By Mary Swift Swan Published: August, 2005 Jack Ehrhorn, born in San Francisco Nov. 9, 1919 sailed throughout his life there for 86 years. It can only be guessed that on July 22, 2005 when he died, he sailed out on his boat, Flame. Jack’s lifetime flame was his wife, Mary Ehrhorn, who battled Alzheimer’s […]
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Tanger to Sète by Ferry
Two days to relax while en route from N. Africa to S. France By Mark K. Street, Travel Correspondent Published: August, 2005 I recently went from Tanger, Morocco to Sète, France by Comarit ferry. It was quite a long trip, (roughly over 40-hours) but overall, a comfortable journey. A first-class ticket, pedestrian only, in a […]
One Size Fits All — Not for California’s Diverse Ports
Statewide fee on containers for northern and southern CA ports? Oakland says NO By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: August, 2005 California is a highly diversified state, and so too are its ports. Dominating the state’s maritime picture are the bustling twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. They are the state’s largest ports […]
SAIL SAN FRANCISCO!
Published: July, 2005 SAIL SAN FRANCISCO! 2005 showcases the largest gathering of tall ships on the San Francisco Bay since their highly successful International Maritime Festival in 2002. This year's event opens with a visually spectacular array of international and local ships taking part in the PARADE OF SAIL along San Francisco's waterfront on July […]
Cutting off Water Supplies to California Homes and Farms
Is enough being done to prevent it? Would a peripheral canal be a solution? By Wes Starratt, Senior Editor Published: July, 2005 Last June, 23 million persons throughout in southern California, as well as Santa Clara Valley, Contra Costa County, and other parts of California were cut off from their water supplies for several days […]
BAY STYLE BAY BEAUTY
By Lisa Klassen, staff writer Published: July, 2005 Finding an excellent spot to get beauty work done when you don’t know the establishment can be very hit or miss. Any of us who’ve suffered the results of a bad haircut, nail job…or worst of all, a bad wax job, can testify to that! To help […]
Artillery Punch
A summertime drink fit for an admiral By Dianne Boate and Robert Meyer Published: July, 2005 No matter how you use the word punch, it clearly means packing a wallop in one direction or another. Since it is summertime, perhaps you would like to astound your guests with something new that is an old, old […]
Exploratorium
Published: July, 2005 The Nobel Prize: 100 Years of Creativity July 14 – October 2, 2005 Every American child is taught to dream big — to become President, go for the gold, win the Nobel Prize. In a 5,000-square-foot West Coast premier exhibition, the Exploratorium presents a historic overview of the Nobel Prize, which was […]
EVENTS, ART & ENTERTAINMENT
Published: July, 2005 ALAMEDA The Alameda Civic Light Opera presents "Man of La Mancha" Kofman Auditorium 2200 Central Ave. July 9 – July 24 "Man of La Mancha," a musical based on the life of Spanish author Miguel Cervantes and his enduring creation, Don Quixote, opens the Alameda Civic Light Opera’s "Summer of Dreams" season […]
The Nature of the Bees
An interview with Serge Labesque, Beekeeper By Bobby Winston, Editor Published: July, 2005 It isn’t yet, but here’s to beekeeping becoming the next yoga. There’s reason for hope, given the raft of books and articles that have appeared lately: "Robbing the Bees" by Holley Bishop and "The Secret Live of Bees" by Susan Kidd, […]