Published: May, 2005 Giants fans love the ride and the walk along the Embarcadero If you didn’t take the ferry from Larkspur to SBC Park on the Giants’ opening day, April 5, you missed out big time. It was an exquisite mornings—65 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, gentle breeze, smooth sparkling water. While […]
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LUNCHTIME ADVENTURES
By Nancy Salcedo Published: May, 2005 The sun is shining, the brisk sea air is blowing, and you are feeling invigorated and filled with energy. Sitting inside to eat sounds like a waste of a beautiful day, doesn’t it? Why not pack a picnic lunch instead and go on a quick lunch-hour adventure? There’s a […]
BAY CROSSINGS CROSSWORD
SF Bay Area Local Possessive Fun By Frances H. Claytor Published: May, 2005 DOWN 1. Speakers’ Name 2. Picnic Pests 3. Belongs to a Famous Duke 4. Press 5. Pocks 6. Mauna _____ 7. Forgetful One 8. ____ Nigi Beach, Phillipine Island Resort 9. “But my ______, Think of the Fawn You Will Have…” […]
Day and Night Bay Cruising for Marine Lovers
Published: May, 2005 Ah, sailing on the ocean. There’s something so very peaceful and calming in having the wind in your hair, the sun beating down upon you and the ocean spraying up in your face as you soar across the water in your vessel. Water moves us, both literally and figuratively. Escaping the maze […]
By Cycle – Conscious Transportation
Published: May, 2005 The Bay Area has a higher-conscious heart that beats to the rhythm of hand drums, that sings while recycling and pumps out innovative eco-friendly ideas on a regular basis. And many Bay Area denizens are firm advocates of alternative methods of getting around town —without doing the standard, expensive, wasteful, single-car, single-driver […]
Book Passage: Events, Classes and Activities
Published: May, 2005 Adam Fawer Sat., May 7, 2:00 pm Adam Fawer talks about his novel Improbable ($24.95). A compulsive gambler plagued by crippling epileptic seizures, David Caine is able to calculate the odds of any hand in the blink of an eye. Caine wins more than he loses, until the night he makes a […]
LOCAL’S LOUNGE
Published: May, 2005 You’ve lived here for years and years, and still you come across little spots, streets, and sights you never knew existed. The Bay Area is amazingly abundant in captivating places of interest, which is partly what makes us love living here so much. The Local’s Lounge will be featuring spots each month […]
Master Mariners Benevolent Association Upcoming Events
Published: May, 2005 May 20th Sponsors Lunch St. Francis YC May 28th Annual Regatta Encinal YC June 25th Annual Meeting Corinthian YC June 26th Wooden Boat Show Tiburon July TBD River Rat Cruise Delta For more information call (415)364-1656 email mastermariners@yahoo.com or visit www.mastermariners.org
Farmers’ Market Round-up
Published: April, 2005 What’s ripe for the picking.
From our Peninsula Correspondent
Published: April, 2005 When you find yourself on the side of the majority, It is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain There are California places that strongly suggest the Blues. Funky roadhouses outside of Fresno on Highway 99 are obvious. Perhaps certain Oakland corners, the atmosphere thick with the smoke of melancholia and echoing […]