by The Editors on June 14, 2009
The Carlsbad lagoon is a working lagoon and San Diego Union-Tribune writer Michael Burge checks in on one of the lesser known aspects of the aqua farming business: sea horse ranching.
“I call it a living reef,” said John Davis, Carlsbad Aquafarm’s owner. “You go out there, you come out of the water and you’re alive with things.” . . Behind the aquafarm’s gates on the lagoon’s south shore are tanks where the shellfish grow from larvae to mature adults. The 18 employees also cultivate micro-and macroalgae as food, and brine shrimp, the oats for the sea horses. . . .Davis, a tall, silver-haired former Navy and airline pilot, said he began raising the sea horses about five years ago.
Now, Davis sells sea horses to “Legoland’s Sea Life and Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and to wholesalers who sell them to private individuals.” Cowboy up!
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on June 14, 2009
The first thing we thought of when we heard about the Battle of Aviara was what would it mean for people who owned timeshares at the Four Seasons Resort and were faced now with the possibility that their timeshare was no longer being attached to a The Four Seasons hotel.
In today’s San Diego Union-Tribune writer Lori Weisberg explores the timeshare side of the disagreement between Aviara owners Broadreach Capital and management company the Four Seasons.
“People are definitely concerned, and everyone I’ve heard from is not happy about it,” said Steve Tuttle, who owns a title company in Utah and has at various times bought 25 time shares around the country, including a week at the Four Seasons Residence Club at the Aviara resort. . . “You buy into a lifestyle that now has the potential to be seriously altered. I worry the maintenance fees may go up and access to hotel facilities could be altered.”
According to the story experts don’t exactly agree on what will happen with the timeshares if the Four Seasons leaves the property. Follow the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on June 13, 2009
When eight USA Volleball beach teams head to Scandinavia at the end of this month for the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships presented by ConocoPhillips to be held June 25-July 5 in Stavanger, Norway, Carlsbad’s Lauren Fendrick will be among them.
The event features pool play matches June 25-July 1 to set the field for the 32-team single-elimination brackets that begin July 2. The women’s medal matches will be July 4 followed by the men’s podium placement matches July 5. The winning teams will share $60,000.
With Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh out of the competition maybe Fendrick and her partner Ashley Ivy have a shot at the world title. . . good luck.
[Link: USA Volleyball Photo: AVP.com]
by The Editors on June 13, 2009
Our favorite Carlsbadistan based life sciences company Life Technologies has just awarded $2 million to three grant recipients working to advance science including DNA–PROKIDS, the New York Academy of Sciences, and Science Museum in London, England.
“We are proud to support these innovative organizations that advance scientific understanding,” said Greg Lucier, Chairman and CEO of Life Technologies. “The grantees we have chosen are working to demystify science to the public by providing training and access for using biology to make life even better.”
Nice to see a company giving back. For all the details follow the jump.
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by The Editors on June 13, 2009
According to a story on the San Diego News Network Sami Ladecki will have a grand re-opening for the the Carlsbad Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza on June 24, 2009 with an “invite-only” benefit for the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Partners in Education Foundation. The restaurant was gutted by a gas explosion on July 29, 2008 which caused more than $1 million in damages.
Sammy’s will then open to the public on June 25, 2009. We’re glad to have Sammy’s back. Seems we still have a gift certificate that we thought we’d have to leave Carlsbadistan to redeem.
[Link: San Diego News Network]
by The Editors on June 13, 2009
A group of Carlsbadistan’s Pacific Ridge School ninth grade students are getting a little longer tour of China than they expected after 35 students and seven faculty members were quarantined in China while being tested for swine flu, according to a story in the North County Times.
The group was in China for a 13-day educational tour that began June 2 when some of the students developed mild symptoms, including upset stomach and sniffles, according to school head Eileen Mullady. . . . On Thursday, in compliance with the Chinese government and World Health Organization protocols, the group was quarantined in its hotel.
Parents are hoping to have the kids home sometime next week.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on June 13, 2009
Gang members from Long Beach and Oceanside were reportedly having a partying at the Marriott Resident Inn at 2000 Faraday Ave. early Saturday morning June 13, 2009 when shots were fired during a fight, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
One of the fighters then pulled out a handgun and fired into the front of the hotel, police said. . . Police dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting the shooting, and arriving officers found a large crowd running and driving away. . . Police interviewed several witnesses, but no arrests have been made.
Why do gang members from everywhere else have to come to Carlsbad to shoot their guns?
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on June 11, 2009
Ale will be worshipped as the nectar of the gods that it is this weekend as Pizza Port Carlsbad brings Carlsbadistan its 12th Annual Real Ale Festival June 12 & 13, 2009. The festival begins on Friday afternoon at 4 PM and features:
The most amazing selection of over 60 beers served from casks in the traditional style! It’s a great way to get educated while having too much fun! . . $25 to get in which includes a commemorative glass and 8 taster tickets. Only $1 for each additional 4 ounce taste once you’re inside the festival! Tickets are only available at the door for this the day of the festival!
The VIP session, which begins Friday at 1 PM, is completely sold out, but we’ve heard that if you roll up to the door with $40 in your hand, you just might be able to get in.
[Link: Pizza Port via The Full Pint]
by The Editors on June 11, 2009
One of the wonderful things about being a public company is that when you need more money you can just sell another little piece off. Callaway did that on Monday when they announced a “preferred stock offering” according to a story on Forbes.com.
Callaway anticipates proceeds of about $119 million, excluding any exercise of the overallotment option. The company plans to use the proceeds to pay off some of its revolving credit line, which it expects will help keep the facility’s current terms and avoid amendments to the agreement.
Presto. . . now why can’t we figure out at way to make $119 million magically appear?
[Link: Forbes.com]
by The Editors on June 11, 2009
Carlsbad High School’s David Arganda won the Western Surfing Association championships in the under-18 longboarding division last month and now, The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Matt Arnold has profiled the ripper in the newspaper.
Getting to know David is like earning a Ph.D. in surf-speak. Weather is not sunny but instead “trunkable,” or warm enough to surf in swim trunks. He almost exclusively watches movies that are about surfing, his favorite being “Another State of Mind.” . . David said his preparation for surfing involves listening to indie rock such as Vampire Weekend and flirting with high school girls.”
For the rest of the profile click the link.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
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