Published: April, 2005 The Internet can be a great tool to buy or sell a boat. However, sometimes its murky waters swirl with fraud, con artists, and scams. To help you avoid these unseen shoals, BoatU.S. Consumer Affairs has these tips to help online buyers and sellers protect themselves. Buying A Boat The first rule […]
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OYSTERS
By Susan Pultz Williams Published: April, 2005 Next time you lift a finely-fluted oyster shell to your lips and slurp down the plump cold meat that tastes something like the sea on a fresh clear day, consider this: you’re not just eating a rich appetizer—you’re taking part in a timeless dining ritual. You’re enjoying what […]
Stepping Softly on the Bay: Leave No Trace
Sometimes we can be just a little careless about how we treat our waters. The effects of polluting oceans aren’t as immediately visible as say, dropping garbage on the ground, and it’s a lot harder to tell when we’ve been abusing the ocean’s abundance. Just because we can’t always see those effects doesn’t mean they […]
Parisian and Colombo Breads Are Part of San Francisco’s History
Published: April, 2005 Mexican Riviera Cruise Sweepstakes is Offered Do you know what’s been around the Bay Area longer than the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Ferry Building, and Coit Tower? The answer is world-famous Colombo and Parisian sourdough French breads, both baked fresh daily in San Francisco and Oakland since the mid-1800s. Tangy, […]
Celebrating Earth Day Around the Bay
April is Earth Month, a time for us to appreciate the abundance the Earth provides us with all year-round, and a time for us to consciously put our efforts into giving something back. Learn about sustainable living, alternate energy resources, organic foods, and making environmentally conscious consumer choices…and have a fun time doing it!Here are […]
Conversations with the Ferry Building
Published: April, 2005 The Bay Crossings store in the Ferry Building sells ferry tickets and memorabilia and functions as the default information center. Those of us who work at the store have people come up all the time wanting to share feelings, stories, and reactions about the Ferry Building. They’re all over the map, from […]
Free Tours of St. Peter’s Chapel, Silent Auction, and Art Show on Mare Island’s Daffodil Tea Weekend
Published: April, 2005 St. Peter’s Chapel will be open to the public free of charge 11:30am-12:30pm and 2:30-3:30pm Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10. Since the U.S. Navy closed its naval shipyard in Vallejo in 1996, St Peter’s Chapel, the nation’s oldest naval chapel, has been managed by the Mare Island Historic Park Foundation, […]
Legends and Lore
Published: April, 2005 The waterfront area of the Bay is filled with spots of interest…and infamy! Little wonder, as it was once known as the Barbary Coast, named after that nefarious North African coastline with a similar reputation of lawlessness and bawdy behavior around the turn of the century. Where vendors and shops now stand […]
Tick Tock on the Dock–Harnessing High Tech for Bay Area Ferry Customers
Published: April, 2005 Pop artists Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers must have had public transit in mind when crooning, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Indeed, the experience of not knowing when your bus, train, or ferry will arrive can be quite stressful. But, ferry customers’ anxieties may soon be relieved thanks to new technology […]
San Francisco Electric Tour First to Offer Guided Segway Tours of San Francisco
Published: April, 2005 San Francisco Electric Tour Company is the first and only company to offer tours of the San Francisco waterfront on the world’s first and only self-balancing electric transport mechanism, the Segway. Combining the unique transport qualities of the Segway with the beauty of San Francisco, these tours provide an entirely new way […]