the cool ocean breezes in while Carlsbad’s eastern front swelters. Ah, beach living. . .
[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
Maku Furnishings, our favorite Carlsbad-based furniture company just got props in an Associated Press lifestyle piece written by Joan Brunskill.
Consistent with its California roots, Maku Furnishings combines a high-spirited surfing connection with environmental awareness — and makes wood furniture mostly intended for outdoor use. . . Maku’s furniture is designed in Encinitas, Calif., and made in Java from sustainable Indonesian teak, reclaimed or plantation-grown.
The first to pick up the story is The Prince George Citizen in BC, Canada. Word must travel slowly up there in the cold. And it’s nothing compared to Maku’s recent cover spot on Decor & Style Magazine. But every little bit counts. Right, Johnny?
[Link: Prince George Citizen]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
This morning at 5:30 AM a private plane taking off from McClellan-Palomar Airport hit powerlines and crashed onto the new The Crossings golf course, killing two people on board. The crash also started two brush fires that were still burning two hours after the crash.
Brian Dillard, a 33-year-old San Clemente resident, had just dropped his wife at work on Aston Avenue near College Boulevard and was on College heading toward Palomar Airport Road when he saw the crash. “From the corner of my eye, I saw an object very quickly. I thought maybe lightning hit because it was very foggy and then I heard an explosion,” Dillard said. “It was huge. The way the fire exploded, it exploded up and then spread. The sound wasn’t nearly as bad as the fire itself. There was no shaking or anything like that but it was enough to rattle me.”
According to the Associated Press the “twin-engine Beechcraft 90 turboprop was registered to Southwest Consulting Group in San Diego. The company specializes in “mechanical and electrical forensic engineering.”
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
The 20-year-old operator of Legoland’s Skyscraper Climb fell 25 feet Friday June 29th and suffered a broken right ankle, a splintered left heel and a fractured back and right wrist, according to Dean Fryer, spokesman for the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
The accident happened just after 6 p.m. Friday when the employee climbed close to the top of the outdoor 28-foot-high climbing wall. Fryer said it is not clear if the worker’s safety harness broke or if it was not connected properly. The agency is investigating the accident, he said.
Hmm, we wonder if there was any “free-soloing” going on?
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on July 3, 2007
This morning at 1 AM a 40-year-old motorist who “failed to yield to CHP” while traveling southbound on Interstate 5 led officers on a chase at speeds of more than 100 MPH before crashing on the La Costa off-ramp. The driver, whose name was not released, was seriously injured and taken to the hospital for treatment.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on July 2, 2007
Carlsbad NASCAR fans already know that the Mark Simo owned Carlsbad-based SOBE – No Fear Ford driven by Carlsbadistanian Boris Said is entered in next weekend’s Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway. But for those of us who know absolutely nothing about auto racing, this knowledge may make it a bit more likely that we’ll watch a bunch of billboards on wheels drive round and round and round an oval. Go, Carlsbad!
If you’re wondering who to watch for, Boris’ car is number 60. He’s usually near the middle of the pack in a car that looks a little something like this:
by The Editors on July 2, 2007
The Carlsbad Police Department will hold a meeting Monday July 2 at 1:30 PM at Safety Center, 2560 Orion Way to gather public input on adding an entertainment ordinance to the City’s municipal code and repealing the City’s Cabaret code. If you attend, expect to be joined by pub owners who are among a small group of people who can attend a 1:30 PM Monday meeting.
In March when this issue first came up this is what the Carlsbad Restaurant & Bar Association had to say about this ordinance:
While none of us disagree with having an reasonable ordinance, we feel that this particular document as it is currently written is ambiguous, vague, discriminatory and contradictory.
We tried reading the ordinance, but got lost after the second whereas.
[Link: Carlabdca.gov]
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