[custom_search]
Published: April, 2006 Presidential yacht, Potomac, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s famed Floating White House will participate in Opening Day on the Bay on Sun., April 30. Some 250 recreational and special interest boats will participate in this year’s festivities. Join us aboard the Potomac, which is a National Historic Landmark, for a 3 ½-hour cruise (10:30AM-2PM) […]
Can’t catch a wave if you’re not fit to paddle By Alex KolovyanskyPublished: April, 2006 If you haven’t noticed, the last couple months it’s been raining cats, dogs and even a few snowmen in the usually fair city of San Francisco. That doesn’t bode well for a chance to hit the water and surf. What […]
By Whit PoorPublished: April, 2006 Is the winter season loosens its grip on the northern hemisphere, we wait in anticipation of the coming seasons. Clothes are bought and houses are cleaned, as the gloom of winter is replaced by wild, warming, ever-changing spring. Daydreams take flight. Our bodies become restless in their quest for activity, […]
By Joel WilliamsPublished: April, 2006 Prior to 1978 it was illegal to brew beer at home for personal consumption. We can thank California Senator Alan Cranston for introducing legislation to legalize homebrewing, and President Jimmy Carter for signing it into law. Homebrewers brew home beer because domestic beer lacks the rich malty taste they like, […]
By Dianne Boate and Robert MeyerPublished: April, 2006 Some people are quite content to buy their necessities and luxuries, but there is another part of the population that enjoys the process of making things themselves. With Dianne being part of the latter group, it is no wonder she was attracted to find out about how […]
San Francisco’s waterfront is now perfectly positioned to accommodate, or expand on recreational, entertainment and social activities. By Andrew WolframPublished: April, 2006 Imagine it: The Ferry Building as an amazing intermodal transit hub, with ferries pulling up to wide, mobile ramps that take disembarking passengers into a beautiful naturally lit concourse. A wide pedestrian bridge […]
Building a Beacon of Trust By Kristen BoleSpecial to Bay CrossingsPublished: April, 2006 ust south of the Bay Bridge stands a sleek, 22-story tower, rimmed with glass and balconies. Inside, The Watermark’s 136 high-end condominiums represent the essence of luxury living for the well-heeled of San Francisco, with an Olympic-sized pool, spa, concierge and floor-to-ceiling […]
Published: April, 2006 The Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park comprises numerous distinct sites throughout the city of Richmond. Altogether, they tell the story of a community’s war effort and production on a massive, unprecedented scale. During WWII, 10 million civilians departed the workforce for active military service, leaving a dangerous void […]
Published: April, 2006 Fetterly Gallery of the Vallejo Community Arts Foundation presents Shooting the Island: Photographers View Mare Island. This exhibition features nearly 50 evocative and atmospheric color and black and white photographs from eight contemporary artists, all of whom have photographed Mare Island over the past three years. These artists, each with their own […]
Tech keeping travelers in touch with home and business By Mary E. ShacklettPublished: April, 2006 Worldwide Internet cafes, the U.S. metro WIFI revolution and disposable phone numbers are facilitating low-cost mobile communications around the world, making it easier for travelers to stay in touch with home and work. A forerunner in metro WIFI, San Francisco […]