Author: BAY CROSSINGS STAFF REPORT

Published: April, 2005 What’s ripe for the picking.

Published: April, 2005 Strictly Sail is an annual mecca for sailors. Over 300 exhibitors from around the world create the largest all-sail marketplace on the West Coast. Sailors can view boats that range from small prams to the luxurious Swan 60; racers and cruisers can see the latest developments in gear and equipment and talk […]

Published: March, 2005 The Port of Oakland announced that it has received important presidential support for the continuation of its channel-deepening efforts. The President’s Fiscal Year 2005-2006 budget, released Monday, February 7, 2005, includes $48 million for the Oakland Harbor Navigation Improvement Project (the -50 Foot Project); this amount is the most ever included in […]

Published: March, 2005 Initial Phase Begins Another Component of Maritime Air Quality Mitigation Program The Port of Oakland has launched a program designed to cut emissions from trucks that operate at Port of Oakland Maritime facilities. As part of its Vision 2000 maritime expansion program, the Port has secured $1.5 million in grant funds to […]

Published: March, 2005 Bikestation ® had a party Februry 24th, and cyclists, commuters, supporters, and enthusiasts reveled with joy at the Grand Opening of its new Bay Area location at the Embarcadero BART station. This event, featuring many highlights of what Bikestation has to offer (such as a bike retail section, repair shop, and bicycle […]

Published: March, 2005 With the City’s cruise business at record levels, the Port of San Francisco co-hosted a symposium aimed at building relationships between the City’s visitor industry and the cruise lines calling San Francisco. Over two hundred people, representing more than a hundred Bay Area businesses, attended the event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel […]

Published: March, 2005 Progress began when Sherry Stieg became the executive director of West Alameda Business Association (WABA) in 2003. The WABA redesign of Webster Street began in1996, addressing changing needs and updating the look of Webster Street in the wake of the Navy’s departure. “It hit a wall and became stalled,” said the former […]

Published: March, 2005 On the west side of Alameda, on the eastern corner of Central, is The New Zealander, Webster Street’s newest restaurant, bringing a bit of down-under to the Bay Area. The building was built in 1879, and became Croll’s in 1885. Windows facing Webster and Central give it an open feeling. Maori and […]

Published: March, 2005 The newest winery in Alameda, located near the estuary shore leading to San Francisco Bay, is Hello Wines. The new winery has a perfect location for day tripping and home-bound ferry travelers. The Alameda ferry dock is their next door neighbor. John Caracciolo is the owner of Hello Wines. At 36, John […]

Published: March, 2005 We have talked off and on about writing about beer. But when it comes down to doing it, the size and scope of the subject is formidable. It has been around a long, long time and almost every country in the world makes it. Line up ten people about their favorite beer […]