Two local authors will be reading from their works this month. Tonight, John Byrne Barry will discuss his novel Pirates of Sausalito at Sausalito Books by the Bay, 100 Bay St., Sausalito. Starting at 6:00 p.m., John will speak about the waterfront skirmishes that inspired his houseboat wars murder mystery,...
Sausalito’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a City Wide Yard Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12 at MLK Parking Lot and basketball courts, with the entrance at 610 Coloma St. The yard sale will include over 80 booths, and is free to the public....
The Bay area has been home to many of the greatest musical luminaries of our time, including Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, The Doobie Brothers, The Jefferson Airplane and Starship, Canned Heat … just to mention a few. Very few people know that many members of these legendary bands still...
The Floating Homes Association Annual Meeting returned to the Bay Model on March 15 for the first time in the post-Covid era. Early birds began arriving at 10:00 a.m. to browse the treasures in a silent auction. The crowd soon swelled to over 140. At 11:00 a.m. new FHA President...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MAR 11 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram and ex-President Pete Hudson reported that 140 reservations had been made for the March 15 Annual Meeting. Next week...
After years of procrastination, I finally got a resident passcard good for parking in downtown municipal lots. For 40 years, these were only available to residents of Sausalito, despite constant lobbying from the floating homes community. Even when the City Manager was living in a rental home on Gate 6...
The Sausalito Community Boating Center (SCBC) presents the 12th Annual Herring Festival on March 22. An evening of fish, friends, fun, fundraising and fellowship is in store from 5:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at the Sausalito Center for the Arts. The recently opened boating center (SCBC) is situated between the...
Last week Marin IJ correspondent Paul Libertore reviewed Joe Tate’s memoir of his days with the pirate rock band the Redlegs. The Last Voyage of the Redlegs, which the Floating Times announced back in December, recounts the days before and after the houseboat wars of the mid-70s, and Libertore’s review presents...
In February of 2024, the Floating Homes Association (FHA) updated its membership system. These changes affect how members and guests will attend the March 15 Annual Meeting. Many long-time members recall being admitted to the Annual Meeting with one guest free of charge. That is no longer the case. What’s...
The Floating Homes Association is seeking volunteers for the Private Tour Committee. FHA walking tours and tours of floating homes engage visitors interested in learning more about this special place we call home. In recent years these tours have been the chief source of funding for the FHA, and they...