By Steve Priske Published: March, 2005 If one follows the axiom that, “the last built of a thing is generally the best built of a thing,” then the finest tall ships ever built may have been built on the West Coast, and were home-ported at San Francisco.History books tell us that in 1849, when the […]
By Paul DuclosPublished: September, 2011 Last month we mourned the passing of quietude in restaurants and bars. Hushed conversations and clinking of glass are now overwhelmed by broadcasts from amplified TVs and loudspeakers in all but a handful of clubs. At the same time, we champion live performance, which keeps professional musicians at work and […]
Published: April, 2000 The cry of a gull, the slap of a baby whale’s tail on the bay water, the sight of otters frolicking, seals swimming, cormorans in perfect flight formation, and a bevy of heavy beaked pelicans. We visit their world each time our ferry crosses the bay. Our Richmond Ferry riders take notice […]
