Is your family ready to adopt a new dog?

My friends were shocked when I told them I’d adopted a puppy. For years, as my husband and kids campaigned for a pet, I argued adamantly about how dogs were too much work, to... Read More

Around the House

Restore or replace historic windows?

By Nita Riccardi

After many years, the old, original windows on Victorians and other period homes can be drafty and difficult to open or close. When it comes time to paint or restore the home, the ... Read More

Home & Garden

Save money and energy by winterizing your home

By Julia Strzesieski

Clocks are turned one hour back on Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 a.m. Though this means we gain a precious hour of sleep, it also means that it gets darker much earlier and cooler weather is... Read More

Property Lines

The ins and outs of selling rental property

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

Selling a rental property is very different from selling a home in which you live. What should you be aware of when buying or selling a rental property? I have represented buyers a... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: September 2012

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate Today

A tale of two real estate investors

By Carole Isaacs

Last month I wrote about the new breed of buyer entering the real estate market. Since then, I had a new listing come on the market in Pacific Heights. This was a large remodeled s... Read More

Jasmine Blue's Tails of the Dog Park

Chapter 54: Saying goodbye to Mommy’s little girl

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Arms opened wide and as you leave the other side of life No turning back the door will never crack again All that we’ve gone through How could I have known, I’d lose yo... Read More

Swimming with the sharks

By Michelle Slade

On Friday, Oct. 19, a small group of elite swimmers from the Dolphin Club braved rough, chilly, and shark-inhabited waters for a swim around Alcatraz Island in support of Swim for ... Read More

Weekend Traveler

The Scottsdale scene

By Patty Burness

When it’s warm desert air you crave, there’s no better place than Scottsdale. Formerly citrus groves and cotton fields, it’s now a mix of modern and Old West in t... Read More

More than fleets for the week

By Cindy Beckman

Batten down the hatches, it’s going to be a wild one! Every October, the armada known as Fleet Week sails into town. Naval convoys, Coast Guard contingencies, stunt pilots, a... Read More

Plans for medical marijuana dispensary on Lombard St.

By Laura Lanzone, Marina Community Association

If all goes as planned, the Marina District could get its first medical marijuana dispensary at 2414 Lombard Street (near Scott). Yes, for those of you keeping track, the location ... Read More

Marina youth is ambassador for JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes

JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) Bay Area has selected nine children from around the Bay Area, ages 8 to 15, to serve as ambassadors for their 2012 Walk to Cure Diabete... Read More

Degaussing to grazing: Woodhouse Fish Co. on Marina Green

By Cindy Beckman

On Sept. 20, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission unanimously approved a negotiated lease agreement to turn the Marina Green’s historic degaussing station into a ... Read More

Reynolds Rap

Scapegoats and struggling teams: The Cubs vs. Zynga

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

scape•goat \skāp-gōt\ 1. A person made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place. 2. Chiefly biblical. A goat let loose in the wilderness after the h... Read More

News

Fort Mason Center design competition

By Cindy Beckman

While Fort Mason Center has been successful in offering programming and events that are diverse and engaging, the campus lacks a clear identity and cohesion that often prevents vis... Read More

2012 October