Published: August, 2007 Every 6PM – 8PM – Wednesday Night Sail, OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Wed. Set sail aboard one of our larger yachts skippered by a professional OCSC skipper and enjoy a relaxing sunset out on the Bay. You can soak in the beauty of the evening while not lifting a finger; or pitch in and take the […]
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Virgin America Readies Its Cargo Operations and Aircraft Names
By Patrick BurNson Published: August, 2007 Given our initial markets, we will be able to provide a high level of service in three different levels: Vpack, which will be our next-flight guaranteed package; priority freight; and general freight, he said. Given our locations, we will see apparel, flowers, seafood and printed materials. At the beginning, […]
Labor Day Weekend Closure Looms for Bay Bridge
By Karin Betts Published: August, 2007 Over the three-plus days of closure, construction crews will demolish and replace a 350-foot segment of the westbound upper viaduct near the Yerba Buena Island tunnel’s eastern entrance. Simultaneously, on the Oakland side of the bridge, crews will reconfigure the toll plaza as part of a regionwide effort to […]
ON OUR COVER August 2007
Published: August, 2007
Around the Bay in August 2007
Published: August, 2007 The 16 artists were chosen from nearly 200 candidates and their works represent the newest, freshest and most accomplished expressions of contemporary visual art in Northern California. Arts Benicia Center Gallery is located at 991 Tyler St. #114 in Benicia’s Arsenal district. Exhibit hours are Thursday through Sunday from 12PM to 5PM […]
Authority Selects Signature Point for Potential Future Richmond Ferry Terminal
Published: August, 2007 In addition, an expanded water-transit system provides critical transportation resources for emergency planners in case of a natural or manmade disaster that disables roads, tunnels or bridges. Expanded ferry service is also a catalyst for smart land-use planning for new residential and commercial developments. On July 12th, the WTA held the third […]
Lagunitas: A Brewery Like No Other
By Joel Williams Published: August, 2007 Head brewer Jeremy Marshall also started as a home brewer, and soon learned that the popularity of his brew could be used to entice his friends into helping him produce it. Almost immediately, he had what he called an arsenal of slaves to help him with the tedious and […]
Making Your Sailboat Look Good
By Scott Alumbaugh Published: August, 2007 Good-looking boats tend to sail well. It may sound rather shallow at first, but I’m not talking here about more expensive boats, or boats with canvas that matches the boot stripe, or even boats with crews wearing matching polo shirts. No, I’m talking about the boat as boat. To […]
A Brewing Balancing Act at Rafters
By Joel Williams Published: July, 2007 Duncanson should know, he was studying biology at University of California at Davis at the same time he began homebrewing. After graduating from UC, Duncanson worked as an environmental biologist but soon found that the reality of politics made this dream job less than satisfactory for him, and returned […]
Marina Bay’s New Heyday!
Published: July, 2007 The Past During World War II, Richmond was perfectly situated to become a strategic hub of the war effort production. Many of the home front industrial centers were located where railroad lines met the harbors, as in Richmond. Richmond Kaiser Shipyards soon became the largest shipbuilding operation in the U.S. and the […]