Juanita Musson was the colorful, no–nonsense proprietor of Juanita’s Galley on the Sausalito waterfront in the early 1960s. “By her own account, Juanita Musson has opened and closed 11 restaurants since the 1950s,” wrote S.F. Chronicle critic Grace Ann Walden in 2002. “The first was Juanita’s Galley located on Gate...
This fall, Georgia students participated in the annual Reading Bowl challenge, which invites students statewide to read all the Georgia Children’s Book Award Finalists. I was lucky to zoom into Media Specialist Abby Shapiro’s library to meet her reading club members and talk to them about my children’s novel, Muffled....
The Sausalito Center for The Arts offers unique holiday shopping next Saturday, December 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Over 20 local merchants, makers and artists, including West Pier’s Liz Brott, will display their wares indoors at the newly remodeled Bank of America Building at 750 Bridgeway. Visitors will...
In 1999, a fire destroyed the waterfront home of one of Sausalito’s more colorful residents: former porn star and prostitute Annie Sprinkle. Her home was located in Varda Landing, near the ferry Vallejo. In a fundraising appeal posted on Compuserve immediately after the fire, a friend of Annie’s wrote: “Thankfully,...
[masterslider alias=”ms-14-1-1-22″] A stroll across the lawn and paths of the newly created Waldo Point Park at Bridgeway and Gate 6 Road will take you over the historic resting place of the Charles Van Damme ferry, a 1916 side paddle wheeler that, in its heyday, ferried people, cattle, cargo, and...
Looking for holiday gifts that reflect our lifestyle? Check out the Boatload of Books section of this newsletter. You’ll find notices of publications by current and former residents as well as select books about our floating homes. Categories include fiction, non-fiction, history, memoirs, poetry and children’s books, so you’re sure to find...
After two years of planning, consultations and negotiations with the County of Marin and CalTrans and raising the necessary funds, the project to clean, beautify, and enhance the experience of moving through the tunnel that connects Marin City and Sausalito is underway. Major grants from the Marin Community Foundation, private...
Headlands Center for the Arts celebrates its 40th anniversary with a free open house on Sunday, October 16 from 12:00 noon—6:00 p.m. Along with an opportunity to roam the various buildings of the campus, meet current artists, and experience works in progress, the day will feature films and performances by...
The newly remodeled Sausalito Center for the Arts (SCA) presents Art Weekend Sausalito on Friday, October 14 through Sunday, October 16, from 10: 00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. This is a chance to be among the first to see the newly remodeled SCA at 750 Bridgeway in the...
Sausalito celebrated one year of free First Wednesday al fresco concerts on September 7 with a performance by West Coast Cool Jazz. The mercury was nudging 90 when the 8-piece band kicked off a 90-minute set, but a crowd still gathered at Cascais Plaza. According to NPR, the West Coast...