By
Cheryl on October 8th, 2009
Posted in Tourism | Comments Off on A Little Piece of Australia
Garth Nix is not the only Australian on his way to the San Francisco Bay Area. This particular one is rather larger, comes from Melbourne, and will be taking up residence in the public transit system of San Francisco.
One of the many popular tourist attractions of the City by the Bay is the collection of vintage streetcars that runs a service from the Castro district, along Market Street, and around the Embarcadero to Fisherman’s Wharf. That fleet will soon be augmented by the arrival of a 63-year-old Melbourne tram. See this story in the San Francisco Chronicle for more details.
Although the new tram will not take service until next year, homesick Australians should note that San Francisco already owns one Melbourne tram. The other vintage streetcars are very nice too. Further details are available here.
By
Cheryl on October 6th, 2009
Posted in Poe | Comments Off on A Decent Burial
When Edgar Allan Poe died in 1849 he was too poor, and had too many enemies, to receive any sort sort of grand send-off. However, with the 200th anniversary of his birth comes new recognition, and on Sunday two separate ceremonies will commemorate Poe’s passing in a manner better suited to his current stature in the world of literature. NBC has details.
By
Cheryl on October 5th, 2009
Posted in Guests, Hospitality | Comments Off on Last Drink Bird Head Launch
One of the many book launches taking place at World Fantasy this year is for Jeff and Ann VanderMeer’s charity anthology of flash fiction, Last Drink Bird Head. Further details are available on Jeff’s blog.
By
admin on October 3rd, 2009
Posted in General | 6 Comments »
Progress Report 2 is at the printer and we expect to have it in the mail by October 9. You can download a copy of the PR from our Publications Page.