Three Reasons to Cross the Golden Gate Bridge
Surf Film Festival The first-ever Mill Valley Surf Film Festival takes place at the Sweetwater Music Hall this Saturday. Expect an awesome array of surf films that celebrate big wave-riding, the...
View ArticleMeet Your New Best Friend
Anyone who reads 7x7.com on the regular knows how much we love animals. Welcome to our new series "Meet Your New Best Friend," with the support of the animal lovers at K9 Scrub Club. It's a weekly...
View ArticleBadass Block: 3rd Street & 22nd
There are certain blocks in this city that seem like mini-universes. Each week, we'll highlight a stretch of pavement where you could spend an entire day and night. Next up? Third Street and 22nd...
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 ArticleHot 30: Tout Sweet Patisserie's Yigit Pura
It’s Indian summer in San Francisco, and temperatures are on the rise. As are the local luminaries in our annual Hot 20, er . . . Hot 30. That’s right. We were so impressed by the crop of talent and...
View ArticleFive SF Shows to Keep Your October Party Going
It’s becoming increasingly clear San Francisco may never be bored again. Between music festivals, air parades, Giants playoff baseball (btw, in This Actually Happened news — Lil' Wayne led AT&T...
View ArticleStreet Style Report: A Local Promoter Shows Us Four Fall Looks, in Hayes Valley
Meet Ava Berlin – oh-so polished, incredibly genuine and the best kind of diva. Le sigh. Few people I know can manage such a hectic schedule, mingle so seamlessly with low and high brow circles, laugh...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Dishes Under $10 in North Beach
In a town of bacon-wrapped hot dogs, taquerias, and food trucks, it’s easy to get spoiled by all the quick, cheap food San Francisco has to offer. But find yourself in North Beach–one of the most...
View ArticleA Sneak Peek at the New SFJAZZ Center in Hayes Valley
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.com All reports to the contrary, jazz is alive and thriving in San Francisco. The heart of jazz is beating so hard that SFJAZZ, the organization that has...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: Two Door Cinema Club, Root Division Art Auction,...
Conversation Nick Hornby + Jonathan Lethem Since Wendell Berry tickets sold out in a hot sec, check out these two writers instead. Find out what books should be on your radar when High Fidelity and...
View ArticleSign Up for Our Wine Club and Win Tickets to Live in the Vineyard
Live In The Vineyard has long offered attendees an intimate weekend filled with pairings of exquisite music, wine & food and this November, they’re opening their doors to a select number of VIP...
View ArticleUnique Budget Accommodations in California
Here at 7x7 we are all about unique and unusual travel. We recently wrote about a few of the most unique accommodations in California, which included a lighthouse, tree house, yurt, fire lookout, and...
View ArticleA Jaw-Dropping South Asian Wedding Glitters at San Francisco's Palace Hotel
This was one of the most fun weekends shooting a three-day South Asian wedding. Starting with the Sangeet on Friday, photographers were in the Bay Area for Nina and Harmeet’s spectacular wedding...
View ArticleJams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist
For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. Today, we're listing five awesome National Anthem performances to get in the spirit of America's favorite...
View ArticlePath is the Personal Social Network for Sharing With Your Closest Pals
Without doubt, one of the most consequential social changes of the past decade is how much information we choose to share publicly about our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and blogs are some of...
View ArticleMarket Watch: How Boxing Room Chef Justin Simoneaux Uses Fall Produce
Fall has definitely arrived at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, and the chefs who shop here have been loading up their carts with early winter squash varieties, quince, Asian pears and other seasonal...
View ArticleReading Roundup: This Week's Top Literary Events
Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Want to submit an upcoming event for consideration? Go here....
View ArticleFive Beers to Pair with Meals This Autumn
The roasted meats and seasonal root vegetables that traditionally cover fall tables are best enjoyed with beers that are also tied to the season. Pilsners and other summertime lagers are replaced with...
View ArticleSugar Bowl Adds Royal Gorge's Winter Playground
Sugar Bowl, the oldest lift-served ski resort in California and a traditional weekend getaway destination for San Francisco's upper crust, has just added a new wrinkle for the coming snow season. The...
View ArticleHot 30: Singer-Songwriter Nicki Bluhm
It’s Indian summer in San Francisco, and temperatures are on the rise. As are the local luminaries in our annual Hot 20, er . . . Hot 30. That’s right. We were so impressed by the crop of talent and...
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