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A Really Good Place to do Nothing in San Francisco
Ok, I know AirBnB is so hot right now, and imma let you finish about cheap nights in cool neighborhoods; but god, nothing compares to a nice hotel. Nothing. The faint smell of chlorine and elevators,...
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Wait, $80,000 is Middle Class in SF Now?
We all know San Francisco ain't cheap, but it was a shocker to read our mayor suggesting that the middle class in San Francisco makes a baseline salary of $80,000 a year. Time Magazine did a great...
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The Secret Xylophone at the Palace of Fine Arts
Unbeknownst to the kissing swans in the lagoon and the fawning tourists that stroll around the Palace of Fine Arts, a 60-foot-tall secret room resonates inside one of the columns of the handsome...
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Who Makes the Best Deep Dish Pizza in SF?
by Sarah Medina San Francisco may not be known for its deep-dish pizza like our Midwestern brother, Chicago, but our rivalries and our crusts run just as deep. We’ve got some damn good Chicago-style...
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Looking Ep. 3: Finally, Someone Eats a Burrito!
Things that were uniquely San Francisco on this episode: someone finally eating a goddamned burrito, drinking coconut water in public, taking some kind of hybrid exercise class in an elementary school...
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Girls Recap: Well, There Goes My Respect For Ray
Last night's episode of Girls threw me for a very loopy loop. But before we get into it, allow me to start with some quick stats:Title: "Only Child"Nudity: Hannah's boobs (yawn)Best line: "You will...
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Elbo Room Is Not Closing – You Can Stop Sharing That News
Last week some local bad news hit the internets: Real estate blog Socketsite posted that the owners of the Elbo Room, located at 645-647 Valencia Street, have drafted plans to demolish and replace the...
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Commerical Break: Asian Art Museum Wants You to Party with Them on Thursday...
Over the past few years, museums across the city started to combine the desirable elements of nightlife – top DJs and great cocktails – with a fun way to engage with exhibits. This Thursday, Feb. 6,...
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What the New Apple Store in Union Square Will Probably Look Like
Apple Insider reported this weekend that Apple has filed updated plans for its new Union Square store with the San Francisco Planning Department. The plans include renderings of the store, which...
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When Boycotting Lyft & Uber is a Political Decision
Hailing a ride in San Francisco has become a politically charged move in certain circles. As Uber, Lyft, and Sidecar grow in popularity (so much so that the Chronicle reported the ride sharing services...
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The Most Beautiful Algae Ever
The California Academy of Sciences has a pretty incredible collection of algae as art online. Our local natural sciences hub has a thing for beautiful aesthetics, and its display of these microscopic...
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Everything You’ve Wanted to Ask a Tartine Worker (But Were Afraid to Ask)
By Liv CombeEven before I moved to San Francisco, I knew that a magazine intern’s wage wasn’t going to cut it in this beautiful, expensive city of ours. So I sent an email to that iconic Mission...
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A New Proposal to Help San Franciscans Evicted Under Ellis Act
Today, District 9 City Supervisor David Campos will propose legislation aimed at helping San Franciscans facing eviction under the much-maligned Ellis Act. Campos will introduce law that will require...
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Thank You Facebook for Reminding Me It's Your Birthday!
Happy 10th Birthday, Facebook! Thank god I logged onto Facebook this morning and saw your sponsored video celebrating your own birth because I never would have remembered (or cared) otherwise! Post by...
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Gerard Butler Photographed in SF This Morning
If you're wondering what Scottish actor Gerard Butler's doing in San Francisco, strolling the streets in a fancy suit, well he's here to shoot a Hugo Boss commercial. Tipsters in North Beach sent these...
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We Will Be Having Sex With Samanthas Here Soon Enough
If Spike Jonze’s cinematic vision of people falling in love with operating systems is going to happen anywhere – and I do think situations like Her are going to happen – it's going to happen in San...
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Have You Seen the Bay Bridge Troll?
For 24 years, a small troll lived a quiet life on the Bay Bridge. He hid in a shadowed spot on a beam of the former eastern span. Sure, you say, a troll. But really! The wee steel creature was welded...
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SF Ranked Third Artsiest City in the Country
Worried that too many of your creative friends are leaving San Francisco for LA? You can lure them back by alerting them to the fact that we live in one of the top cities for artists in the country!...
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The Cheapest Way to See SF From a Helicopter
Wow, wow, wow. Prepare to get massive photography/video boners for Marc Donahue of PermaGrin Films, Toby Harriman, and Michael Shainblum. In their never-ending search for unique perspectives on such a...
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If It's Yellow (Please) Let It Mellow
Friends, we are in a bad way with this drought. Bad. Like, on track to become the worst drought in 500 years bad. So bad that 40,000 people in 17 California communities are in danger of running out of...
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