Published: February, 2010
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Around the bay in February 2010
Published: February, 2010 Enter a Classic or Vintage Vehicle in the Concours d’Elegance Vintage and classic vehicle owners are invited to apply for entry to the Second Annual Marin Sonoma Concours d’Elegance, to be held May 16 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Marin County Fairgrounds, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael. The Concours […]
Flyway Festival Celebrates Return of Millions of Migrating Birds
By Myrna Hayes Published: February, 2010 Once again, local and regional bird lovers are throwing a wild party for our migrating neighbors from the north at the peak of migration season. Both birds and people will be flocking to Mare Island in Vallejo to celebrate what has become an annual ritual each winter on the […]
SF Beer Week To Celebrate Craft Beer in the Bay Area
Published: February, 2010 For the second year, SF Beer Week is set to entertain, feed and present craft beer to thousands of beer lovers from across the country and around the world. Over 10 days in February, more than 200 events are expected to take place throughout the greater Bay Area. Beginning on Friday, […]
Determined Resident Brings Slice of Nature to City’s Sidewalks
By Bill Picture Published: February, 2010 It’s no secret that a garden can greatly improve a person’s quality of life and overall wellbeing. But space for a garden—even a modestly sized one—is hard to come by in San Francisco, where homes are typically built out to the edges of property lines. That’s one of the […]
Sail the Seven Seas Without Leaving San Francisco
By Kati Schmidt Published: February, 2010 Ocean and film lovers from around the Bay Area and beyond are preparing to take a dive into the seven seas—without getting wet—at the Seventh Annual San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, running February 3 – 7 at Theatre 39 on PIER 39. Billed as North America’s premier cinemaquatic […]
Oakland Firefighters and the U.S. Coast Guard Make a Wish Come True
Published: January, 2010 In December, a Coast Guard crew from Air Station San Francisco flew Luis Castillo, an 18-year-old living with cancer, around the San Francisco Bay in an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. The ride was part of a wish that was made through the Oakland Firefighters Random Acts organization, a non-profit group that responds to requests […]
Conference Hopes to Ignite Biomass Industry
By Bill Picture Published: January, 2010 As the use of biomass for the production of clean energy, cleaner-burning fuels and non-toxic chemicals has grown, so too has California’s role in the biomass industry. The Golden State is such a big player, in fact, that the organizers of the International Biomass Conference & Expo are hosting […]
The Art of Bridges, From the Air
Published: January, 2010 Written by Jo Kagan, Photos by Barrie Rokeach We cross them daily, and mostly take them for granted as utilitarian conveyances that get us from point A to point B. But seen from the air, the Bay Area’s eight toll bridges become works of sculptural art that complement and accent the region’s […]
WRITTEN ON THE WIND
By Captain Ray Published: January, 2010 Last month, I brought up the topic of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (the ColRegs). I explained how these Rules govern the interaction between vessels by designating one vessel as “stand-on” (required to hold course and speed) and the other as “give-way” (required to maneuver […]