On Burns Night
As we know it, "Auld Lang Syne" is a poem by Robert Burns, but that is simply a later version [...]
Hallowed hall
Nestled between a cannabis dispensary and a Celtic dive bar in a particularly seedy corner of San Francisco’s culturally diverse [...]
Ships and shipping
Christopher Winner’s recent “Boyhood Empire” series includes many tales of ocean liners. As San Franciscans, ships resonate with us, as [...]
A death and a discovery
The San Francisco literary community was saddened to hear of the death of Robert D. Haines Jr. earlier this year. [...]
Walking the dog
She was, as the car door panel indicated, a dog behavioralist. And her car was of course full of dogs, [...]
Bridge under water
The expression “water under the bridge” is generally understood to mean that what’s done is done, so let’s move on [...]
Review: “The Commissions”
Author and artist, Paul Madonna has become something of a cult figure in San Francisco’s Italian-American neighborhood of North Beach. [...]
Fall snapshots
In San Francisco, autumn began on a melancholy note. The passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein has been marked by many [...]
The Order of Malta Clinic
Established more than 900 years ago, The Order of Malta dates back to 1048 A.D., with the dispatch of hospitaller [...]
Books: “Dottoressa: An American Doctor in Rome” (revisited)
My esteemed colleague at “The American Magazine” is the author of a book many readers will find especially compelling in [...]
Summer in the city
Italian themes resonate here as our gentle spring segues into a fogbound summer this month, following several outstanding cultural events [...]
Forbidden Notebook
As Mother’s Day approaches, we may expect the usual demand for flowers, candy, and treacly greeting cards. While these gifts [...]