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Movies Around the World
This short 3-minute film—aired midway through the awards presentations the night of the Oscars, February 26—is now available to view (for free). It was commissioned by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences and produced and filmed by our own East Pier filmmakers Will Parrinello and John Antonelli (Mill Valley Film Group). Enjoy! Movies Around...
Brave New World as Ducklings Hatch
Passels of ducklings, and goslings—along with their watchful parents—can be seen waddling and swimming about in various locations throughout the floating homes community. Over on South 40, Caroline Hall and Michael McNeill’s planter box provided the ideal set up for a pair of Mallard Ducks to build a nest. The just-hatched ducklings—who launch themselves straight out of the...
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...
Plans Unveiled for Pier 39-Style Park at WPH
Starting this summer, we can expect to see big changes in the area designated to become the new Waldo Point Harbor Park. The BCDC has signed off on the the final permitting of the WPH Park Lands and Public Pier, and with that given the okay for the Charles Van Damme Ferry...
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,...
Corkboards Spruce up Dock Entries
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When will the WPH Construction End?
The Waldo Point Harbor Reconfiguration is in the final stages, according to Dan Hughes, WPH project manager. The crew will start back to work in late spring with prepping the park site, which is now the old Gates Coop parking area. In June, when the permit allows, they will begin the in-water...
FHA Oral Histories
The Floating Homes Association has begun recording oral histories of long-term residents. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Ron Moreland—who first moved onto East Pier in 1975, along with his wife, Cathy. Together, they have been very active members of the community and especially the FHA. They are planning...
From East Pier to the Oscars
On the recent Oscar telecast, one of the things that went right was a showing of the short film “Movies Around the World,” which was made by two filmmakers whose studio is on East Pier. Here’s how Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik described their contribution to the telecast: “Every year, documentarians...