Gate 6 ½ alums Kate and Dennis Green are the subjects of a charming profile by NBC Bay Area. The Greens moved to shore in Sausalito a few years ago, and Dennis opened a unique boutique called Karl the Store (think of Karl the Fog in San Francisco). The shop,...
A recent obituary for architect Sim Van der Ryn, known as the “father of green architecture,” brought to mind his connection to one of the most historic homes in our community. The Ameer was an old ark that had been converted into a houseboat when it was purchased by Phil...
Poet, historian and builder Keith Emmons visited the Sausalito waterfront in 1970 with his wife Jane. They spotted an ad for a converted landing craft at Gate 3 and bought it for $1400. Later they moved onto the Fortune Cookie, built on another surplus landing craft. Then Keith got inspired...
In his recent report on Fleet Week activities, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Carl Nolte noted that Fleet Week “is a big deal for the Naval Sea Cadets, a youth organization sponsored by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard designed to get young people interested in the sea services, including the...
Julie Durbin, from Kappas West, joined a select group for a special sail on the tall ship Matthew Turner earlier this month. The brigantine, built locally by volunteers, hosted major donors to the campaign to restore the paddle wheel and smokestack from the Charles Van Damme Ferryboat. Julie reports: It...
Author Jennifer Gennari has written a history of Sausalito’s counterculture houseboat community for the current issue of Marin Magazine. Titled Wild and Free, the article is illustrated with historic black and white photographs by Catherine Lyons-Labate of A Dock from her coffee table book, Once Upon a Waterfront. Jen’s article...
We recently reported on the consolidation of students from Marin City to the Sausalito school campus in order to pool resources and maintain more efficient operations. As the Marin IJ has reported: “The issue was controversial because of the transfer of middle school students out of Marin City, leaving its...
Rebecca Lytle, PhD, a long-time resident of Marin County now living on Main Dock, has announced plans to run this November for a seat on the Sausalito Marin City School District Board. Board members work with the school superintendent and guide decisions to ensure accountability as advocates for children, the...
Back in July 2023 I wrote a Floating Times piece about Forbes Kiddoo and his fantasy isle which floated in Richardson’s Bay in the 80s. While researching that piece, I came across a Facebook post from the Veterans Home in Barstow that looked like an obituary for the eccentric Forbes,...
Eight women from Chile are coming to Sausalito in September as part of the Sausalito Sister City— Viña del Mar exchange program. They are bringing an important exhibit of the art and culture of the region which will be on display at 675 Bridgeway (formerly the Chase Bank building) from...