by The Editors on June 29, 2007
The San Diego Union Tribune’s Fix It column recently investigated the new bridge along Rancho Santa Fe Drive where metal bars erected as a railing completely hide oncoming traffic from cars pulling out from the side street.
Steve Verret, who operates a traffic school in an office park along La Costa Meadows Drive, said the railing is a hazard. As cars cross the bridge, he said, they are “totally invisible” from the side street. Black cars tend to blend in, he said.
The City of Carlsbad apparently “referred the issue to the designer of the Federally funded project.” And according to deputy city engineer David Hauser, no additional actions are expected.
Guess we’ll just have to wait for a family to be hit and killed before the the intersection is looked at again.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
by The Editors on June 28, 2007
Guess what? We’re over it. Only 20 hours away from the launching of the coolest tech product to ever hit the world. . . and we’re over it. A friend (who has had a Apple iPhone for over a week thanks to some strange Justin Timberlake connection) gave the iPhone the following review:
It’s pretty sweet, but off Wi-Fi the Internet application is slow as a snail. . . And making a phone call is surprisingly convoluted.”
So that’s it. Big countdown to nothing. Of course, it’s late and we’re not really in an excitable mood right now. If you’re interested in following the hoopla check in with Gizmodo’s Brian Lam. He’s waiting online at a San Francisco Apple store and he’s blogging it live. . . IM him if you want to [lnelyiphoneboy30] or you can watch JustinTV live while he waits in line.
Depending on how we’re feeling tomorrow we’ll probably roll by the Plaza Camino Real AT&T store just to see how things are shaping up. If you’re looking for a phone in Coastal North County follow the jump for a listing of all the AT&T Stores in our zone (if you don’t feel like driving to UTC or Fashion Valley).
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by The Editors on June 28, 2007
Tom Troy, an Audubon board member, is leading a walk to help identify birds by sight and sound this Saturday (June 30) at 8:30 a.m. at the Buena Vista Lagoon Landing on Jefferson Street. And believe it or not, birding is fun, especially with good binocs.
[Link: BV Audubon]
by The Editors on June 28, 2007
Recent Carlsbad High School graduate Jon Talley is trying his had at the Big Leagues as he reports to the Toronto Blue Jays’ Gulf Coast League rookie team in Dunedin, Fla, according to San Diego Union Tribune writer Kevin Gemmell.
I’m going to train as hard as I can,” said Talley, 18, who bats left and throws right. “I’m going to put everything I’ve got into it with no regrets. And if I don’t make it, I’ll have something to fall back on.”
Talley’s former coach says it’s all about his batting.
The bottom line is: He’s a pure hitter,” said Carlsbad coach Chris Greene. “I think that’s why the scouts have been coming to see him perform. I think they feel confident they can play him at a number of positions. . . . It’s just a matter of finding him a position, because they know he can hit, and if he can continue to hit at the next level, he’s going to be successful.”
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune and The North County Times]
by The Editors on June 28, 2007
by The Editors on June 27, 2007
On our list of strange Carlsbad-based businesses, NatureMaker ranks pretty high up there. The company builds what they call “steel art trees.” And that’s exactly what they are: steel welded into the shapes of natural, realistic trees. Their most recent piece was designed for the atrium of an incredible well-designed “San Diego County home” titled The Oldest Living Bristlecone Pine.
The intricate hand-carving, hand-painting, and scenic aging of the gnarled trunk and weathered limbs accurately reflect the struggle of bristlecone pines to grow in the harsh high mountain climate and barren soil of the Sierras and Rocky Mountains. “This is our way of showing that despite the daily assault on our fragile ecology, Nature as force and timeless energy will surely prevail,” says Gary Hanick, president of NatureMaker.
Maybe someday we’ll get to see this tree in person. . .
[Link: Marketwire]
by The Editors on June 27, 2007
Apparently, last night was party night at Carlsbad’s Earth Products headquarters as Chris Miller and his PE/Adio crew pulled the wrapping off their new, indoor, “you can’t skate it unless you know someone” skatepark including the new Adio bowl. But we’ll put it this way, if you’re in the lobby of Earth Products (on El Camino Real just north of Palomar Airpord Road), you’re really close to the park.
Click the link for all the photos of opening night from TransWorld Skateboarding Editor Carleton Curtis.
[Link: Transworld Skateboarding]
by The Editors on June 27, 2007
This Friday night (June 29) is Teen Late Night @ The Library (for 6th Grade and older). After the library closes a crew from the Rueben H. Fleet Science Center is going to do a hands-on experience about collecting evidence from a crime scene. It’s kind of like supervised cops and robbers. Advanced sign-up is required. And hopefully, it’s not too late. We never know with this stuff.
[Link: Carlsbad Library]
by The Editors on June 27, 2007
According to the San Diego Business Journal:
Upper Deck Co. had officially made a bid buy rival Topps Co. for about $425 million, a move that could undermine an attempt by former Walt Disney Co. head Michael Eisner to acquire the trading card company. . . Upper Deck, a Carlsbad-based trading card and sports entertainment publishing company said late Monday that its offer values Topps’s shares at $10.75 each and would expire on July 24.
This story is much more complicated that it seems as Upper Deck had to force Topps into considering it’s offer. And some are suggesting that Topps managment hadn’t told share holders that Eisner was planning on “retain existing management.” For more on those details check out this story from AZcentral.com.
[Link: San Diego Business Journal]
by The Editors on June 27, 2007
There’s nothing like a write up in the local paper to help a high school grad get where she’s going. Carlsbad’s Miranda Hann, 18, got the full deal in the San Digeo Union Tribune when writer Leah Masterson broke it down for everyone.
Miranda Hann isn’t your typical teenager. . . Throughout her high school career, she spent weekends and summers volunteering for organizations that nurtured her love of science and her desire to enter the field of medicine. . . For three years, Hann volunteered every weekend in the Maternity Unit at Tri-City Medical Center.
Right on, Miranda.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
The San Diego Union Tribune’s Fix It column recently investigated the new bridge along Rancho Santa Fe Drive where metal bars erected as a railing completely hide oncoming traffic from cars pulling out from the side street.
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