Beach Robin By Bill Coolidge Published: November, 2002 We shot ’em in the Spring. Gave them to the old ones, you know, the ones that couldn’t go out no more and take care for themselves.” The suspenders of his bib overralls are loose fitting, resting on his chest. Twinges of white hair straggle below his […]
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Bay Crossings Bay Environment
A Vision for San Francisco Bay By Teri Shore, Bluewater Network Published: November, 2002 San Francisco Bay is a dynamic and scenic estuary that serves the Bay Area on many levels. It offers an important avenue for transportation, commerce and recreation, and nourishes a complex ecosystem that supports waterfowl, wildlife, fish, and wetlands. The steel-green […]
Lighted Yacht Parade at Jack London Square
Published: November, 2002 A bright holiday tradition continues at Jack London Square with the 26th annual Lighted Yacht Parade! Watch as over 100 decorated yachts parade down the Estuary at twilight to compete for prizes in 16 different categories. From the first-place Sweepstakes and landlubbers winners to the best animated entry, celebrity judges and visitors […]
Transportation Commission Honors Excellence In Motion At 25th Awards Ceremony
Published: November, 2002 The Metropolitan Transportation Commission honored a group of individuals and organizations from around the Bay Region on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Commission’s awards ceremony. From the Grand Award winner who steered a massive transit system with hundreds of thousands of riders back to health, to another honoree who helped a fledgling […]
Temple Israel Alameda Chamber Music Concerts Brotman & Horowitz
Published: November, 2002 Temple Israel Alameda Chamber music Concerts continues on November 13, 2002 with Stuart Brotman and Joshua Horowitz playing “The Klezmer Music of a Traditional Shtetl Wedding.” The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. and is the second in the Temple’s Wednesday Chamber Concert Series. The musical selections are derived from forgotten music of […]
Chandlery Wars?
Published: November, 2002 Two of the nations largest marine chandlery chains have moved up the stakes in the San Francisco Bay Area. A chandlery, for you landlubbers, is the maritime term for a boat supply store. West Marine opened two new stores in April, one in Alameda and one in Antioch. on June 1st. Boat […]
Mexican Tall Ship Celebrates Dia de los Muertos Nov. 2nd at Pier 45.
Published: November, 2002 The tall ship Cuauhtemoc, ambassador of goodwill and training ship for Mexico's Naval cadets and future officers, will sail under the Golden Gate Bridge and dock at Pier 45 on October 31st. Viewing of the tall ship is open and free to the public through November 3rd. The visit of Cuauhtemoc ends […]
Bay CrossingsCuisine Herb & Spice Rubbed Turkey
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: November, 2002 November is turkey month. In America, cooking turkey at Thanksgiving is a tribute to help given by the Indians who showed English colonists how to survive by growing crops and hunting for meat in the new world. Wild turkey was and is hard to successfully hunt. Fortunately Turkey is […]
The Public Speaks Out in Support of Ferry Service
Published: November, 2002 Last month, staff and Board members of the Water Transit Authority (WTA) visited nine Bay Area counties to hear what the public had to say about the WTA’s Draft Implementation and Operations Plan (IOP) which promotes the expansion of existing Bay Area ferry routes and the creation of seven new routes throughout […]
The Best that Be on the Bay
Published: November, 2002 No Matter