Jeff Burkhart

Project Nike history in Marin comes to life through veterans’ stories of Cold War missile sites, nuclear defense and SF-88’s legacy.

“Don't worry, we'll get you back to doing that as soon as possible,” said my surgeon after my examination.

It couldn't have been a tumbleweed because tumbleweeds aren't found in Marin County. But whatever it was, it flip-flopped right down the main drag very much like one.

Onetime Larkspur resident and Trident regular Janis Joplin once sang about living easy in the “Summertime,” in direct contrast to Eddie Cochran's

“What do you mean you don't have any (insert ethnicity) beer?” I had asked. “This is a (insert ethnicity) restaurant, right?”

In honor of Janis Joplin and summertime in Marin, here are some new spirits or spirit-adjacent offerings from some of our local companies

The last time I ate at this restaurant, I had to book a reservation three weeks in advance. This time, the reservation was made by a friend of mine.

There's a saying that one person's floor is another person's ceiling, and in the greater scheme of things, that saying is not about architecture but about finance and opportunity.

This chill in the air whispers the change that is the month of September. And while the fall equinox is still a few weeks away, in our hearts we know it's no longer summer.

Was it hot or was it cold? It's all relative. One person's sweet is another person's sour. Throw in some odd weather patterns and one doesn't know what to think.