Jeff Burkhart

“Eureka!” is California's state motto. In Greek, that means “I have found it.” And in 1963, our state legislature thought that phrase summed up the

Stately, plump, the giant steak came out from the back kitchen. The platter bore a bowl of chimichurri sauce and was crossed lengthwise by a large steak knife.

POINT & SHOOT A decommissioned Nike Hercules missile is occasionally displayed at the Marin Headlands. Photo by Jeff Burkhart.

“Do you have any blue curaçao?” I asked the clerk behind the counter at the local liquor store, being careful to pronounce it in one of the two ways that I know it's commonly said.

“Eureka!” is California's state motto. In Greek, that means “I have found it.” And in 1963, the state legislature thought that phrase summed up the

The Sausalito Historical Society, Sausalito Liquor Co. and 16 Sausalito restaurants have teamed up for a promotion they're calling the Sausalito Whiskey Trail. (The Sausalito Chamber of Commerce provided input as well.)

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