Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce CEO Ted Owen to retire in January
In January 2019, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will have a new leader. President and CEO Ted Owen, 77, will retire in what he describes...
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Carlsbad sign immortalized in LEGO
On the afternoon of April 29, the city of Carlsbad joined an elite list that includes the Statue of Liberty, the Golden Gate Bridge and...
Kindness Meters will light the way towards Carlsbad
Hundreds gathered and danced on the street last week in celebration of lighting the Carlsbad sign in perpetuity....
Newest kindness meters will help keep Carlsbad sign’s lights on
A pair of Kindness Meters will be installed Friday at the Carlsbad sign on Carlsbad Boulevard, one of which will permanently light the arch....
Kindness meter finds home in Hillcrest
“Kindness matters” is more than a motto for Carlton Lund....
City may ‘change’ the way to make charitable donations
Philanthropy in Solana Beach may soon be as easy as paying for parking....
‘Kindness meters’ help to pay it forward
Kindness is on the rise....
Strawberry fields mall: ‘Too good to pass up’
CARLSBAD— City Council unanimously approved the Agua Hedionda 85/15 Initiative, which proposed an upscale retail shopping center on a portion of the strawberry fields. The...
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Carlton Lund stands under the new Carlsbad sign — a 14-year-and-three-month passion project for Lund. The sign, weighing 25,000 pounds and spanning some 82-feet, was...
Carlsbad sign: 14 years in the making
CARLSBAD — A day after the lighting of the Encinitas sign in October 2000, realtor Carlton Lund realized Carlsbad’s need for one as well....
Downtown Carlsbad sign approved
CARLSBAD — Carlsbad City Council approved a historic sign replica to arc across Carlsbad Boulevard on Tuesday night against the recommendations of city staff, the...
A Welcoming Display: Carlsbad sign may arc over Village main street next year
CARLSBAD — For 13 years, Carlton Lund has faced set back after set back against his dream of installing a large Carlsbad sign, similar to...