Dus & Laurie Mills threw a birthday bash, for which all of Issaquah was on high alert! Laurie’s birthday was August 6, and Dus’ birthday was a few months ago, so they decided to do a joint celebration. Dus and Laurie were joined by Laurie’s sister Amy—and friends from Issaquah...
Friends and neighbors gathered at the triangle on Liberty Friday night, July 29, to honor Nancy Frisch, who is moving away after 40 years. Nancy has decided to relocate to Washington State to be near her son Noah, who was born on the dock. Noah’s dad, photographer Steve Frisch, passed...
A wonderful retrospective journey for the 50th Anniversary of The Summer of Love The documentary film LIFE IS A MOVIE—the story of avant-garde filmmaker and photographer, Larry Moyer—had its world premiere May 19 at the Nice International Filmmaker Festival (Nice IFF) 2017. Held at the beginning of, and just up the Côtes d’Azur...
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...
One of the things I love about living in a small town like Sausalito is the surprise of running into old friends in different settings. That happened recently when Jane and I dropped into the Taste of Rome to hear some music, and bumped into Don Bennett of Liberty playing...
I didn’t really know Muriel Kifer in the early days. I lived at 51 Issaquah and she lived at #2. We did have something in common though; we both lived on Issaquah Dock and were single ladies. I am a soup maker. I inherited this gift from my grandmother and father. When...
Colorful historic figure and longtime floating homes community resident Laurabell Hawbecker was almost 92 when she died. Judyth Greenburgh, close friend of both Laurabell and Bob Kalloch (who died earlier this year), wrote: Our dear friend Laurabell peacefully passed away November 30, 2016 at home with her teddy bear and rabbit in her...
In 2013, two Swedes—journalist Lars Åberg and photographer Lars Strandberg—spent time in Sausalito collecting their impressions of our floating home community. The result, Floating in Sausalito, written in English and released earlier this year by the German publisher Kerber Verlag, is now available in the US. Short-listed in the book category for the Swedish...
Friends, neighbors and colleagues gathered to remember Bob Kalloch, former and long-time resident of A Dock. The memorial celebration, at Dunphy Park on August 20, was marked by music, personal reminiscences, and food and drink.
On Saturday, August 20, 2016, there will be a life celebration for longtime waterfront resident, activist and historian Bob Kalloch. Bob and his lady Laurabell Hawbecker moved to the Sausalito watefront in the 60s, after they both decided to stop punching timeclocks. They found a dilapidated WWII landing craft hull,...