Published: December, 2003 The Water Transit Authority has selected Steven Castleberry to be it’s new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Castleberry has over twenty years experience in the planning and design of transportation facilities. For the past three years Steve has been the Deputy Director of the Alameda County Transportation Authority (ACTA). ACTA recently built a […]
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Man Behind Marketplaces’ Magic
Published: December, 2003 Now restored to its original grandeur, the beautiful arcade of San Francisco’s beloved Ferry Building now serves as a food lovers’ mecca. The building’s interior marketplace, which houses a rare collection of fine artisan food shops, attracts hungry hoards each day— financial district employees, tourists and buyers for fine San Francisco restaurants. […]
Older and Getting Better?
By Guy Span, S.D. Published: December, 2003 So how old is too old for a ferry in regular service? Certainly vessels can be rebuilt to extend their operating lives, but at some point a vessel deserves museum status. Four interesting examples currently operate for the Washington State Ferries and each are refugees from the Bay […]
See Mars
Published: December, 2003 3-25 Journey to Mars Overview at the Exploratorium, (Weekends only): As NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover lands on Mars, the Exploratorium plans a month of Mars-related weekend events to celebrate and fascinate. Simulate the challenges faced by NASA scientists by designing a contraption to protect an egg when launched from heights of fifteen […]
Waterfront Living at the Top
Published: December, 2003 Inside the Golden Gate, dotted around San Francisco Bay, are several islands. Alcatraz, Angel and Treasure Islands are well known, but there is another island jewel set on the Bay, a community that was once a separate island and still has feel of a remote and peaceful place. It’s a town called […]
Bay CrossingsCommunity Calendar
Published: December, 2003 1-21 The Great Dickens Christmas Fair, 11am-7pm, at the Cow Palace Exhibition Halls, 2600 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco. The Dickens Christmas Fair revives the tradition of an old English Victorian Christmas with theaters, a music hall, dance parties, taverns, shops, stalls, food, street vendors and period costumes. Saturdays and Sundays from 415-897-4555 […]
Bay CrossingsBay Round Up
Published: December, 2003 On October 9th, James R. Hooper was appointed to the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway transportation District representing Del Norte County, which joined the district in 1925. Vallejo Ferry Accident According to website for Baylink, the ferry accident occurred at 3:40 PM on Saturday October 11 as the Mare Island approached the […]
Bay CrossingsJournal
Published: December, 2003 Quiet had sunk in through the night. Sawdust stilled, power saws turned off, old fashioned wooden sliding doors closed to the public, we arrived one by one for the 9:00a.m. class held at the Mariner Museum Boatshop. A class on rigging and sailing old fashioned downeast wooden sailboats. Welcome, my name is […]
Roast Rack of Lamb with Pomegranate Sauce…
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: December, 2003 Looking for that perfect cookbook for your favorite chef? Looking for one that has easy directions to follow, wine pairing notes for every meal and makes it possible to produce elegant meals with ease? Look no more. The Casual Vineyard Table is just the book. Released with the Fall […]
Making the Ferry Your Connection to Holiday Cheer!
Published: December, 2003 Whether enjoying Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, "Festivus" (for the rest of us!) or trying to ignore the holidays why not avail yourself of all that San Francisco inevitably has to offer during the month of December? Avoid the fuss and muss of holiday traffic and expensive garages by arriving in the City via […]