Anonymous Lies told to Children
Ever since our last collection of anonymous confessions, I became even more curious about what secrets San Franciscans were still hiding. I asked people to fill out an anonymous form with instructions...
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What, No Sriracha?!
If people ever asked me the secret to my cooking, and I can't imagine why they would, I'd tell them it's Sriracha. As someone whose menus rotate between fish tacos, tofu scrambles, and fried eggs, the...
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Finally, San Francisco Postcards for San Franciscans
By Jessica Saia and Luke FossI'm a huge fan of cheesy, tourist-style postcards; they are truly the exclamation points of mail. Seeing one underneath my mail slot, nestled in a soft bed of six Capital...
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If You Love Animals, Read This!
Oakland Animal Services, a branch of the Oakland Police Department that runs the city's animal control and municipal shelter, is experiencing some major issues and needs help.So here's what's up:...
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Sponsored Break: Local Gifts, Eats & Treats at La Cocina's Gift Alley
If you're like me, you're facing an extensive list of people to shop for this holiday and December is halfway over. That's why I am particularly excited about La Cocina's SF Gift Alley, happening all...
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Sponsored: Free Rides From Flywheel's Santa Cab
Remember taxi's? At one point, they seemed obsolete. Hailing them on the street was a hassle and calling one for pick up – impossible. But Flywheel has changed all of that....
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ClemenTime - How Much Fun Was That?
Tomorrow night, we'll host Let It SNoe, our last microhood party of the year in Noe Valley, but only a couple weeks ago that we teamed up with Google Local San Francisco and Park Life to present the...
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What to Do This Weekend
TGIF! Here are our picks for good times this weekend.FRIDAY11 A.M. to 7 P.M. LA COCINA GIFT ALLEYfreeCROCKER GALLERIASupport local food artisans while enjoying live music, hot food, and festive drinks!...
View ArticleThe Peeing Vandal and the Death of the Library
By Peter Lawrence KaneAs San Francisco’s urban specters go, the alleged Public Library Peeing Vandal is way less titillating than the Bernal Heights bikini jogger or Bush Man. But the recently arrested...
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Catering Horror Stories
By AnonymousI’ve worked in food service off and on for 13 years, supplementing my income as a catering server and bartender. I’ve met some famous people, peed in a lot of fancy bathrooms, and gotten to...
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SF's Most Dangerous Intersections
By Ali Hart Despite the quite vertical landscape of our city streets, San Francisco is an ideal place for cycling. Thanks to unreliable public transportation and a compact geography, biking is often...
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Event Recap: The Holly Trolley
Let's talk merry and bright. For our third ever party on the F-Line (AKA The Best F-ing Party) we took an especially festive crew on a tricked out historic streetcar from Milan that we dubbed "The...
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Watch This: The Best Thing Going for New Year's Eve
If you're a huge fan of Dusty Stax's soul-themed formal dances, grabbing tickets to his New Year's Eve soiree at Bimbo's is a no-brainer. For $65, you get to dance all night with a crowd that doesn't...
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Sponsored: 9 Office Culture Trends for 2014
As the founder and chief creative at Whisk, creating strategy for thriving workplace culture is at the core of our day-to-day conversations and design process. I've seen what's worked – and failed – in...
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Watch An Imagined Drone's Eye View of SF
You're looking at Alex Cornell's Our Drone Future. In the three-minute short film, Cornell, an SF-based designer and musician envisions the near future, when semi-autonomous drones are used for city...
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Everything You Wanna Know About San Francisco's Foghorns
For those who live within earshot of the Golden Gate Bridge, that familiar moan of the foghorn is either a nice bit of ambiance or a reason to sleep with earplugs. For those who live further away, you...
View ArticleThis is What Snow in SF Would Look Like
It's beginning to look a lot like... nearly any other day of the year in San Francisco, save for a few less leaves on the trees. But my calendar keeps insisting that it's winter, and every...
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Should an Atheist Recite the Pledge of Allegiance?
Hello, and welcome to my weekly advice column where readers ask me questions about anything and I tell them what to do. If you need advice, write to iamtedwilson@gmail.com or leave me a voicemail at...
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The Mission's Newest Chain Retailer Issue
Jack Spade wasn't the first upscale chain to eye the Mission as a prime location, and I'm sure no one thought it would be the last. This morning, Mission Local reported that Australian skincare and...
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What's the Deal with Oakland's Bacon Block?
I recently came upon this stamp after the word "bacon" caught my eye. I had noticed some of these impressions in the sidewalk before, but I'd never stopped to think much about them. Intrigued, I went...
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