Issue December 2013

Times Travelers

Machu Picchu

Terri Thornton and husband Jeffery Roloff brought along some good reading material for their visit to Machu Picchu (photo: courtesy terri thornton) ... Read More
News Briefs

TEP Public Hearing

The Marina Times has been reporting throughout the year about SFMTA’s Transit Effectiveness Project, which is working on ways to improve transportation within the City. If yo... Read More
News Briefs

Central Subway Lawsuit

SaveNorthBeachVillage.org and NoNorthBeachDig.org on Nov. 1 filed a federal lawsuit against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), attempting to stop the use of... Read More
News Briefs

New Neighbor Nike?

Sports retailer Nike’s hopes to open a new store at 2071 Union Street got a boost in November when the Union Street Association (USA) surveyed its members and found overwhelm... Read More
News Briefs

The Stars Line Up For Lucas

The Presidio Trust surprised many in November when it gave all three candidates for the development of Crissy Field until January to make changes to their proposals. This has left ... Read More
News Briefs

Fake PG&E Calls

The Lombard Business Merchants Association (LBMA) warns that Marina merchants have been targeted in a scam trying to trick them into giving credit information. A caller claiming to... Read More
Reynolds Rap

What you can do: Ways to make a difference this holiday season

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

A day never went by that my mother didn’t remind me of how fortunate we were to have our health, a home, each other, and food to eat. She got me into volunteering and donatin... Read More
Bellingham by the Bay

Polka dots for Christmas

By

It occurred to me the other day how many things from the past always seem to come back. Mostly bad things — T.B. …yellow fever … Tom DeLay. Some things remain incurab... Read More
@Nite

Have a cool yule in the city

By Maryann LoRusso

As the holidays blow into town, so does the frantic holiday rush, starting right after Halloween and not ending until the last pieces of confetti have been swept from the floor on ... Read More

2013 in review

Boating billionaires, grumbling grassroots, and a crime-fighting tyke
By John Zipperer

When 2012 was coming to a close, you might not have been able to predict what was going to happen in 2013. But you would have been safe if you expected the new year’s events ... Read More
Dishing

Bûche de Noël: 19th century French holiday cake makes a comeback

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

The ceremonial burning of a log on winter solstice (the year’s darkest day) or, for Christians, on Christmas Eve, is an ancient French tradition purported to date back to Vik... Read More
La Deliziosa Vita, Recipes

Impress your guests with simple, satisfying popovers and Yorkshire pudding

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Whether your family passes Pillsbury crescents or brown-and-serve rolls, the bready part of a holiday dinner is often woefully neglected. For some reason, people think making crava... Read More
Movie Reviews

Christmas on screen

By Michael Snyder

Christmas movies are part of the fabric of Western culture. And no matter how much you hope the season will be about “peace on Earth and good films to all men (and women),... Read More

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