Member Announcements

People shaping places(L-R) Tish Gehringer, CVA Program Manager, Amanda Elliott, Senior Program Officer and Director of California Programs, Christine Davis, CVA Executive Director, Gumaro Escarcega, California Main Street Board PresidentThe Carlsbad Village Association (CVA) is most commonly known as the team that puts on great events in downtown Carlsbad including the State Street Farmers Market,…

Investing in Carlsbad’s arts ecosystemRichard SchultzCultural Arts ManagerCity of CarlsbadThe City of Carlsbad Cultural Arts continues its investment in the arts with the latest round of Community Arts Grants focused on advancing Carlsbad’s arts ecosystem.  In the last ten years, Carlsbad has increased its support of the arts by 165%. Traditionally, the arts have been…

Impactful, Influential WomenAs we celebrate the influential women of Carlsbad it allows me to reflect and think about how thankful I am to have had so many influential women in my life. I am proud to say these individuals and many others have had a profound impact on who I am today as a person.My…

The Birth of a CityThis is part II of a series on the impact of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce over its 100 years of service to the Carlsbad community. As the community of Carlsbad grew through the 1940’s and into the 1950’s, the Chamber was there to assist all the residents and businesses in need…

It pays to be Green!In April, Earth Month, we will host our Annual Green Business EXPO! This year we are holding it a little differently, in partnership with the City of Carlsbad’s Shred and Recycle It event. And, on a Saturday. The event will be held on Saturday, April 8 from 8 AM – 12…

Carlsbad events worth the hypeImagine Louisville without the Kentucky Derby. Or New Orleans without Mardi Gras. Or even Indio without Coachella. Sure, you can picture it. But arguably, these events are part of the fabric of these cities. They’ve helped put these places on the map. Here in Carlsbad, we have several events that have done that…

Take a closer look at the New Village muralHave some extra time? Or already headed to one of Carlsbad’s libraries? Visit the mural “Cultural Arts Okapi” by Adonna Khare upstairs in the Dove Library or “The Whale” mural by Jason Markow in the Cole Library. All of these murals are site-specific, with the overall goal…

Supporting Black-owned businesses is good for our economyBlack people represent 12.8% of our nation, yet only 2.4% of U.S. businesses have Black owners, according to research by the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity (AEE). That disproportion has significant implications.In fact, the AEE estimates that if Black-owned businesses were proportionate to the population, it would mean 738,000…