Free Cab Rides Today on Lawyers' Tab
By Sarah HanIt's Cinco de Mayo; for some of you that means there'll be a long night (day?) of drinking ahead of you. And if you're responsible and thinking about how you're going to get home later,...
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NYT Covers Oakland's Hipster Zombies
By Jennifer MaerzIf you're keeping track of the "Oakland is the new Brooklyn" comparisons coming at us recently, the New York Times contributed the latest piece to the growing national fascination with...
View ArticleBeck, The National, Phantogram Headline First City Festival in Monterey
It's hard to remember the days when we bemoaned the fact that the greater Bay Area lacked in giant music festivals. Now we have Outside Lands, Treasure Island – and for the second year in a row, First...
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So This Letter from a Landlord Is Crazy
Today Hoodline shared this letter from an anonymous reader that was slipped under their door (and the doors of everyone in their rent-controlled Lower Haight building). The anonymous sharer told...
View ArticleThe George Lucas Museum Belongs in SF, Not Chicago
By Margaux PoupardIn a galaxy not so far away, the competition between San Francisco and Chicago to lock down the location of a new George Lucas museum is on. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has given his...
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The Indie Wedding Expo For People Who Hate Wedding Expos
Got engaged? Awesome! Getting married? Even more awesome! Slogging through all the cookie cutter businesses to plan your big day? A total pain the ass. It's really too bad that wedding planning is such...
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Take Your Kids to These East Bay Spots
By Leanne LaBoBefore becoming a parent, my idea of a fun activity was having some Belgian brews at the Trappist with friends on a warm day. Alas, those days are long gone. Now, my daily priority...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Are you on The List?
Big things are happening over at the SF Ballet and if you haven't been to one of its performances, you're missing out on lavish full-length story ballets like "Giselle" and "Cinderella," as well as...
View ArticleNew BJ Toy For Men Far Exceeds Crowdsourcing Goals
By Emma McGowanHave you heard of the Autoblow 2? It’s a new sex toy for men that’s currently blowing its funding goals out of the water on Indiegogo. With only a few days left to go on their...
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Back in Stock: The SF Architecture Print
The awesome San Francisco Architecture letterpress print, designed by Eli Meyers, was such a hit that it sold out before the end of last year. We're happy to let you know that it's back and it's...
View ArticleYou Can Go To 6 Museums For Free Today
By Wendy SteinerThat's right. This handy dandy website has your back for the money-saving good times. San Francisco-based Free Museum Day shows you all the great attractions in the city where you can...
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BART Was the Most Used Word in the Bay Area Last Year
By Sarah HanReddit user Niehaus created a modified script to compile the most used words in 2013 (ones that were used at least 89 times or more) on the subreddits of all 50 states and major cities....
View ArticleThe 2014 Bay Area James Beard Award Winners
By Sarah HanThe winners of the 2014 James Beard Award were announced last night, and of course, a few of the big victors were from the Bay Area. Charles Phan's reliably good, up-scale Vietnamese...
View ArticleThis Caturday Will Be Epic on Both Sides of the Bay
By Tamara PalmerThis Saturday (May 10) is totally going to be Caturday on both sides of the Bay, with the coinciding yet totally separate Oakland Internet Cat Video Festival and the First Annual San...
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San Francisco Parks As People
By Victor BeigelmanMother Nature is an awesome idea. A long time ago, we decided the complex beauty of nature embodies a mother, who gives life to and nurtures everything around us. In city parks,...
View ArticleDo I Have to Do Things The Way My Immigrant Parents Want Me To?
I’m a SF native and a total California girl. I’m close with my parents, who are from Korea and pretty conservative. I am getting married next spring (yay!) and my parents want me to have a traditional...
View ArticleThe Castro Doesn't Exist in Lux Condo Map of SF
By Jennifer MaerzLuxury condos that try to ascribe a lifestyle to their tenants are already ridiculous, but with its lofty language selling its pricy living spaces, Nema has become too easy of a parody...
View ArticleNoooo! Goodwill to Become Condos Soon
By Sarah HanOne of the perks of working at TBI HQ is we're really close to the massive Goodwill at the corner of South Van Ness and Mission. Yeah, it's true, the warehouse at this location once had a...
View Article5 Intriguing Oakland Restaurants Coming Soon
By Tamara PalmerAlligator tacos, toast with marrow sauce, and goat cheese burrata are just some of the inventive menu items coming to Oakland this summer thanks to a flurry of new restaurant openings....
View Article9 Things San Franciscans Just Can't Even In This Wind
By Sarah Han I hate the wind. And it doesn't even get THAT bad in San Francisco, just gusty enough to ruin an otherwise perfect day. SF wind can feel like you're stuck in one of those wind tunnel money...
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