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The 11 Best Bowls of Pho in San Francisco
It’s chilly SF. What better way to cure the cold-weather blues than with hot, chunky noodle soups? At its most basic, pho is Vietnamese noodle soup that’s typically made with beef stock, herbs, and...
View ArticleRead This Before You Even Think About Going to SF Beer Week
It’s time to get thirsty folks, ‘cause SF Beer Week is just around the corner. From February 6th-15th, the San Francisco Brewers Guild will be running their 7th annual rendition of the Bay Area bender...
View ArticleW. Kamau Bell Calls Out Berkeley Cafe for Racism, Owner Calls For Public Forum
Local comedian W. Kamau Bell wrote on his blog yesterday that he experienced racism at one of his neighborhood brunch spots. He wrote that when he went to visit his wife and her friends who were...
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Local Artist Makes Epic Sand Art
Artist and San Francisco native Andres Amador will create a sand sculpture (and accompanying film) this Saturday, January 31, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Stinson Beach. Amador is wellknown for his...
View ArticleMichelle Tea Learns "How to Grow Up" in San Francisco
I chose the apartment because of the persimmon tree outside the bedroom window. I haven’t always selected my residences based on special magical details— or like, if I was lucky to score a room in an...
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Huge Condo at 16th Street Will Change Mission Beyond Recognition
Remember that mammoth development slated for 16th and Mission that was announced in late 2013? SocketSitereports that formal environmental review is about to commence, and 1979 Mission Street has the...
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This is What BART Riders Hate Most About BART
There are some downsides to the BART experience—seats upholstered in pathogens and DNA, stations fragrant with eau de bowel, cars’ Saharan temps — but according to a new biannual rider satisfaction...
View ArticleOh No! Wise Sons Deli Loses Commissary Kitchen in Mission Fire
Wednesday’s devastating fire in the Mission has destroyed the commissary kitchen and production bakery of nearby Wise Sons Deli. Wise Sons owners Evan Bloom and Leo Beckerman detailed their plans for...
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This is Where You Should Be Going in Chinatown
Growing up in Los Angeles in the ’90s, Chinatown was that dodgy area near downtown that no one really wanted to go to – save for the forced field trip at school or an uneducated run for dim sum.It...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Drinking Game For Applying to Jobs
Are you losing all hope in ever finding a full-time job that offers basic benefits, like dental? You're not alone, which is why, I, aspiring millennial who's applied to over 200 jobs, have finally...
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Identifying Photos Released of Man Possibly Behind the Body Parts Stuffed in...
The horrendous mystery of the suitcase-filled-with-body-parts may be a little closer to being solved: the San Francisco Police Department has released photos of a “person of interest” related to the...
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The Avenues Will Always Be Cooler Than Your 'Hood
When I found my apartment on 30th Avenue, I thought I had hit the jackpot. Most other people I knew in the city felt differently, though. Going by their descriptions of the Outer Richmond, I may as...
View ArticleWould You Try Jamba Juice Flavored Beer?
There is a special circle of heaven dedicated to those brave, eccentric souls who try things in life and say, "Yeah, this is good, but what if it was beer?!" Their inventions manifest in weird and...
View ArticleUpdated: SF's Main Library Finally Cleans Up Its Act
Anyone who’s been to San Francisco's Main Library in Civic Center knows it can sometimes be a lawless place. Like other public hubs in the neighborhood, it’s a haven for the homeless and mentally ill,...
View ArticleNew Survey Finds That Hating Tech Workers is so 2014
It seems that the anti-tech backlash, however loosely defined, may have crested. According toSFGate, a survey of 501 likely San Francisco voters found that two-thirds view the industry favorably and...
View ArticleRIP Borderlands Books, Killed by the Minimum Wage Law
We’ve all heard this one before. A longstanding Mission District storefront, in this case Borderlands Books, has announced its imminent closure. Its customers lament while the orcs of development...
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5 Cool New Places to Eat in February
Yes, there are certainly many, many neighborhoods other than the Mission District to eat — but it just so happens that several of this month’s most intriguing newcomers have landed there. Soon you’ll...
View Article8 Reasons to Start Walking in San Francisco
I originally decided to start walking home from work because the packed rush-hour buses made me anxious and bitter, but forcing myself to spend more time walking San Francisco has really changed my...
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11 San Francisco Birthday Party Ideas that are More Fun than a Bar or Restaurant
So we’ve already established that group birthday dinners are the worst. The worst! Not convinced? Read this on-point manifesto. We’re here to help – not just rant – so we’ve come up with a list of...
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