“Enjoy your houseboat while you can because you’ll all be gone soon,” Elisabeth (Suki) Sennett remembers the then Executive Director of the BCDC saying to her as he stood as a guest on her deck shortly after she moved onto Main Dock 35 years ago. Suki was working as an...
Last week we told the story of the ark Omphale, which was destroyed by fire off of A Dock in July, 1996, not in December as was inaccurately reported. The Omphale had an equally noteworthy neighbor at Waldo Point Harbor for many years: the Spreckles Boathouse. In the fall of...
Old-timers may remember the Omphale, an old ark in Waldo Point Harbor that burned to the waterline 27 years ago. Thanks to Sausalito Historical Society co-founder Phil Frank, we can now share the history of this one-time local landmark. In the 1970s, Phil was one of the editors of an...
Felecia Gaston, who founded Performing Stars of Marin and The Marin City Historical and Preservation Society, has brought out a new book about the history of Marin City, titled A Brand New Start . . . This is Home. In the following excerpt, Felecia recounts the story of the local flea...
The sea lion statue that was knocked off it pedestal in the January storms needs major repairs to resume its position as Sausalito’s international landmark, which it has now been for seven decades. The story of the emblematic sea lion is as intriguing as the statue itself. According to the...
Spaulding Marine Center will host a remembrance of local sailing hero Hank Easom from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. Filmmaker Oleg Harencar will share memories of the legendary Bay sailor before showing his film Hank Easom: Portrait of a Legend. Spaulding Marine Center is located at...
On January 30, Sausalito City Council members and Planning Commissioners voted unanimously to site new housing in Sausalito safely away from the heart of the Marinship District’s working waterfront. According to the Sausalito Working Waterfront Coalition (SWWC): The decision was reached during a marathon 6.5 hour joint Council and Planning...
Community organizations in Marin City will host a series of events throughout February in honor of Black History Month. On Thursday, February 16, at 6:00 p.m., Marin City Arts and Culture in the Gateway Shopping Center will host a panel discussion with former local members of the Black Panther Party....
The Tam Valley Players will present Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery, an original play inspired by true events, with performances on March 3, 4, 10, and 11. The show was written by local author John Byrne Barry and features appearances by Louis Shireman and Denise Kendall from the floating homes...
Claudia Kelly of Gate 6 ½ sends along this excerpt from the book Down by the Bay—San Francisco’s History Between the Tides: What do silver, salami, steel, wine, and lawn furniture have in common? Maybe a picnic with proper silver cutlery on the lawn comes to mind? What needs shallow...