by The Editors on September 22, 2010
Two people were injured Wednesday, September 22, 2010, when a car chase ended in a crash on Carlsbad Village Drive near Monroe Street, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
Carlsbad police received calls Wednesday about four people inside a green Honda throwing objects at other cars near the intersection of Aviara Pkwy and Palomar Airport Rd. . . An officer tried to pull over a vehicle matching the description on Interstate-5. The Honda got off on Carlsbad Village Dr. and led police on a three minute pursuit reaching speeds of 70 mph, police said. . . The chase ended when the suspect vehicle collided with two other vehicles at Carlsbad Village Dr. and Monroe St.
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[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
The Rotary Club of Carlsbad will apparently be hosting City Council candidates forum on Thursday night September 23, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Carlsbadistan. We’ve heard rumor that those who do not wish to dine with the Rotarians can simply attend the forum portion of the evening which reportedly begins at 7:20 PM.
As you might have noticed, the level of communication between Carlsbadistan.com and the Rotary Club of Carlsbad could easily be raised. And yes, we’re working on it.
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s New Village Arts Theatre will kick off the first musical they’ve ever produced when Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods directed James Vasquez opens Saturday, September 25, 2010.
Once Upon a Time… a baker and his wife embark on a quest into the woods, to fulfill the witch next door’s request and lift a curse that has kept them from having a child. Along the way, they meet Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk), Cinderella, two handsome princes and a motley assortment of other characters, all on quests of their own. Stephen Sondheim’s enormously popular musical answers the question of what really happens after “happily ever after” and includes some of the most beautiful songs in the musical theatre canon, including “Giants in the Sky”, “Children Will Listen” and “No One Is Alone.”
A cocktail party with the director and the cast will be held directly following the opening show. Click here to buy tickets online or for more information click the link.
[Link: New Village Arts]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
The weekend the Village of Carlsbadistan plays host to the 7th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival celebrating what’s commonly called “contemporary classical music.” This year attendees will be treated to the music of pianist Eric Huebner, the Calder Quartet, and ACME (American Contemporary Music Ensemble).
The festival begins Friday September 24, 2010 at 5:45 PM with the Village Music Walk.
The Village Music Walk kicks off at the Carlsbad Village Train Station with a site-specific performance by the acclaimed percussion group Red Fish Blue Fish followed by a series of performances by Festival and local musicians at venues including cafes, galleries and record stores across the Village. All of the venues are within a 3-minute walk of each other and audience members can create their own music experience by choosing which events to attend. This is a rare opportunity to hear the world-class musicians of the Carlsbad Music Festival in incredibly intimate venues.
For the rest of the weekend’s events please click the link.
[Link: Carlsbad Music Festival]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
This weekend Carlsbadistan’s Armada Dr. will be all chalked up as part of the annual Art Splash event held September 25-26, 2010 from 10 AM to 6 PM.
This two-day, non-profit, family event promotes and benefits arts within the community. ArtSplash is a community-wide partnership of organizations and businesses working together to establish an Annual Family Event showcasing North County.
Art Splash features chalk street painting, live performers, food, and a great time for family to cruise a closed Carlsbadistan street. Click here for previous Carlsbadistan.com Art Splash coverage. Click the link for all the details.
[Link: Art Splash]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
Susan Eiko Akana, 50, of Poway was riding her bike with her boyfriend on South Rancho Sante Fe Road on Sunday, September 19, 2010 when, according to a story in the North County Times, she hit a median and then:
. . . swerved into the fast lane on Rancho Santa Fe Road and fell. A northbound Nissan Sentra couldn’t stop in time to avoid hitting her, the medical examiner’s office said. . . The cyclist was trapped beneath the car when police and firefighters arrived, Mendes said. She died at the scene.
Our thoughts are with Akana’s family and friends.
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
Nothing shows that the economy has turned around and local business is looking up more than the arrival of a new massage location in the Village of Carlsbadistan.
Oceana Massage, conveniently located at 2815 Roosevelt St. in the heart of the Village, is sandwiched between Rock n Sprouts childrens’ clothing store and the Carlsbad Danish Bakery in the location that was previously home to Michel Petite Spa & Skin Care Gallery.
According to their “therapeutic services” posts on Craigslist Oceana offers “Swedish, Shiatsu Deep Tissue, Hot Oil Relax Massage, Chinese Traditional Massage, and what we’re guessing will be very popular, their “Unique Chinese Hot Tub.”
Oceana Massage is open seven days a week from 10 AM to 10 PM. Be sure to ask for their grand opening special of “$5 off on Reflexology.” For more information call: (760) 730-3380.
by The Editors on September 22, 2010
After numerous legal hurdles it appears that the Carlsbad Unified School District is about to begin construction on the new Carlsbad High School, according to a Stacy Brandt story in the North County Times.
The Carlsbad Unified School District board of trustees will vote Wednesday on a contract with a San Diego-based construction company to start work on the 57-acre site in eastern Carlsbad. . . Superintendent John Roach has recommended the board approve the contract, which would pay Barnhart-Balfour Beatty $6.7 million to grade the site, install utilities and extend Cannon Road. . . “The community has been waiting for this, and we’re getting more excited believing it’s closer to becoming a reality,” Roach said.
Now, if the City could just start on that new skatepark we’d be pretty well satisfied.
[Link: North County Times]
by Thomas K. Arnold on September 22, 2010
I almost spilled my morning cup of coffee the other day when I scanned the Google news headlines and found this little tidbit flashing on my screen: “Soaring pension costs will drive up North County property taxes.”
I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the source was a public radio station in upstate New York, which apparently also has a “North County.” But the more I read, the angrier I became. State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is warning that a steep drop in New York’s state pension fund will likely force local governments to hike property taxes. Mandatory pension contributions are going to jump 37 percent over the next two years, and guess who’s going to have to foot the bill? That’s right, the ordinary citizens of the great state of New York, who sweated, slaved and saved for their own little piece of the American Dream.
Here in California, property owners are less of a target for this public strong-arm robbery thanks to Proposition 13, which keeps our property taxes in check. But, as the saying goes, there but for the grace of God go we….
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by The Editors on September 21, 2010
Carlsbadistan’s mayoral candidate Glenn “most independent candidate in America” Bernard, is spending this morning (Tuesday, September 21, 2010) personally reminding patrons of Carlsbadistan’s public The Lossings at Carlsbad golf course to “Please Patronize Private Courses Only.”
So far we have no evidence that any golfers have tee’d off on him. Last we saw, he was peacefully working a crossword puzzle and smiling to golfers as they drove in the course’s main entrance.
The Lossings At Carlsbad has been nothing but a drain of City funding since opening in August 2007.
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by Thomas K. Arnold on September 22, 2010
I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the source was a public radio station in upstate New York, which apparently also has a “North County.” But the more I read, the angrier I became. State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is warning that a steep drop in New York’s state pension fund will likely force local governments to hike property taxes. Mandatory pension contributions are going to jump 37 percent over the next two years, and guess who’s going to have to foot the bill? That’s right, the ordinary citizens of the great state of New York, who sweated, slaved and saved for their own little piece of the American Dream.
Here in California, property owners are less of a target for this public strong-arm robbery thanks to Proposition 13, which keeps our property taxes in check. But, as the saying goes, there but for the grace of God go we….
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