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Published: December, 2004 Tea Tree oil is a multiple use product used in nearly every household Down Under. According to Richard Maguire, who was raised in Australia where the trees grow, it is used in a variety of ways, from helping a cut quickly heal, to clearing a stuffy head, to keeping circulating air systems […]
Published: December, 2004 It was only November 1st when I saw boxes stacked willy-nilly outside the store Embellish on Brannan Street. Printed on the boxes was the classic holiday statement, “It’s beginning to feel a lot like…” The brain fills in the blank automatically. As a veteran of Holiday Gift Guides, I was armed and […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: December, 2004 PIER 39 is the home of 11 fine restaurants, but the restaurant with the best view and the most wonderful food is at the end of the pier, Neptune’s Palace. Neptune’s Palace has maintained a standard of excellent food at reasonable prices for 15 years. It is a place […]
Published: December, 2004 Today at a private home in Tiburon with a clear and beautiful view of Angel Island and the whole city, corporate sponsors Angel Island State Park staff and volunteers and Angel Island Association staff and board members met to do a time- honored tradition. To count down the lighting of the Angel […]
Published: December, 2004 All we know is that Pam Belchamber, who steered the Vallejo Ferry (Baylink) from a nascent service into the highest fare box recovery transit system no longer works for the transit district. While her accomplishments will be covered in detail next month, Bay Crossings is puzzled by the resounding silence from the […]
Published: December, 2004 Under the direction of Mayor Gavin Newsom, the Department of Parks and Recreation in San Francisco and the nonprofit Maybeck Foundation are partnering to restore the beloved Palace of Fine Arts and Walter S. Johnson Park. The Palace rotunda and colonnades were designed by architect Bernard Maybeck and built for the 1918 […]
Published: December, 2004 Folk Play from Around the World at the Holidays Weekends, Dec. 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19 In honor of the world’s cultures and the creative spark inherent in all, the Exploratorium casts its spotlight on folk arts and crafts in December. Objects of beauty and function open a […]
Published: December, 2004 Capt. Steve Sawyer, Chief, USCG Office of Search and Rescue, said, “We’d like to express our grateful appreciation to BoatU.S. for its dedicated efforts in improving the safety and welfare of recreational boaters throughout the world. The Coast Guard Search and Rescue Program, in close coordination with the Boating Safety Program and […]
By Sam Tolmasoff Published: November, 2004 When I was a very small boy, the Second World War was fresh in everyone’s mind and the Korean Conflict was looming on the horizon. What was called the “Post War Boom” was in full “spend” mode and my family often traveled between Los Angeles and the tiny town […]
Published: November, 2004 Built in 1976 and 1978, the Golden Gate Larkspur and San Francisco Ferry Terminals have undergone minor changes and remodels over the years. Responding to the national security events of the past several years, Golden Gate Ferry is complying with the requirements of the TSA, the Maritime Administration, and the United States […]