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.
by The Editors on May 29, 2009
We’ve always said that Carlsbadistan’s Museum of Making Music is probably the finest unknown museum in San Diego. And now, we have a chance to help the museum be a little less unknown by voting in the San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Best of San Diego 2009” poll.
From now until June 7th, you are invited to cast your vote for San Diego’s Best Museum as nominated by visitors to signonsandiego.com. We are extremely honored that the Museum of Making Music was nominated and recognized in this poll.
We didn’t know that summer was election time, but we’re still going to vote for Carlsbad every single time. Click here to cast your vote. And while you’re at it vote for Legoland, La Costa Resort & Spa, Buffalo Brothers, Broken Yolk, Karl Strauss Brewing Company, Islands, Bistro West, Tip Top Meats, Pizza Port, Carlsbad State Beach, and all the other Carlsbadistan nominees we missed.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on May 29, 2009
Worried about keeping the kids busy this summer? The Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad have an affordable answer with Kids Kamps.
Whether it’s playing on a sports team, creating artwork, designing a power point presentation on the computer, going to the beach and park, or venturing out on a field trip, all this and more is available to Club members. Each week features a unique theme and activities to match, as well as field trip options. . . Kids Kamp is available Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Please call the Village Branch at (760) 729-0956 or La Costa Branch at (760) 944-9211 to make your reservation. Kids Kamps sell out early … so be sure to enroll soon!
Sounds like a perfect summer escape. . . for everyone. Click here for the Summer Program Guide as a .PDF.
[Link: Boys & Girls Clubs of Carlsbad]
by The Editors on May 29, 2009
Want to know how Lisa Irvine and her crew of number crunchers go about setting up the budget for the City of Carlsbadistan? Well, want no more. On June 4, 2009 at 6 PM at the city’s Faraday Center everyone will get the chance to review the city’s 2009-10 budget, ask questions, and provide feedback that will be presented to the City Council.
The City Council is scheduled to receive a report on the fiscal year 2009-10 budget June 2 and consider it for adoption June 16. . . For more information, contact the City of Carlsbad’s finance department at 760-602-2493. . . .Regular updates on the city budget and financial forecasts are available on the city’s Web site at www.carlsbadca.gov/finance.
Sure, the City Council is going to see it first, but at least we’ll all have time to give feedback before they adopt it.
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