Published: December, 2003 New oil provides the most intense aroma and flavor of the harvest season. Leading U.S. producer of certified organic extra virgin olive oil offers Olio Nuovo for a limited time at their new Ferry building location. In Petaluma, Calif. Nan Tucker McEvoy, proprietor of McEvoy Ranch, announced the 2003 harvest is under […]
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Bay CrossingsCommunity Calendar
Published: December, 2003 1-21 The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, 11am-7pm, at the Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 2600 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco. The Dickens Christmas Fair revives the tradition of an old English Victorian Christmas with theaters, a music hall, dance parties, taverns, shops, stalls, food, street vendors and period costumes. Saturdays and Sundays from 415-897-4555 […]
Golden Gate Ferry High-Speed Catamaran Returns Home To Larkspur
Published: December, 2003 The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s (District) high-speed catamaran, M.V. Mendocino, will return to Golden Gate Ferry’s Larkspur terminal from Washington State by the end of November. The vessel is planned to return to service between Larkspur and San Francisco sometime during the week of December 8, 2003. The M.V. […]
Suisun Waterfront Street Fair
Published: December, 2003 Featuring Santa & Mrs. Claus parade, Christmas tree lighting with Santa & Mrs. Claus, Solano Yacht Club’s lighted boat parade, a festive bonfire with Christmas Concert & caroling, horse drawn hay wagon rides……..and much more. Free parking, free admission, horse and carriage rides, free concert and entertainment — entirely wheelchair accessible— three […]
Port Of San Francisco Honored With Prestigious Awards For Public Beautification Projects
Published: December, 2003 The Port of San Francisco is the recipient of several prestigious awards that recognize the public benefits and beautification of Port revitalization projects. "These awards reflect the Port’s commitment to preservation and restoration of its unique historic resources and to the enhancement of the waterfront through community partnerships," said Byron Rhett, Director […]
Older and Getting Better?
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: December, 2003 So how old is too old for a ferry in regular service? Certainly vessels can be rebuilt to extend their operating lives, but at some point a vessel deserves museum status. Four interesting examples currently operate for the Washington State Ferries and each are refugees from the Bay […]
Bay CrossingsBay Round Up
Published: December, 2003 On October 9th, James R. Hooper was appointed to the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway transportation District representing Del Norte County, which joined the district in 1925. Vallejo Ferry Accident According to website for Baylink, the ferry accident occurred at 3:40 PM on Saturday October 11 as the Mare Island approached the […]
THE DICKENS CHRISTMAS FAIR
Published: December, 2003 The Dickens Christmas Fair is a San Francisco tradition well loved because of its robust exuberance and attention to Dickensian detail. Within the Fair there is a whole population of English characters ready to delight you – some with their elegance and some with their their bawdy songs and manners. You rub […]
Bay CrossingsCuisine
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2003 Surrounded on all sides by fabulous views of San Francisco Bay, celebrants can enjoy freshly cooked Italian-style fare while sailing with Compass Rose Yacht Charters. Started in 1989, the chartered yacht is available for elegant private parties and corporate events, with food from Alameda’s Marina Village cooked while afloat. […]
Bay CrossingsWorking Waterfront
Marilyn Nemzer– A Heartfelt Venture By The Bay, The Book Exchange By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2003 Old Books, schoolbooks, textbooks, encyclopedias, and library books add tons to America’s landfills. In 1987, Marilyn Nemzer of Tiburon needed books for her home tutoring and teacher placement business, working primarily with private schools in Marin. She asked […]