Tell Us Where You've Cried Publicly in SF
We've all been there — our emotions catch us out of nowhere and suddenly, we're crying into a burrito on the MUNI. Considering so many of us publicly cry in San Francisco, it's still a sore subject for...
View ArticleUhh, WTF Happened To This Couch on Craigslist?
If you're in the market for a couch, but are squeamish about owning something brand new that you don't have three hundred questions about, look no further than this SF Craigslist ad. Like me, you might...
View ArticleSneak Peek: New PianoFight Theater Opens Tonight
San Francisco is getting a new kind of theatrical venue, PianoFight, that opens to the public tonight. When you think of theater many things may come to mind: velvet curtains, fancy crowds, maybe your...
View ArticleTSA Precheck is a Total Game Changer for Flying
Airline travel is one of things I used to dread most. You have to get to the airport three hours early, wait in line while everybody takes off their shoes, belts, computers, chunky jewels, and all...
View ArticleFlower Mart Might Be Moving Underground
Since earlier this year, the future of the San Francisco Flower Mart has been unclear. Kilroy Realty, the developers who bought the land where the Flower Mart is located earlier this year had an...
View ArticleWest Oakland Grocery Store Could Change the Area
West Oakland has been without a proper supermarket for eight years, but according to the SF Business Times, that might change. Real estate mogul Tom Henderson (owner of the Tribune Tower) is investing...
View ArticleBurma Superstar Opening on Valencia St.
If you're staying in SF for the holidays, here's an extra special reason to be stoked about having the city to yourself. Earlier this week, Tablehopper got a sneak peek at the new Burma Superstar on...
View ArticleEvery Christmas, I Regress to My 15-Year-Old Self
This year, on December 23, I will fly home for Christmas for the seventh year in a row.I honestly don’t know what possesses me to do this to myself, because about an hour after scooping my bag off the...
View Article'Die Hard': The Best Christmas Movie For 2014
These are scary times my friends. It seems like we close this year more confused than we started it. Civil unrest abounds, gender equality is being tested, and major industries are kowtowing to foreign...
View ArticleFree Or Cheap Ways To Work Out
Ah January, when our wallets diminish and our waistlines expand. Many of us promised ourselves, maybe in a champagne or eggnog fueled hangover, that we would turn ourselves around in 2014. “This is the...
View ArticleThe San Francisco Newbie Bucket List
Most people have bucket lists of things they want to do (that don't involve IKEA trips) when they first move somewhere new. But, since San Francisco is a city like no other, our checklist is equally...
View ArticleOpening on X-Mas: Tim Burton's SF Biopic "Big Eyes"
You’ve seen the paintings — in magazines and galleries, at vintage stores, and on postcards. The captivating portraits of children with enormous eyes. For years, Walter Keane claimed those paintings...
View ArticleI’d Rather Be Alone Than Go Home for the Holidays
Since moving to San Francisco from San Diego over nine years ago, I’ve spent my holidays running on the hamster wheel of retail jobs that black out vacation requests in the month of December. It’s made...
View ArticleFinally! Cookie Delivery In SF
What are you doing this lovely Christmas Eve Eve? At home alone, abandoned by your roommates? Are you stuck in a ghost town of an office? Do you want a cookie?Of course you do!In San Francisco you can...
View ArticleThe 12 Steps of Heading Back East for Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, that special time of year when it takes loads of parental guilt, a hefty chunk of change for a plane ticket, and the promise of nostalgic childhood foods to...
View ArticleA San Francisco Nativity Scene
San Francisco doesn’t get nearly as inundated with nativity scenes as the places where a lot of us grew up. Whether you’re totally fine with that or missing them with some nostalgic, manger-based FOMO,...
View ArticleWhy I Love Living in Downtown Oakland
In just a few years, I have watched downtown Oakland blossom from an urban ghost town to a booming, eclectic mix of unexpected beauty. I officially became an Oaklander when I was nine, moved to San...
View ArticleCan You Return That?
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View ArticleWe've Got Your New Year's Eve Plans Right Here
There’s a lot of pressure to have a good time on New Year’s Eve. Should you tell your best friend you love them? Share a few hookers with your old army boss? Or maybe just pile a few friends in a taxi...
View ArticlePsst! Free Burger Tomorrow
The Bold Italic is nothing if not your up to the minute source for where you can cram free things into your maw. Tomorrow Super Duper is giving free mini burgers and fries to celebrate the end of 2014...
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