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By Paul Duclos Published: February, 2012 The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900, coming to the Legion of Honor on February 18, is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, tracing its evolution from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative […]
Published: February, 2012 Every Saturday 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. February 1 6PM – 8PM – Moonlight Night Sail – […]
Published: February, 2012 Come Fly with Me Both birds and people will be flocking to Mare Island in Vallejo to celebrate what has become a special annual ritual each winter: the San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival. The three-day event celebrates the return of over one million shorebirds and hundreds of thousands of ducks, geese and […]
Published: January, 2012 The America’s Cup project agreement, details of which became public in December, provides for as much as $100 million to be invested into Port of San Francisco property, and includes significant upgrades to both facilities and infrastructure including Pier 54 in Mission Bay and the James R. Herman Cruise Terminal. The planned […]
511 Announces Beta Traffic Page By Craig Noble Published: January, 2012 The award-winning 511 traveler information system is offering new functionality to the Bay Area traveling public through a significant update and overhaul of the 511 Traffic page. The new 511 Traffic page, now being launched in beta at trafficbeta.511.org, provides information to […]
Published: January, 2012 As a once-avid Bay sailboat racer who followed San Francisco’s Golden Gate Challenge to Australia in 1986, I am excited about the America’s Cup sailing races coming to San Francisco Bay. But it’s not just a sailboat race anymore. It is a major sports marketing event involving waterfront development and including a […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: January, 2012 As expected, the Occupy movement’s plans to shut down West Coast ports last month proved to be largely symbolic, having a minimal impact on cargo operations. Port of Oakland spokesmen also noted that a great deal of misinformation was being circulated by Occupy participants. Chief among those myths, said […]
By Richard Bangert Published: January, 2012 On Sunday, November 11, Dutra Dredging wrapped up five weeks of maintenance dredging in the channel leading to the Alameda Point docks. This channel is on the south side of Alameda Point where the maritime ships and USS Hornet are docked. Half of the dredge soil went to the in-bay […]
By Deb Self Published: January, 2012 As cold rain fell from the night sky, we slipped our kayaks into the dark waters off the East Bay shore. The Bay’s surface was calm. The only sound was raindrops splashing on our kayaks and the water around us. Lights from shore allowed us to find our way. […]
By Matt Larson Published: January, 2012 A true man of the sea, Captain Tom Dougherty of Blue & Gold Fleet first started sailing with his father at just four years of age. The ocean has played a starring role in his life ever since. Dougherty is not your average ferry captain. Though at this writing he […]