Summertime blues and shuffle

Certainly some of that June gloom will linger over the Marina for a while with the loss of The Grove — a small, independent, locally owned business that was truly a unique and be... Read More

On the Bay

The battle on the bay

By Jim Maxwell

The “Summer of Racing” is scheduled to kick-off on July 5, now with a time trial featuring at least three of the teams instead of the originally scheduled Fleet Race; b... Read More

On the Bay

Safer sailing

By Jim Maxwell

On May 9 it was a typical blustery day on the bay when tragedy struck the America’s Cup. Andrew “Bart” Simpson — a two-time Star class Olympic medalist, winning... Read More

On the Bay

Quiet before the storm

By Jim Maxwell

Its all quiet on the bay as we head into what’s being billed as the “Summer of Racing” with the America’s Cup scheduled for July 4 through Sept. 21. The AC ... Read More

Business, Finance

Celebrating small business

By Jim Maxwell

May brings spring flowers, and also the annual San Francisco Small Business Week. While National Small Business Week does not begin until June, here in the City where we love our u... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

On the other side of the equal night

By Jim Maxwell

Spring has sprung and the days are increasingly longer than the nights now that we’ve passed the vernal equinox. And with our continued beautiful weather, many of those longe... Read More

On the Bay

Quandary over the Cup

By Jim Maxwell

In recent hearings before the Board of Supervisors, questions have been raised regarding the upcoming America’s Cup finances and the City’s commitment to see the event ... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

It’s a short month so make it count

By Jim Maxwell

Make every day count this month both on and off Chestnut Street. With some of the best restaurants in town spread throughout our neighborhood, plenty of choice shopping opportuniti... Read More

On the Bay

Racing to the Cup

By Jim Maxwell

As teams race ahead with preparations — and repairs — on their AC72s, the AC45s are still getting a workout around the world and here on the Bay. You can catch the next... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

Keeping it small in the new year

By Jim Maxwell

by jim maxwell Now that we’ve all survived the end of the Mayan calendar and the excess of the holidays, it’s time to reflect on what makes our neighborhood on and off ... Read More

America’s Cup thrills and spills

By Jim Maxwell

With thousands of spectators ringing the bay and the Blue Angels performing overhead, a fleet of state-of-the-art catamarans put on just as exciting a show on the bay last month du... Read More

On and Off Chestnut

Marina beauty is more than skin deep

By Jim Maxwell

Living in the most beautiful neighborhood in the City, Marina dwellers strive to maintain a similar beauty in their personal lives. A number of new businesses have recently opened ... Read More

On the Bay

Wings on and over the bay

By Jim Maxwell

The second installment of the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) 2012-2013 season returns to San Francisco Bay Oct. 2–7, together with the ever-popular Fleet Week &ndash... Read More

Marina buoyed by first America’s Cup event

By Jim Maxwell

After nearly a year of high expectations and community concern, the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) – the mini version of the 2013 America’s Cup – sailed ... Read More

On the Bay

AC World Series makes a splash

By Jim Maxwell

Between a couple of catamarans capsizing during practice to start the week off, to Olympic track star Michael Johnson going overboard off the Oracle Team USA Coutts boat during the... Read More

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