Bolinas and Stinson Beach Community Phonebook

Welcome to the 868-Directory

What makes people who live near each other into a community?

Talking to your neighbors, for starters!

How to be part of the 868-Directory

If you've surfed here from somewhere else, don't you wonder what would happen to your community if you started its own little phone book?

If you're part of West Marin county near Bolinas, Stinson Beach and Dogtown, submit your name and phone number to our personal listings. We list kids, houseguests and couch surfers. If you have an unlisted number that you want to keep private but want your friends to have it, how about listing under the family pet's name?

Have a business or a much-loved livelihood you are trained for, but assume there's no call for it near where you live? Try advertisting in the 868-Directory. Our rates start at a ridiculous $15. for the entire year! Your neighbors want to know what you can do for them.

Get a current edition of the 868-Directory at West Marin businesses in Bolinas: Odyssey Video, Bolinas Market & in Stinson Beach at Odyssey Video. It's a handbook, 8" X 7" size and usually a bright color, but the 2007-08 edition it's a subtle beige parchment color with a dancing dakini.

Most "real" businesses have a display ad, which costs as little as $30. Pay for your advertisting any time before three months past publication, and avoid a late charge that starts after that. We want everyone to be a part of the 868-Directory so we make our advertisting rates only pay for costs - no more.

The 868-LOOK

Curious what a copy of the 868-Directory looks like? Advertising comes from everywhere, so our image is very eclectic! We print on a copy machine. Maybe we'll figure out how to show you exactly what we mean later, but for now, you'll have to imagine it.

History

The origin of a directory in Bolinas started in 1969, with a few hand written, mimeographed, stapled pages. For two decades the 868-Directory was called the Bolinas Yellow Pages. ..This yellow name comes back to haunt every time the 868-Directory cover is yellow. In the past, Betty Stortz, Charlie & Mary Lu Ross were publishers and now Franis Engel makes it happen.

www.franis.org

Check out what else Franis Engel does - part of the reason she took over the phone book was because she was in so many listings. Alexander Technique teacher, juggling teacher, music teacher, stiltwalker, signpainter of holiday windows and banners for events, graphic artist, logo designer, fine artist, house-sitter, cat trainer, astrologer, writer & reviewer; really, can someone have too many talents?