Eren Goknar, creator and contributing editor of the Town Traveler pages at the Los Altos Town Crier, recently covered Solage Calistoga, with a sidebar about the Lakehouse Restaurant affiliated with Calistoga Ranch, in “There’s no place like Calistoga to soothe and relieve.”  http://www.losaltosonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42714&Itemid=59 Here’s...

Lakshman Ratnapala, BATW’s International Advisor, forwards this Op-Ed piece from the U.N. Bureau of IPS the INTER PRESS SERVICE of Wednesday, April 25, 2012, published to mark the upcoming meeting of 125 heads of government in Rio de Janeiro: “THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED” By Lakshman...

April Orcutt’s latest San Francisco Chronicle story, “New Zealand Driving – It Just Isn’t ‘Right,’” delights readers with her exploits learning to drive Kiwi-style. Here’s a tease (to read the entire story, click here). “Geraldine can’t swim. My...

This month sees the release of Judith Horstman’s fourth book on the brain: The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain, available at bookstores everywhere.

Bylaws Status Report from the BATW Board Retreat by Ginny Prior, President The light bulb. Space travel. The Internet. When listing the world’s great achievements, the BATW Bylaws revision probably won’t make the cut. But to us, it’s big news. It’s been more than three years since the Board...

Adding to our distinguished list of Associate Members is Renée Roberts, principal of Renée Roberts Marketing & Public Relations in Burlingame.

BATW May Meeting May 19 – 10 a.m. Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf/Red & White Fleet Come celebrate the upcoming 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge by attending our May 19th meeting. The event will be held at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf (from 10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.), where...

Legendary chef Jeremiah Tower recently mentioned in an interview that the one book he can’t part with is Suzie Rodriguez‘s Found Meals of the Lost Generation. In fact, he said he “wishes he’d written it.” Here’s the link to the interview: http://eater.com/archives/2012/03/20/jeremiah-tower-on-cookbooks-he-just-cant-get-rid-of.php Suzie’s...

"The Golden Gate: San Francisco's Celebrated Bridge" Released in March—in time for the landmark’s 75th anniversary—is Mort Beebe’s new book, The Golden Gate: San Francisco’s Celebrated Bridge. It is available for purchase through Amazon.com, or signed copies can be ordered...

Adding to his portfolio of day-hiking guides, Robert Stone recently released Day Hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (First Edition) and Day Hikes in the Beartooth Mountains (Fifth Edition). See below for descriptions and more information: Day Hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains (First Edition) From...