Maritime Day at Galilee Harbor will take place on Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is an annual admission-free celebration of Sausalito’s rich maritime heritage and waterfront community. This year marks the 45th anniversary of host Galilee Harbor. Organizers promise that...
Just over a year ago we reported that Peter Romanowsky, the self-proclaimed pirate chaplin (sic) of San Francisco Bay, who anchored out for six decades, had accepted a housing voucher from the Richardson Bay Regional Agency and moved to an apartment in Larkspur. Recently, Romanowsky...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE JULY 8 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram requested that a committee be formed to make the final decisions regarding the format...
If you love food and dining out, the news can get daunting. Every week there’s an updated list of closing classics: One Market, Fog City, Jeanne d’ Arc, Saylor’s, Marin Joe’s. The Four Riders of the Restaurant Apocalypse rage on: Pandemic Hangover, Insane Insurance, Uncooperative...
Last week during low tide I spotted some unfamiliar red clumps sitting on the exposed mud. So I sent a photo to our resident marine biologist, Michael Konrad on South Forty Dock, who identified them as red algae. He wrote back: There are 3 major...
The lead article in Monday’s Marin IJ announces the introduction of our amended rent control legislation. Reporter Richard Halstead explains how the original rent control law was conceived and how some provisions were unsuitable for floating home marinas in Marin. He goes on to detail...
On the evening of Friday, July 25, Sausalito Books by the Bay will present an author event for a new book by Martin Porter and David Goggin: BUZZ ME IN: Inside the Record Plant Studios. The book, written by two seasoned music journalists, tells the...
Our newly-formed Floating Homes litter pick-up squad hit the pavement after July’s king tides caused minor flooding. In under an hour, they picked up over 30 pounds of trash. Thanks to Peter Miller, Sabrina Antonio, Emma Pieper, Tam Morgan and Jay Lalezari for helping to...
While visiting the recently-opened Counterculture Museum, near the intersection of Haight and Ashbury, I stumbled across a new book on the life and art of Sausalito’s favorite bohemian: Jean Varda: The Renaissance Man. The lavishly-illustrated 208-page book was lovingly compiled by John Natsoulas and Sarah...
From the early 1960s thru today, folk, rock ’n roll, rhythm and blues, soul, funk, and heavy metal music have been happening in Sausalito with venues as diverse as the historic houseboat community, the Sausalito Woman’s Club and the storied Record Plant. On Tuesday, July...
