In Photos: Seven Days of San Francisco Music
Click through to see the entire gallery! 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...
View ArticleA Bit of Texas Brought to a Calistoga Wedding
Erin and Eric met in school at Southern Methodist University in Texas. They relocated to the Bay Area from Texas several years ago. Texas runs strong in the grooms family - they even brought some soil...
View ArticleScoop.it Makes It Simple to Publish Online Magazines
While it’s true that anyone can be a publisher in the Internet Age, it’s also true that the most commonly used tools aren’t for everyone. Take blogging, for example, or Twitter. Over time, a...
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A New Batch of City Wineries Embraces the Urban Lifestyle
On an industrial side street in SoMa, the first juice from five tons of Sauvignon Blanc begins to drip from the press at Bluxome Street Winery, a full 60 miles from the grapes’ Russian River Valley...
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SF Street Style: Local Artist Charmaine Olivia, Dressed in Black, at The...
Last Saturday, I caught up with local artist, Charmaine Olivia, at the opening of her first SF solo show, Ritual, (on display through February 4) at The Shooting Gallery. The artist donned a gorgeous,...
View ArticleScenes of the City: 49ers Fans and Game at Candlestick Park
Click through to see the entire gallery! In one of the most thrilling fourth quarters in 49er (and arguably football) history, the San Francisco 49ers rallied to beat the favored New Orleans Saints...
View ArticleCalling All Creative Types
Got talent? Submit your work for a chance to be published in 7x7. These 49 square miles of ours are positively jam-packed with creative genius. Whether we’re jostling with the portfolios of art...
View ArticleAn SF Architect’s Approach to Book Shelves
Instead of a coffee table book, what about a book coffee table? Bay Area architect, artist and fabricator Lisa Finster is now custom creating what she calls the “Book Table.” She takes people’s...
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Chance of Whale-Spotting in Monterey
Every week, we'll be featuring a guest post from the travel writers behind Worth the Drive, a blog featuring nearby getaways, festivals, and sweet travel deals on NBC Bay Area. It has been quite the...
View ArticleNick's Cove Cultivates the New in Tomales Bay
The last few years have been nothing but rocky for Nick's Cove on Tomales Bay. To begin with, owner and local restaurant magnate Pat Kuleto gave up on the property, deciding to sell the Bay-adjacent...
View ArticleFive Live Music Shows to Buzz About This Week
Milk Carton Kids at Cafe Du Nord, Tuesday This minimalist duo has won praise from folks at NPR and Spinner while perfecting a specific blend of Americana, 1950s classic folk and compelling narrative....
View ArticleUrbanSitter Connects Parents With Babysitters Via Social Web
As we figure out how to meet more and more of our offline needs in online marketplaces, one key issue always arises -- trust. How do we know we can trust the people we meet online? And if this is an...
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Market Watch: Meet Elianna Friedman, the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market New...
Elianna Friedman is no stranger when it comes to the Bay Area food scene. As a program coordinator for the San Francisco Food Bank, she created cooking and nutrition classes for the organization’s low-...
View ArticleWarm Yourself with Beer at Concord's Winter Brews Fest
On Saturday January 28, The Brewing Network will host its third annual Winter Brews Fest. The festival promotes local breweries, local businesses, and fresh craft beer with a particular emphasis on...
View ArticleBuy Lift Tickets Online for Less with Liftopia
Snow is coming! Snow is coming! Winter is finally returning this week to blanket the mountains with the fluffy white. Still, with less than ideal conditions, it seems absurd to pay full price for a...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: SF Sketchfest, Wu-Tang Clan, and Rayko's Plastic...
ArtRayko's Plastic Camera ShowCheck out the best pictures from the world's worst camera. Now in its fifth year, Rayko's plastic camera show features images by 100 different photographers chosen from...
View ArticleRemembering Our Film Writer Rossiter Drake
We are sad and disheartened to learn that one of our long-time writers, Rossiter Drake, died over the weekend. Rossiter was best known to the 7x7.com audience for writing about film. He published a...
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 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 give you some of the artists we can't wait to see at this year's Noise Pop. Next week, we'll tackle...
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Look of the Week: The Tribal Print Clutch
Turning trends you love into time-tested staples is simply about finding new ways to incorporate them into your seasonal wardrobe. That said, the time for tribal print maxis may have passed, but...
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