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| The old infamous blighted mystery building with fenced off weed lot. |
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| The new Solterra Winery is owned and operated by a local Leucadia surfer, Chris Van Alyea. Design by local architect Brian Church. |
Saturday, August 03, 2013
934 N Coast Hwy 101, Leucadia. Before & After
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Avery Hanel Fundraiser today Sat July 27th
Fundraiser party for 2 year old Avery Hanel, granddaughter of our local surfboard shaper and retired math teacher, Gary Hanel.
Avery has been battling a rare form of Leukemia. Currently undergoing stem cell treatment with promising results.
Avery's parents, Peter and Alexandra Hanel, have not been able to work due to Avery's month long stays in ICU at Rady's Children Hospital in San Diego.
I grew up across the street from the Hanels in deepest, darkest Leucadia.
The community has rallied around the Hanels and have been generously supporting them during these difficult times.
When: Sat July 27th 12noon-12midnight
Where: American Legion Post 416
210 West F St
Encinitas, CA 92024
What: Live music all day (including GH's band H2Old) food, drink specials, lots of raffle prizes, silent auction, kid's art corner and face painting, out door grill.
All donations and proceeds go to the Avery "the brave" Hanel Fund.
To donate to Avery online visit her Go Fund Me site.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Leucadia Donuts still rules even if donuts are bad for you
.clicky to read
Monday, July 15, 2013
Encinitas Cougars continue to prey on local nightlife
Young and dumb single males are warned and encouraged to stay indoors until late morning, even avoiding brunch.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Encinitas Nightlife issues probably all caused by the same group of knuckleheads
They probably hang out at Union regularly and then noisily make their way to north, puking and peeing and leaving the scent of Axxe body spray the whole way.
All we need to do is eliminate this one group of idiots and everything goes back to normal.
Monday, July 08, 2013
Fight for the right to party?
Facebook and Instagram is currently lighting up with panicky post from my dedicated socialite friends, freaking out about the proposal to close Encinitas bars at midnight.
Burning question is, will the dedicated party crowd make it to the city council meeting on Wednesday evening? Most likely the first ever council meeting attended in their lifetimes.
Legitimate point raised, closing 90 minutes early will severely affect the incomes of my server friends.
How much income is made from midnight to 2am by bartenders, waitresses, business owners?
Don't forget to factor in the cab drivers.
Is this a case of Big Government interfering with the free market?
Let's not dismiss nearby residents complaints that the partying is getting out of control.
Our coast highway business districts cut right thru neighborhoods.
Coastal Encinitas/Cardiff/Leucadia has become THE groovy nightlife scene. Del Mar, Solana Beach and Carlsbad are all wishing they had the sales tax revenue Encinitas is collecting right now from the nightlife crowd.
The city council is doing the right thing by having this meeting and hearing out all opinions on this issue.
But, before they vote they need to be given actual facts and not just opinions.
This is an issue that must be fully vetted before a decision is made.
Maybe there are some other solutions or compromises.
Compromise #1 midnight closure for only the summer months of June, July, August?
Compromise #2: stop serving booze at midnight but establishments can stay open as late as they want so people can lounge and listen to music and dance?
Party buses must absolutely NOT be allowed to idle for hours on nearby residential streets.
Capn' Keno's and Regal Seagull in Leucadia both already close their bars at midnight.
A site called the Encinitas Hospitality Committee has surfaced urging people to sign an online petition:
http://www.encinitashospitalitycommittee.com/
The EHC is using imagery from the iconic 1984 Kevin Bacon film, Footloose which was about a small town that had banned dancing (for some reason a 2011 remake exists)
Interesting comparison because Encinitas has been a Footloose town for a long time. There are no dance venues anywhere in the city of Encinitas. The Leucadia Blog ranted about this back in 2005, see NO DJ's OR DANCING IN ENC???
The Agenda for Wednesday' city council meeting, June 10 6pm
The meat of the Prop A crowd will most likely be there for agenda item #3. I assume the Prop A crowd and EHC crowd are on opposite ends of this issue. Will there be a culture clash?
And, in the spirit of Prop A shouldn't this matter go to a city wide public vote?
*this post has been updated.
Burning question is, will the dedicated party crowd make it to the city council meeting on Wednesday evening? Most likely the first ever council meeting attended in their lifetimes.
Legitimate point raised, closing 90 minutes early will severely affect the incomes of my server friends.
How much income is made from midnight to 2am by bartenders, waitresses, business owners?
Don't forget to factor in the cab drivers.
Is this a case of Big Government interfering with the free market?
Let's not dismiss nearby residents complaints that the partying is getting out of control.
Our coast highway business districts cut right thru neighborhoods.
Coastal Encinitas/Cardiff/Leucadia has become THE groovy nightlife scene. Del Mar, Solana Beach and Carlsbad are all wishing they had the sales tax revenue Encinitas is collecting right now from the nightlife crowd.
The city council is doing the right thing by having this meeting and hearing out all opinions on this issue.
But, before they vote they need to be given actual facts and not just opinions.
This is an issue that must be fully vetted before a decision is made.
Maybe there are some other solutions or compromises.
Compromise #1 midnight closure for only the summer months of June, July, August?
Compromise #2: stop serving booze at midnight but establishments can stay open as late as they want so people can lounge and listen to music and dance?
Party buses must absolutely NOT be allowed to idle for hours on nearby residential streets.
Capn' Keno's and Regal Seagull in Leucadia both already close their bars at midnight.
A site called the Encinitas Hospitality Committee has surfaced urging people to sign an online petition:
http://www.encinitashospitalitycommittee.com/
The EHC is using imagery from the iconic 1984 Kevin Bacon film, Footloose which was about a small town that had banned dancing (for some reason a 2011 remake exists)
Interesting comparison because Encinitas has been a Footloose town for a long time. There are no dance venues anywhere in the city of Encinitas. The Leucadia Blog ranted about this back in 2005, see NO DJ's OR DANCING IN ENC???
The Agenda for Wednesday' city council meeting, June 10 6pm
The meat of the Prop A crowd will most likely be there for agenda item #3. I assume the Prop A crowd and EHC crowd are on opposite ends of this issue. Will there be a culture clash?
And, in the spirit of Prop A shouldn't this matter go to a city wide public vote?
*this post has been updated.
Sunday, July 07, 2013
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