by The Editors on June 11, 2009
We just never cease to be amazed by The City of Carlsbadistan’s financial wizardess Lisa Irvine. She cuts the budget back, keeps the City on track, and apparently has time to win awards while she’s at it. For the past 11 years the City of Carlsbadistan has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its fiscal year 2007-08 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
“We strive for the highest level of professionalism in our management of the city’s finances,” says Lisa Irvine, finance director. “This award is great validation for our staff, who work hard year round to achieve this goal.”
Sounds like Irvine and the team are doing just that. Congratulations! Follow the jump for all the details.
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by The Editors on June 10, 2009
On Monday, June 8th, more than 800 students, teachers, faculty, parents and friends of Jefferson Elementary School in the heart of Carlsbadistan gathered to celebrate World Ocean Day (www.worldoceanday.org) by organizing a massive photo shoot at Tamarack Beach, where they stood on the beach at the base of the Hemlock stairs and spelled out the words “SHARE THE PLANET.”
Under the leadership of first-grade teacher Arlene Gnade, a recent recipient of the “Teachers Make a Difference” award given by the San Diego County Office of Education and KPRI 102.1 FM, the group sought to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in our lives as well as our shared responsibility of protecting it.
Thanks to Peter Meade for the photo (click it to see if full size).
by The Editors on June 9, 2009
The Force returns to Legoland on June 13 and 14, 2009 during Lego Star Wars Days at the Carlsbadistan theme park. Star Wars fanboys dressed as Darth Vader and his 501st Legion of stormtroopers are apparently invading the family theme park to interact with fans all weekend long.
Legoland guests will take part in out-of-this-world activities like building a 4-foot-tall LEGO R2-D2, Droid Hunt, video game battles, trivia competitions, scavenger hunts and daily costume contests. . . .During LEGO STAR WARS Days, fans of all ages can experience the newest attraction at LEGOLAND Xbox Family GameSpace, where they can play
LEGO STAR WARS games all weekend long!
All this fun Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14, 2009 Park Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Follow the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on June 2, 2009
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone in Carlsbadistan to celebrate as the McClellan-Palomar Airport commemorates its 50th anniversary on June 27, 2009. The event, which is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature “vendors, food and entertainment for the whole family.”
With 215,847 takeoffs and landings in 2007 by private planes, corporate jets and commuter airline flights, McClellan-Palomar is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the country. There are 344 aircraft based at the airport, 83 of which are jets or jet props. . . “Between public and private investment, more than $100 million has been put into McClellan-Palomar Airport over the last five years,” said Airport Manager Willie Vasquez. “We’re having this event because we want the public to come and see what has been done.”
Orion Aviation will offer 30-minute Discovery Flights of the coast and scenic area surrounding the airport in a Cessna 172 with a qualified flight instructor for $25 per person. Barnstormers also will offer rides for a price in its 1927 Travel Air biplane.
For more information, call the Carlsbad Chamber at (760) 931-8400.
by The Editors on June 1, 2009
The one thing we learned yesterday at the annual Flavors of The Village restaurant tour is that one hour is not enough time to walk (or shuttle) to 23 different Carlsbadistan eateries. And we knew that. We saw the map, we planned ahead, but sometimes Sunday afternoons can sneak up on us.
By the time we’d made it to the corner of State and Grand to purchase our tickets from Christy Johnson it was a little after 5 PM. That should have meant sprint mode. Sadly, we didn’t know how late it was until we tried to get in the door at The Carlsbad Chocolate Bar at about 10 minutes to 6 PM. It was already locked down. And we were bummed.
Not to say that our hour on the streets of The Village was wasted. With what Johnson said were about 200 people ahead of us we found restaurants loaded with lots of good food wherever we went (even if it was occasionally difficult to find).
Follow the jump for the rest of the story and more photos. . .
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by The Editors on June 1, 2009
Steve Conboy, the CEO of Carslbadistan’s SC BluWood was profiled in the LA Times this weekend in a story titled, “He’s proof that lumbering around can pay off.”
According to the story BluWood “specializes in a lumber treatment that makes wood resistant to termites, mold and fire damage.”
Follow the link for the rest of the story.
[Link: LA Times]
by The Editors on June 1, 2009
Carlsbadistan skateboarder Sam Schoonderwoerd, 13, took first place this weekend at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour vert skate contest yesterday at the Magdalena Ecke YMCA skatepark. But he had to do it in pain, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
“It feels really good, but I’d be a lot happier if I wasn’t in pain,” said Schoonderwoerd, 13, who trains at the facility.” I tried to do every trick – inverts, flips, twists – and I stayed on almost the whole time. It’s the best I’ve done.”
This win means Schoonderwoerd will be headed to the national finals in Salt Lake City September 17-20, 2009. That should give his groin enough time to heal.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 31, 2009
by The Editors on May 29, 2009
The Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa which opened on February 25, 2008 has announced that Chris Draper is the new general manager.
Draper is the former Executive Director of Food and Beverage for Mammoth Mountain Ski Resort which includes 28 food and beverage outlets and expansive catering operations. In addition, his position also oversaw the facilitation of the contract for the acclaimed Patina Restaurant Group affiliation with the mountain. . . Prior to that, Draper worked 25 years with the Hyatt Hotel Corporation where he was a general manager and held various food and beverage management positions.
Wonder if Mr. Draper is going to miss all that snow? We certainly do.
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by The Editors on May 29, 2009
In an arbitration meeting today the Four Seasons’ management company and Broadreach Capital Partners (the owners of the Aviara resort) decided that the entire matter should be continued until the week of June 15, 2009, according to Four Seasons Director of Public Relations Tony Pistillo.
“At the direction of the arbitration panel, we have no further comment,” Pistillo said in an email.
The meetings, set to resolve a dispute in which the resort’s owners are attempting to replace Four Seasons as the property’s management company with the New Jersey based Dolce Hotels and Resorts, came on the heels of the resort’s most visible event of the year, The Wall Street Journal’s D7 | All Things Digital Conference. The event, which featured titans of the digital and media business, brought Carlsbadistan, an unbelievable amount of press.
We just never cease to be amazed by The City of Carlsbadistan’s financial wizardess Lisa Irvine. She cuts the budget back, keeps the City on track, and apparently has time to win awards while she’s at it. For the past 11 years the City of Carlsbadistan has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its fiscal year 2007-08 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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