Carlsbad Art and Culture

One of the Carlsbad Village’s oldest murals has been destroyed by a developer to be replaced by a five office and 2 residential development. The destruction of this mural comes shortly after another local favorite mural was blocked by two unpermitted storage containers at The Shorehouse Kitchen. Is the removal of murals for future developments […]

On Tuesday, July 25, a frenzy of soft-top surfboards and salty groms crashed upon the evening lit beach organized by Wavestorm‘s social media meetup.

The long-standing buildings on the property at Harding and Grand have been demolished forcing nearly 80 small businesses to relocate. The land is now owned by Chris McKellar of MeKellar McGowan in La Jolla who will be developing the land into 33 upper-scale condos.  

The Encina Marine Oil Terminal extended in a straight line from the Encina Power plant beneath the northern entrance to the parking lot, beneath Carlsbad Boulevard and under the beach. Just west of the highway it’s marked by a chest-high, rusted conical vent. At the surfline it’s covered by a short, rock jetty or groin, […]

     7th Annual Carlsbad Village Locals’ Calendar now available for FREE? Carlsbad’s favorite calendar is now available for FREE at Clever Element on State Street as well as other locations announced on Social Media. Carlsbad Village artist and community enthusiast Bryan Snyder has released the 7th annual Carlsbad Village Locals’ Calendar. Each calendar consists of 13 iconic photos captured through the lens of a […]

Amazing sights and sounds of a Carlsbad sunset.

A quick storm blows through before another heat wave.

Carlsbad High School didn’t use nagging re-targeting digital marketing campaigns, printed door-hangers or obnoxiously loud television commercials. They used the oldest trick in the book—they took it to the streets!

Summer is just around the corner, but locals on today’s packed beaches thought otherwise.

After gathering in the parking lot outside the electric security gate, a group of interested residents began the highly anticipated tour of the legendary Encina Power Plant in Carlsbad. The tour began with an hour long photo presentation by NRG safety manager Jonas Jackson on the history, the engineering of the steam cycle and the […]

A view appreciated by all. photo by Mike Pierro.

There was a bird that was named Giavanti. He had colorful feathers and lived in park with his family. His kin liked to drink, laugh and smoke cigars— They often got into trouble and thrown behind bars. These troublesome nights were often, but one was like no other. Givanti was thought to be in harm […]

photos by Bryan Snyder Learn more about the Motorcycle Cannonball. Click HERE for the route. Click HERE for the official results.

Carlsbad realtor Carlton Lund installs two kindness meters at base of the Carlsbad sign on Thursday, September 23. The collection of one meter’s “kindness” will finance the .15/hr. cost to light the overhead Carlsbad sign. Local organizations will receive funds form the other meter.