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Published: April, 2003 Most recently, Steve Smith was operating partner of Lapis Restaurant, the award-winning Embarcadero hotspot that is in the process of morphing into Butterfly, another top San Francisco eatery (they are merging in response to current economic challenges). Before taking on Lapis, Smith’s colorful career took him from the Mediterranean to the […]
By Mary Swift-Swan Published: April, 2003 Barclay’s Restaurant and Pub, located at the corner of Broadway and Water Sreet, at the edge of Jack London Square, is the "Cheers" of Oakland with a California difference. The food alone is a worthy reason to visit often enough that "everyone knows your name." The original Barclay’s Restaurant […]
By Dianne Boate and Robeert Meyer Published: April, 2003 In 1956, something very important happened to the Lolonis Vineyards in Redwood Valley, Mendocino County, California. Millions and millions of live ladybugs were put out by hand to control any pests in the neighborhood that were causing damage to the grapes and grapevines. Just shy of […]
Published: April, 2003 Steve Clemens is the manager for the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market in San Francisco, which is operated by the Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA). On the brink of the Ferry Building’s grand opening, Bay Crossings spoke with him about his vision for the new location of the Farmer’s Market. […]
Published: April, 2003 Modern Sailing Academy is joining the Pacific Sail Expo for the first time. Kevin Greene, 43 and single, is the enrollment specialist matching up what people who contact the school express they want and the right class that best suits them. In 2001, Modern Sailing had their best year in the history […]
Published: April, 2003 At 16 love and sex fused an exquisite tunnel I was pulled through the faint opening like an injection of morphine to the heart. We settled into the comfort of a daybed in her basement out of the way, from her parents and mine As we leaned in, curved, our […]
Published: April, 2003 Almost everyone accepts that GM plotted to buy up some transit companies and replace streetcars with new GM buses. This is considered the "Great Transportation Conspiracy" that finally ended up as a subplot in the cartoon hit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (and the main plot of a PBS docu-fictional entitled "Taken For […]
Published: April, 2003 Marin County Supervisor Steve Kinsey has been elected chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) by his fellow commissioners at a regularly scheduled meeting of the 19-member policy board. Elected to serve as vice chair of MTC was Jon Rubin, who represents the mayor of San Francisco on the Commission. Each will […]
Published: April, 2003 San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants announced the opening of the Argonaut Hotel, to be housed in the historic Haslett Warehouse located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park at Fisherman’s Wharf. The Maritime Hotel Associates LP, an affiliate of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, is currently leasing and rehabilitating the Maritime […]
Published: April, 2003 Special Events April 5, Opening Day on the Delta April 6, Daylight Savings Begins!!! April 12, Opening Day in South Bay. Contact Sequoia Yacht Club. April 20, Easter Sunday. Take the family on a sail to Angel Island. April 27, Opening Day on the Bay. Parade from the Golden Gate Bridge along […]