Published: February, 2015 February 14 7:30PM – 10PM – Valentine’s Day Bay Lights Sail – SF Bay Adventures, 415-331-0444, www.sfbayadventures.com Come aboard the schooner Freda B this Valentine’s Day for our most romantic sail. The Bay Lights Sail from 8-10pm is a perfect way to extend date night. After you take your […]
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A Press Above the Rest
By Paul Duclos Published: February, 2015 The Arion Press—named after the legendary Greek poet who was saved from the sea by a dolphin—remains a small operation, employing a dozen people as printers, bookbinders, editors and in other publishing roles. But it has outsize influence in the publishing world due to its unique, hand-crafted books. The […]
First Freeway Congestion Report Since 2009 Shows More Traffic Gridlock
By John Goodwin Published: February, 2015 Last month, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) released its first comprehensive report on Bay Area freeway congestion since 2009, providing another concrete measure of the region’s recovery from the Great Recession. The report shows that freeway traffic is at its highest level in 15 years, making the Bay Area’s […]
USS Hornet Museum Launches Fundraising Drive
Published: February, 2015 The USS Hornet Foundation Board of Trustees is launching its first annual campaign for the historic aircraft carrier’s Hornet Heritage Fund. The Hornet Heritage Fund is designed to receive financial gifts and donations in order to support the museum’s operations, restoration efforts, exhibitions, and acclaimed science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES January 2015
Published: January, 2015 January 10 7PM – 9PM – Marine Salvage – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com Can you legally claim an abandoned vessel as your own? Find out at Captain Tuuli-Messer’s salvage rights lecture! Topics discussed will include the history of salvage law, the difference between salvage, towing and finding abandoned property. Don’t miss this one! January 11 […]
Listen Up: Heggie Holds Forth
By Paul Duclos Published: January, 2015 Composer Jake Heggie’s 2015 will get off to a big start. On January 21, he will join the amazing Sister Helen Prejean (author of the book Dead Man Walking), beloved mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and several others at Temple Emanu-El for a preview and discussion of Opera Parallele’s bold […]
Calling All Students: Youth for the Environment & Sustainability (Yes) Conference
Published: January, 2015 Around the Bay Area, students are saying “no” to climate change and “yes” to a greener way of living. Now there is a place where environmentally conscious youths can come together to brainstorm and share ideas. The Youth for the Environment and Sustainability (YES) Conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 […]
Bay Area Firm Takes Top Honors in Green Architecture Contest
By Bill Picture Published: January, 2015 Oakland-based architectural firm 3r studio received top honors last month at a Bay Area news conference announcing the winners of the fourth annual Architecture at Zero design competition. Every year, as part of the competition, established architects and architects-to-be are invited to take a real-life piece of real estate […]
Baykeeper: Looking Forward After 25 Years of Protecting the Bay
BC Staff Report Published: January, 2015 In 1989, no one was out on San Francisco Bay looking for pollution, and polluters were free to dump waste into the Bay. Alarmed by the Bay’s slow poisoning from thousands of sources, research scientist Dr. Michael Herz and a visionary group of volunteer board members founded San […]
Bay Lights Are Here to Stay
By Joel Williams Published: January, 2015 The Bay Lights, the light sculpture that floats across the West Span of the Bay Bridge at night, has been dazzling residents and visitors of the Bay Area since the unveiling of the installation in March 2013. Over 50 million people have seen the captivating work of art, which […]