Local Filmmakers Shine in Cinema By The Bay
It's been a banner year for SF-based film productions--even my own usually quiet, Inner Richmond neighborhood has seen multiple crews filming in the past few months. "We've had a really really busy...
View Article'Tis the Season for Science at the California Academy of Sciences!
Celebrate the festive winter season with live reindeer, indoor snow flurries, and a giant Snowman Theater—all part of the California Academy of Sciences annual holiday exhibit!’Tis the Season for...
View ArticleCoveted Neighborhood Parking Tips for North Beach... Shhhh
Dear Parking Guru,I live in North Beach on Chestnut St. and don’t have a paid for spot for my car. I have a residential permit, but on weekends, weekdays, evenings, and mornings I find it impossible...
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Open House Obsession: Our Top Three Picks For Sunday
Originally published on California Home + DesignWhere: 77 Dow Place #908 Yerba Buena/SOMA When: Sunday, 11/24 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Why: Designed by Kotas/Pantaleoni Architects and built in 2002,...
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CounterPULSE Gets a New Home
Next December, CounterPULSE's lease at 1310 Mission Street will expire, leaving the 22-year-old experimental performing arts venue without a home. The worst case, and most likely scenario, subjects...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With: Eventbrite Co-Founder & President Julia Hartz
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 ArticleModernist Shapes Designed for the Urban Tabletop
Looks can be deceiving. If you were to glance at a photograph of Corey Best’s geometric metal sculptures, you would think that they were mammoth objects suitable for the courtyard of a museum or the...
View ArticleFoodie Updates: Marla Bakery Opens a Mission Window, Reveille Coffee en Route...
This week's food news includes a new location of one-year-old Reveille Coffee Co., which is opening a second cafe in the Castro; the addition of an ice cream bar at Daniel Patterson's soon-to-open Alta...
View ArticleSFO Tries To Make Holiday Travel Easier
Looking forward to traveling on the holidays is akin to awaiting your next periodontal gum graft. Yes, it can be that bad with packed flights, screaming children, endless security lines, and oblivious...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Bay Bridge
This weekend involves poetry, saxophones, vintage paper, and salsa. Make it a priority to check out these latest thrills in the East Bay.Verbal Sax: Poetry & Saxophones If there's anything the...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Golden Gate Bridge
Escape from the city for true fall colors as well as dance, wildlife, and serious deals on shopping in Marin this weekend. Bahia is one of the most stunning and culturally rich areas of Brazil and it's...
View ArticleBay Area Sports Beat: What You Need to Know Right Now
The Big Game happened, but oddly the game with the biggest Stanford-related implications didn’t even take place in the Bay Area.Stanford mercilessly smashed rival Cal 63-14 on Saturday, but the win...
View ArticleBest Bets This Week in Live Bay Area Music
It’s time to show all of those out-of-town friends back for the holidays how remarkably hip you are. You live a thrilling Bay Area existence and knowing about these shows proves it. Study up, young’un....
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Street Style Report: A Local Student in Fresh Fall Colors
Dressing for fall in San Francisco is really a day-by-day operation. Last weekend, the sun was out and local art student Amber Chen got it just right with her in-season palette, breezy layers, and hip...
View ArticleThe SF SPCA and Macy's Unveil Kittens and Puppies in the Windows!
How much is that doggie in the window?Last Friday, the San Francisco SPCA and Macy's revealed their 27th annual Holiday Windows display with help from the cast members from Beach Blanket Babylon on the...
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Shop Local With the Tap of a Finger
Originally published on California Home + DesignTrust San Francisco to make shopping local even easier. New iPhone app SixDoors curates high-quality goods and delivers them right to your doorstep (or...
View ArticleScenes of the City: San Francisco Coast Guard
We visited Yerba Buena Island to see what a day in the life of our local San Francsico Coast Guard sector is like. We captured the early morning fog, the mid day flare exercises, and night operations...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: Anjelica Huston, Book of Mormon, and Cat Power
ConversationAnjelica HustonIf, like me, you grew up in the '80s and '90s, you might best remember Anjelica Huston as the terrifying grand high witch in The Witches. But the Oscar-winning actress and...
View ArticleSix Addictive New Bar Snacks to Eat Whilst Drinking
More and more fine drinking establishments around the city have learned that the key to selling that second or third cocktail is giving the customers some fun things to munch on in between. Back in...
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. This week, we're thinking about everyone who will be spending time with their loving, crazy, dysfunctional...
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