Kickstarter Campaign ‘Art on BART’ Hopes to Create Moving Galleries
Commuting on BART every day can be tedious. Most of the time I hurry, drone like, through the motions – use Clipper Card, wait in line, get on train, avoid eye contact, repeat – and I rarely look...
View ArticleWine of the Week: K is for Kesner
It doesn't happen often enough, but every once in a while a wine speaks to you. In a lineup of a dozen or more wines, at a dinner party so crowded with and food and conversation that there is no room...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With: Srijith Gopinathan
Our city is chock-full of interesting people and wild personalities. Overwhelmed by the coolness? Every week we'll pick one standout local we'd love to be friends with to answer seven essential...
View ArticleSeven Favorite Things: His & Her Valentine's Day Gifts from Plastique
Jen Murse approaches jewelry design with a sense of humor, a modern attitude, and an innate graphic design perspective. The result is Plastique, her line of whimsical-minimal bits a baubles (often made...
View ArticleOpen House Obsession: Whiteout in Cole Valley, $2.7M
Where: 710 Cole Street, Cole ValleyWhen: Saturday February 1, 1:00pm to 3:00pm/Sunday, February 2, 12:00pm to 3:00pmHow Much: $2.699MWhat: San Francisco traditionalists most likely won't approve, but...
View ArticleStuntin' Like My Daddy: 7 Films to Watch this Week
Late January is a notoriously slow period for film releases, but as ever when major studios lag, decent indies crop up to pick up the slack. Check out our rundown of this week's offerings:Millennium...
View ArticleBlinded By The Signs
Dear Parking Guru,I’ve lived in SF for a couple of years, am inundated with work, need a car most days to make my life work, and after two years, am still overwhelmed by all of the traffic and signs...
View ArticleA Custom Made Cake to Match Your Personality
Spoonful of Sugar knows that every modern San Francisco bride wants her wedding to be a unique affair, that's why they create custom cakes to match your personality. Each cake is made to order using...
View ArticleMust Read: Local Author Molly Antopol's The UnAmericans
In her incredible first book, The UnAmericans (W.W. Norton) out February 3, local author Molly Antopol has established herself as a key player in the Bay Area literary scene, and the whole country has...
View ArticleMarin Eats: Short Ribs, Rabbit Two Ways and Hilltop 1892
Do the shuffle: Management and chef changes in Marin translate into new experiences for customers. Sometimes that means what’s old is new, as well as the chance for one noted chef to return and cook in...
View ArticleFoodie Updates: The Square Takes Shape In North Beach, Joe's Cable Car...
In this week's bevy of restaurant news we have the closing of a 50-year-old institution in outer Mission, the relocation of popular spot Lolo in the Mission, an update on two new bars opening this...
View ArticleThis Week in Local Music News
Let your freak flag fly: It’s the return of the Space Lady! Her Elbo Room performance is a ways off (March 14), but this past week I was listening to KUSF-in-Exile (technically getting renamed San...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Golden Gate Bridge
A Chinese New Year FeastGather at Lily Kai restaurant in Tiburon on Saturday to welcome the Year of the Horse. Enjoy a beautiful view of the bay while feasting on a traditional eight-course Chinese...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Bay Bridge
Free Sailboat DayTake advantage of the San Francisco Bay’s unique beauty near the Berkeley Marina this Saturday. Cal Sailing Club, a non-profit organization run by volunteers, is hosting its Free...
View ArticleThree New Bar Trends For The New Year
2014 is in full swing and with it we welcome the emergence of new drink trends. While last year saw the rise of Campari, punch cocktails, and Tiki drinks, this year bartenders are going back to basics....
View ArticleIn Photos: Seven Days of San Francisco Music
This town knows music. On any given night, you can find whatever genre you're jonesing to hear, sing, or dance along with. Here's a taste of what happened in the San Francisco music scene the past...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Sunday Hike: Sonoma Valley Regional Park & Suttonfield Lake
Looking for a delightful winter hike in the woods? One you can do in the rain, without muddying up the hiking shoes? Then take the time to head up to the upper end of the Sonoma’s Valley of the Moon to...
View ArticleBest Bets This Week in Live Bay Area Music
In honor of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, let’s remember one of his greatest lines from one of cinema’s finest studies on the music business, Almost Famous: “The only true currency in this bankrupt...
View ArticleBay Area Sports Beat: What You Need to Know Right Now
Ask anyone in Berkeley—the Super Bowl was actually on Saturday night.At least that’s the story we’re running with, as opposed to those guys from the Pacific Northwest who apparently conquered all in...
View ArticleStreet Style Report: 7 Great Looks at Silver Oak Winery's Cabernet Release Party
Great fashion, like fine wine, changes from year-to-year, needs good balance, and the best only get better with time. Silver Oak Winery got both just right last weekend with their lush varietals and...
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