SANDAG will consider alternatives for Buena Vista Lagoon enhancement
COAST CITIES — As the latest lead agency for the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project, SANDAG will soon draft engineering studies and an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to evaluate alternatives for the project. Spurred by the gradual degradation of the freshwater lagoon, the enhancement project has been ongoing for several years and juggled by several agencies. [...]
Pitcher wins celebrity classic
CARLSBAD — Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder won the 15th annual Celebrity Championship Golf Tournament hosted Marshall Faulk last weekend at La Costa Resort and Spa.The tournament featured more than 50 celebrities from the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB as well as Olympians and stars from television and motion pictures.Celebrities including Marshall Faulk, Ray Romano, [...]
Albee play examines the lives of the retired
CARLSBAD — The New Village Arts Theatre brings the portrayal of an older couple battling with each other over how to live life after retirement and child raising, and their subsequent strange encounter in the production of Edward Albee’s “Seascape.”“I love Albee,” said the play’s director Kim Strassburger.“You can’t predict where he is going to [...]
Farmers market to sprout on State Street soil
CARLSBAD — After fading for the past few years, the Carlsbad Farmers Market has been given the chance to sprout on new soil on State Street. The city’s Planning Commission unanimously voted May 15 to move the farmers market from a small parking lot on Roosevelt Street to the 2900 block of State Street between Carlsbad [...]
Nonprofit files lawsuit against city over Quarry Creek
CARLSBAD — The environmentalist nonprofit group Preserve Calavera has sued the city of Carlsbad over its review and decision on the Quarry Creek housing development. In its claim, which was filed at the North County courthouse on May 9, the group alleges that the city committed to approving the development before public hearings and furthermore failed [...]
Principal cuts journalism program at high school
CARLSBAD — Journalism students from La Costa Canyon High School implored the San Dieguito Union High School District board of trustees on May 2 to save their journalism class, which will be eliminated from course offerings in the upcoming school year. More than a dozen students showed up in protest at the board meeting after they [...]
Local athlete aims for Paralympics
CARLSBAD — Having competed internationally in paratriathlons for the past few years, Jamie Brown said that between swimming, biking and running his favorite part of every race is the finish line. The 33-year-old Carlsbad athlete is one of the founding members of the newly formed Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) Elite Paratriathlon Team. As a team member, [...]
Gun store permit approved in Carlsbad
CARLSBAD — Local business owners won their appeal with the city to open the first gun retail store in Carlsbad in the coming months. Defeating more than a year of rejection from city staff, the owners of Gunther Gifts gained approval from City Council at the April 30 meeting with a swing vote from Councilmember Lorraine [...]
Carlsbad City Council delays action on mini-satellite wagering site
CARLSBAD — City Council delayed acting on a local entrepreneur’s application to open a sports bar in Carlsbad that would allow patrons to bet on horse races at its April 30 meeting. The unnamed applicant applied for a business license to open Silky Sullivan’s Race and Sports Bar in the Carlsbad Research Center, located off of [...]
Former council woman receives honors
CARLSBAD — Former Carlsbad City Council member Ann Kulchin received an award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) for her achievements while working as a member of the Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) Board of Directors for 22 years. Encina General Manager Kevin Hardy nominated Kulchin for the 2013 National Environmental Achievement Award because [...]
