The Ark

The paper took its nickname from the California houseboats that once dotted Belvedere Cove, some of which have been moved ashore as freestanding homes and businesses, such as those on Ark Row, the nickname for upper Main Street. Co-founder Rich Sprague of Strawberry, who was handling publicity for Ayala Day, was the first publisher for two trial editions on Nov. 15 and Dec.

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The paper took its nickname from the California houseboats that once dotted Belvedere Cove, some of which have been moved ashore as freestanding homes and businesses, such as those on Ark Row, the nickname for upper Main Street. Co-founder Rich Sprague of Strawberry, who was handling publicity for Ayala Day, was the first publisher for two trial editions on Nov. 15 and Dec.

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