by The Editors on September 9, 2007
As a way of remembering all the people who died in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001 Carlsbad firefighters will be holding a ceremony at Fire Station 5.
This year’s ceremony, which will be at the city’s Fire Station 5 at 2540 Orion Way, will include speeches by fire and police leaders. Bagpipe players and drummers from the San Diego Emerald Society will open the event at 9:30 a.m. . . . After a somber beginning, the event will have light-hearted moments. Children will be able to view and even ride on an antique engine provided by the Carlsbad Firefighters Association. Fire station tours and refreshments also are planned.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 9, 2007
The City of Carlsbad wants to let LNR Property build out a “shopping center” that will feature 12 buildings, including a 44,000-square-foot Stater Bros. grocery store and a 12,000-square-foot Trader Joe’s grocery store, however, thanks to recent changes in the development many residents of Bressi Ranch believe it no longer fits in with the original plan they were sold when they moved in.
Peter Katz moved to Bressi Ranch because he was attracted to its “new urbanist” principles. Katz is a planner and the author of The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community . . . Katz said he believes the proposals differ with Bressi Ranch’s master plan because the Trader Joe’s and Boys & Girls Club turn their back on the square, putting their main entrances on a parking lot on the other side of their buildings. He said that reduces their interaction with the square.
According to a North County Times story, that difference of opinion may come to a head at the City Council meeting Tuesday night September 11. Watch the fireworks live, online right here.
[Links: San Diego Union Tribune and North County Times]
by The Editors on September 9, 2007
Carlsbad High School’s Austin Ganz gets profiled in the San Diego Union Tribune today. A member of the Carlsbad Lancer Surf Team Ganz is apparently a competition machine who wants to steal that State title back from San Dieguito Academy:
He will enter approximately 36 contests this winter season under sponsorships from No Fear, Walker Surfboards, K5, GFH Skateboards and WNC phones.. . . Ganz is pretty certain that the Lancers team will regain its spot as the No. 1 high school surf team in the nation; San Dieguito Academy recently nabbed that position.
We hope Ganz helps make that happen.
[Links: San Diego Union Tribune and Austin Surfing]
by The Editors on September 8, 2007
Apparently someone threatened two Carlsbad schools on Friday and that required sending officers and dogs to two of Carlsbad’s schools.
Police were checking the campuses at Carlsbad High School and Valley Middle School at midday today, in response to a reported threat. . . Students at both schools were taking their lunch breaks on a normal schedule as police K-9 officers searched classrooms. Neither school was put into a lock-down situation.
According to the North County Times story, no future details were available.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 7, 2007
Sunday night September 9 at 8 PM Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub & Grill will be presenting Chicago’s Deal’s Gone Bad as the eighth stop on their West Coast Road Show. Here’s what the band says on its Myspace page.
What do you get when you mix the chugging rhythms of Jamaica, the energy and emotion of American Motown, and the overthe-top pub/rock of the Pogues? Now in their 14th year, Deal’s Gone Bad is touring extensively with its strongest and most consistent line-up in its history. With elements of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and American soul, DGB is sure to please on the dancefloor as well as on their fourth release to date, “The Ramblers” on Megalith and Jump Up! Records (March, 2007).
Sounds like a show no one should miss. Follow the link for more info on the tour and the band.
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by The Editors on September 7, 2007
If you happen to notice a lot of people walking down PCH in south Carlsbad today it’s not an evacuation. It’s day one of the three day Sprint MS Challenge Walk. Starting at 6 AM this morning at the Flower Fields participants will walk 20 miles south along the coast. Day two is a walk from Del Mar to La Jolla, and day three will see the walkers ending up in downtown San Diego.
The Sprint MS Challenge Walk may be the greatest journey you will ever take. It will definitely be unlike anything you have ever experienced. It’s an event that will test your spirit as much as your strength. Carlsbad to San Diego, California
The goal of the walk is to raise $1.2 million for multiple sclerosis research. And currently they are only a couple hundred thousand short. If you’d like to donate money to sponsor a walker, click here.
[Link: Sprint MS Challenge Walk via Click On Carlsbad]
by The Editors on September 7, 2007
Jennifer Semmes and Andrew Wilson will happily open Carlsbad Village’s The Wine Spot today with special wine and food events going on all weekend.
Join us to celebrate the grand opening of downtown Carlsbad’s fun, new wine store and tasting room. All weekend, we will be pouring a complimentary, sample of wines and serving appetizers. We would love to see you here! Friday- 4-8, Saturday- 11-8, Sunday-11-5
The Wine Spot is located at 2801 Roosevelt Street. Free Complimentary wine and appetizers, in Carlsbadistan? Yes, please!
[Links: North County Times and Local Wine Events]
by The Editors on September 7, 2007
A proposal to ease up development restrictions in The Village was supported Thursday night by a 4-0 vote of the Carlsbad’s Design Review Board according to a Barbara Henry story in the North County Times.
The proposed overhaul of building regulations aims to improve business conditions in the Village and encourage more multifamily residential structures atop retail shops, said Debbie Fountain, the city’s housing and redevelopment director. . . Known for its cosy shops and tree-lined streets, the Village area is centered around Carlsbad Village Drive and State Street. Though famed for its charm, the area hasn’t been a retail powerhouse of late and the city wants to improve sales tax figures. The conflict has been how to improve the area without sacrificing its character.
Unfortunately, easing parking requirements, increasing residential density, and allowing taller buildings isn’t necessarily a good thing for the long-term health of The Village in our mostly uninformed opinion. What is needed most is for the City to build one (or more) public parking structures with spaces that can be shared by all the downtown businesses. But then all that money was probably spent on The Crossings.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 7, 2007
Nothing like dropping in late with news of a fire, however, on Wednesday morning September 5 at about 9 AM what is being called an “electrical fire” started in the attic of the building that houses the Daily News Cafe on the corner of Coast Highway and Carlsbad Village Drive.
Fire crews evacuated the building, made sure the blaze had not spread through its walls and worked to contain water damage, Heiser said. . . Although firefighters finished working at the scene in about 90 minutes, water damage and some electrical problems kept businesses there from immediately reopening, Carlsbad Division Chief Chris Heiser said.
But it didn’t slow down the Daily News, they were open for business and “rolling” when we spoke with them this morning. Phew. We like that place.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 7, 2007
According to a story by our favorite North County Times reporter Barbara Henry, Carlsbad’s planning commission decided Wednesday to delay their vote on the controversial Ponto Beachfront Village Vison Plan because they still had “many questions relating to traffic and other topics.”
Their unanimous vote to continue the discussions when they meet Sept. 19 came after four hours of questions, staff presentations and public comment. “I … think we’ve got a plateful tonight, and we should take some time to digest it,” said Commissioner Bill Dominguez. . . Most of the others on the commission agreed, though Commissioner Frank Whitton said he was nearly through with his questions and could make a decision that night.
Hey, as far as we’re concerned the longer this project is stalled the better.
[Link: North County Times]
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