Marin People’s Climate Mobilization, April 29
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Author: Jen Gennari
Anchor Out, a Love Story
Sausalito artist, retired clinical psychologist, and now author Barbara Sapienza has written a novel, Anchor Out. A book launch and reading will be held at Sausalito Book Passage by the Bay on April 22 at 4 p.m. Anchor Out, a novel When: 4 pm, April 22 Where: Sausalito Book Passage by...
Perfect Storm Sinks Two Boats
A powerful storm with strong winds from an unusual direction spelled misfortune for two floating homes on Thursday, April 6. Overnight, at more than a five-foot tide, #62 Issaquah began taking on water and listing northward toward its neighbor. And Dianne Moyer awoke to three feet of water and the sinking of her...
Sea Level Rise – How Vulnerable is Marin?
Have you noticed higher tides? For several years, Marin County staff have been developing an assessment of what is vulnerable to sea level rise along our bay shoreline. To learn more, Supervisor Kate Sears invites us to a meeting on Tuesday, April 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the...
E-Waste Recycling Added to City Wide Yard Sale April 22
UPDATE: Due to rain this weekend, the Spring City Wide Yard Sale at the MLK parking lot has been postponed from Saturday, April 8 to Saturday, April 22. Yard sale hours on April 22 will be 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Questions about the event may be directed to Julie...
You’re Invited: Local Author to Read at Book Passage April 1
The geese court, and rose bushes unfurl new leaves on bare canes. Death seems to have left with winter, but that is not so. “Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment,” says Issaquah resident Frank Ostaseski. “She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight,...
Target Set to Open March 12
On Sunday, March 12, the third and southernmost Target in Marin will open less than a mile from the Floating Homes Community. It will house a pharmacy and Starbucks as well as a produce section. The development has many new attractive improvements. New sidewalks—with easy access for strollers, bicyclists, and...
Waldo Point Harbor Project Update
Dan Hughes, WPH project manager, provided the following update for the state of the multiyear reconfiguration of Waldo Point Harbor and the Gates Cooperative. For back history, please read about it here. The Coop homes are moving to the new Charles Van Damme floating dock, and several now call the south...
An Epic Race: Transpac Results
Jiří Šenkyřík crossed the finish line first! Sailing three minutes short of 13 days, Jiří came in second overall (for corrected time) in the race from San Francisco to Hawaii. “When I radioed, the race committee and Bri met me in a small boat—it was a surprise to me to see my...
A Solo Sailing Race to Hawaii
On July 2, Issaquah resident Jiří Šenkyřík set sail, racing across the Pacific ocean to Hawaii – solo. The Singlehanded TransPac 2016, the 20th edition, is a race from San Francisco (Tiburon) to Hanalei, on the north shore of Kauaʻi. This year, 22 men and one woman are participating, using...