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By Mary Swift-Swan Published: May, 2004 Group of action-oriented people able to make decisions and take responsibility got ferries restarted on the Bay after ferryboats were outlawed as transport near or under any bridges on San Francisco Bay to give the bridges a boost to recover costs. Communities in our state have taken a series […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: May, 2004 Nothing seems to phase the popularity of Chevy’s in Alameda’s Mariner’s Square. Whatever it takes to g et there, be it a car rally ’round orange cones, getting there by Estuary ferry, or arriving by private yachts at the new docks along the Alameda Estuary, people find a way. […]
By Botany Bob Published: May, 2004 No more be griev’d at that which thou hast done: Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud; Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun, And loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud. So begins Shakespeare’s Sonnet 35, a balm for the soul as roses are a remedy for […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: May, 2004 John Hart of Tiburon moved to Santa Rosa with his wife Desire 13 years ago. Surrounded by wineries, they were inspired to start making wines as a hobby. Hart’s Desire Winery evolved when they leased 40 acres of vineyards in Alexander Valley, planted primarilywith zinfandel grapes. Over time, the […]
Published: May, 2004 Designed to Meet the Challenge of Doing it All – Without Dropping Your Glass, Wine-On-A-Rope is a fabric wineglass holder with a cord, which is worn around your neck. This enables the user hands-free enjoyment! The Wineglass Holders come in a variety of fabrics, with the same basic design of a tie-up […]
Published: May, 2004 America’s Original Wine Festival” at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California is presented by the NRAEF. The nation’s oldest wine festival will include wine tastings, educational seminars, winemaker events, cooking demonstrations by leading chefs, a live auction, and the America’s Best Wine Lists Awards. It features more than 120 wineries […]
By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: May, 2004 We did attend the April 17, 2004 Passport event in the Santa Cruz Mountains written about in last month’s issue. From the sound of things, a number of readers went down to enjoy the day, too. “New people from the North,” we were told. With 61 […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: May, 2004 Spring reaches full bloom in the month of May. Flowers are everywhere. The air smells so sweet and clean it kisses the lips like clear cool water or fine wine. Plants everywhere are growing with a burst of green. Rose blooms are at their peak of perfection. Wines aged […]
By Guy Span Published: May, 2004 Last September, Bay Crossings did an analysis of how loud was the “swift, virtually noiseless and vibration-free electric train” (as BART was billed when built). At that time, we analyzed wheel/gauge profiles, rail grinding, and other causes of wheel–rail noise propagation. And while our engineers still believe that BART […]
Published: May, 2004 On Friday, April 2, 2004, the Port closed escrow with San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC, the private developer of the Piers 1½-3-5 Historic Rehabilitation Project, located on The Embarcadero between Washington Street and Broadway. Construction will commence next week and is expected to last for approximately twenty-two months. The contractor is S.J. […]