My Encinitas

Our Madonna Can Surf! Can Yours?

My Encinitas — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:31 +0000

Well there is a singing Madonna, Madonna art and then there is the surfing Madonna of Encinitas.

Our Madonna wasn’t created by dancing and singing

(although Encinitas locals did a bit of that).

Our Madonna wasn’t created at the end of paintbrush.

She was created by, according to the city of Encinitas, an act of… vandalism. Mark Patterson and a colleague (Da Vinci? Jesus?) installed the mosaic secretly – under the train tracks at Encinitas Boulevard – on the afternoon of… wait, wait… Good Friday, April 22, 2011.

The Virgin of Guadelupe mosaic is on a white surfboard, hands in prayer with her green cloak waving in the wind.

“Save the Ocean” is etched on her as a fiercely as a biker tattoo.

Read more at the Moonlight Beach web site.

Why Did The Encinitas Person Cross The Road?

My Encinitas — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:23:58 +0000

Gawd, it is an age old question… but here is the answer.

To get safely to the other side.

Work Begins on Encinitas Pedestrian Crossing

NBC San Diego reports that Work is expected to take place between 8 am and 4:30 pm It’s a cooperative project with the City of Encinitas, SANDAG and North County Transit District. This is one of four safety crossings planned. The other sites will include El Portal Street and … read more at KNSD.

Decimation by eBook: Encinitas Blockbuster is Closing

My Encinitas — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:20:42 +0000

Well, eBook readers are killing local brick and mortar businesses.

Encinitas Blockbuster is Closing: Liquidating Inventory By Marlena Medford

The Blockbuster at Encinitas Ranch Towne Center is closing, and right now, just about everything in the store is being liquidated. All new and pre-owned DVD and Blu-ray movies are discounted 30 to 60 percent, with some starting as… read more at Patch.com