By Joel WilliamsPublished: November, 2006 The historic pub has a beautiful bar, one with a solid mahogany plank that runs the entire length of the bar, featuring flame mahogany columns against beveled glass mirrors. Overhead is a 1916 Pukka Walla fan, an enormous rotating contraption powered by a small motor via leather belts that looks […]
Published: May, 2015 Spring is in the air this month at Jack London Square! From crafters to car buffs, the Oakland waterfront will be filled with fun events for everyone to enjoy, including Cartopia, Patchwork Show: Modern Makers Festival, NorCal Session Beer Festival, Aeolian Day and many more. Jack London Square’s free Cartopia kicks off […]
By Patrick Burnson Published: May, 2014 In a past late-night television era, Johnny Carson, playing "Carnac the Magnificent," could humorously predict the answers to questions—sealed inside envelopes—concerning unexpected and monumental changes in government, commerce and society. In the shipping industry, we have our own Carnac in Peter Friedmann, the affable and capable leader of the […]
