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Bay seniors with a taste for haute couture recycling are encouraged to check out the current show at the Dogpatch Gallery. Artist Charlotte Kruk has fashioned a flamenco outfit entirely out of candy wrappings. It’s the latest pop-up exhibit of the Museum of Craft and Design which is still planning to open a permanent space […]

Bay seniors seeking maximum coastal drama might want to brave Highway 1 for 2.5 hours north to the former Imperial Russian outpost at foggy Fort Ross. Last year this State Park celebrated its 200th anniversary (oops, I missed it). It’s only open Saturdays and Sundays now but with our current Wuthering Heights weather you’re likely to […]

Bay seniors can get a sense of San Francisco before it became San Francisco on a short walk through the recently restored dunes on Lobos Creek in the Presidio. The boardwalk path which edges the still flowing Lobos Creek is barely a mile long as rolls towards the Pacific. Thanks to volunteer efforts a rich […]

Why should Bay seniors care that the 100th anniversary of SF’s Muni is this Friday? Because from 5am on Friday until 5am on Saturday anyone can ride for free. That includes cable cars which are normally $5. By the way were you aware that seniors get discounts on cable car rides all year long –as […]

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Bay seniors getting restless staying indoors during this chilly damp winter and reluctant to slog along muddy trails, tend to forget the paved paths waiting for them in Golden Gate Park. Most of the 13 million annual visitors are gone and there are miles and miles of flat trails, all free of road-hogging cyclists, which […]

Bay seniors with a cosmic perspective might appreciate the celebration going on this weekend at Muir Woods in honor of the winter solstice. The program is brief – after all this is the shortest day of the year (and the longest night) – with music, interpreters, storytelling and the usual hordes of stately redwood trees. […]

Bay seniors dazzled by the holiday lights will have an even more  impressive display on view tonight and Friday when Geminids Meteor Shower flashes over the southern part of the Bay. If it’s clear you’ll be able to see 50 or more meteors per hour. They’ll be hurtling at  93,600 mph when they enter the […]