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Throwback Alert: Photos of Divisadero in the 80's and 90's

Like many streets in SF, Divisadero has changed a lot over the years. In 2009, a piece in the San Francisco Chronicle claimed that the main corridor through the Western Addition was "known as a gritty...

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Should You Hook Up with Your Friend? A Flowchart

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Meerkat is Going to Increase the A**hole Factor at Your Favorite Concerts

A few years ago I went to Jerry Garcia's 70th memorial birthday concert at Bob Weir's futuristic TRL studio in Marin. Now, anyone could watch this show online and can keep watching it until the end of...

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Grill-less in SF? A Map of All the Parks Where You Can BBQ

Have you looked outside San Francisco? Another gorgeous, beautiful, sun-filled weekend is upon us and it's time to celebrate that with a classic outdoor BBQ. We've mapped out a list of 18 parks where...

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Normal, Adult Reactions to Zayn Quitting One Direction

As your teenage niece probably told you, the band One Direction lost one of its members yesterday. Zayn Malik (easily the cutest band member if you're into that kind of thing) announced yesterday that...

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This Designer Found a Genius Use for Old BART Tickets

One man's discarded BART ticket is another man’s art — at least that’s the case with Oakland designer Sean Porter, who stitched together 192 BART tickets to create a one-of-kind cocktail dress called...

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"Looking" Had its Moments, But I'm Not Sad it Got Cancelled

Today is Jonathan Groff’s 30th birthday. He's probably wondering exactly what he’s going to do with his life now that Looking has been cancelled, much like some gay (and, yes, straight) SFers are...

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Here's How To Try Out For Big Brother This Weekend

Do you always feel like somebody's watching you? Do you want to? Popular reality show Big Brother is hosting an open casting call this Saturday for it's 17th season. CBS Local reported today that...

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Someone Hacked Tinder and Tricked Dudes Into Flirting With Each Other

Being a woman on Tinder is frustrating sometimes. Between unsolicited dick pics, overly aggressive first lines, and the whole Bye Felipe thing, trying to date online can be a jungle — if jungles also...

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Eat BBQ and Tour the Tiniest Open House Ever This Weekend

While some of SF’s micro-apartments sound incredibly depressing and bereft of amenities, there’s something about living in a tiny house that delights people to the point where their voices go up an...

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The Weekend Guide To Pacifica

California’s small coastal towns are among its greatest treasures, and Pacifica, our coastal neighbor to the south, has all the charm and beauty of someplace far more remote. The entire town, which is...

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Behold the Mesmerizing "Ninja Window Washer" of SFO

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the way gas station attendants in Oregon would wash our car's windshield as they topped off the tank. You can't pump your own gas in Oregon, so the attendants...

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8 Graphs that Capture the Truths of Breaking Up

Peak breakup season has come and gone again, when Valentine’s Day declarations give way to the seamy allure of spring-break sex.  If you’ve recently been kicked to the curb, please put down that Ben...

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Going Through a Stranger’s Entire Hookup to Breakup on Our Shared Morning...

Our 7x7 patch of land may be small compared to other metropolitan areas, but here in San Francisco, there’s still plenty of room for TMI. From our neighbors’ daily sex schedule to our local religious...

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Seven Addictive Podcasts to Check Out Now That Serial is Over

I had never listened to a podcast until Serial sucked me in last year (along with the rest of America). When it ended, I fell into a mini-depression, desperately craving another podcast that was as...

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McDonalds Prob Just Killed the Junk Food Fashion Trend But I Ain't Even Mad

You probably knew Swedish McDonalds exists, but you might not have known that it's launched a Big Mac Shop complete with Big Mac thermals, wall paper, bed sheets, dog coats, and soon wellies and rain...

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An Open Letter From San Francisco to Indiana

Hey Indiana,Gurl. We’re writing because you’re about to do something really terrible in the name of freedom. Letting businesses deny service to anybody because of who they are is just plain wrong. We...

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Where to Get a Free Whole Pizza Tomorrow

Eater has brought it to the city's attention that we can get something for nothing tomorrow. Just head to the Stonestown Galleria's new Blaze Pizza from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. to get a whole free pizza...

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Here's What You Need To Know About The Ellen Pao Case Rocking Silicon Valley

It’s the talk of Silicon Valley and San Francisco — the verdict in the Kleiner Perkins versus Ellen Pao discrimination suit was announced early Friday afternoon. A jury found that Kleiner Perkins, a...

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I Had to Hate Oakland Before I Could Learn to Love It

I was hungover the first time I visited Oakland. The night before, I’d downed roughly an entire bottle of red wine and several cans of Milwaukee’s Best, smoked most of a pack of Camel Lights, and...

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