Burning Man Extended to 10 Days; Rest of SF Ecstatic
The people behind Black Rock City recently announced that they will experiment with a 10-day Burning Man festival this year. The reason: traffic. SFist reported "The traditional Monday-to-Monday...
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This Is How You Grill Right for the 4th of July
For the past few days, my friends have been insisting that Summer 2014 is finally here, which means three things are guaranteed: new love, pit stains, and awesome barbecue parties. Although I refuse to...
View ArticleWhy Is Everyone in SF Obsessed with Stevie Nicks?
By Peter Lawrence KaneStevie Nicks turned 66 years old not long ago, and she’s everywhere. She sang a duet on Jimmy Fallon, with him as Tom Petty. She was on American Horror Story: Coven, having played...
View ArticleNew York Times Gets SF Wrong Yet Again
In the latest installment of the The New York Times tradition of getting it wrong about the Bay Area, a couple of their tech writers published a blog post about San Francisco that SFist correctly...
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Oakland's Historic Bars Illustrated
By Jessica Lipsky and Ruth MillerThe KingfishTemescal’s Kingfish Pub and Cafe, a watering hole inside a squat green building near the intersection of Claremont and Telegraph Avenues, opened in 1922 as...
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Help Make Powell Station Less Horrible, PLEASE!
Do you avoid Powell BART at all costs, like it was full of atonal buskers who are also leafleting for Cindy Sheehan? Or are you like many other Bay Area folk, condemned to navigate the escalators twice...
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Desktop Wallpaper Refresh: Summer Time!
It's summer! Although the weather doesn't really feel like it, this desktop wallpaper refresh will give your computer a summer boost. It's our third release of the monochromatic 2014 Wall Calendar...
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Build Yourself A Boat at This Crazy All-Ages Camp
Anyone who lives in San Francisco will know what construction is, and you’ve probably heard of camping too. But what about “constramping?” That was a new one for us. The word was coined by the founders...
View ArticleIs Oakland the Hub of our Creative Revival These Days?
For years there have been individuals that I’ve seen around town who captured my imagination. This project, Drawn From the City, became an excuse to find out about their lives through interviews,...
View Article280 Closure Starts Tomorrow Because CalTrans Has Dark Sense of Humor
The California Department of Transportation, AKA CalTrans, AKA trolls, will be closing the northbound Interstate 280 starting at 9 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, July 2 through 5 a.m. Monday, July 7 from...
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Poop But Were Afraid To Ask
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The Fitbit That Goes In Your Vagina Is Creating a Buzz
Is the world ready for the quantified vag? Minna Life, the folks behind the kGoal (get it?) think so. The kGoal is a smart Kegel exercise system and app that is raising money on Kickstarter right now....
View ArticleShould I Tell My Friend I Slept with Her Boyfriend?
When it comes to good advice, Jessica Lanyadoo has it in spades. The Mission’s resident psychic/astrologer/badass gets booked months in advance by San Franciscans seeking help with everything from...
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This Porta-Potty Looks Nicer Than My Apartment
Even construction workers are getting in on San Francisco’s upscale building boom. This photo, posted onReddit Monday, shows a porta-potty with ornate wooden trim, and a Victorian-style door with gold...
View ArticleOld Log Cabin + Former Speakeasy = New Fancy Diner
Sam’s Log Cabin is a tiny, yet surprisingly sophisticated diner in Albany set inside an 84-year-old wooden structure. Built as a private home ordered from a Sears Roebuck catalog, it's also been a...
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This Is What's Next for Pop-Up Restaurants
These days, local food blogs cover the minutiae of pop-up dining options out there and all but guarantee that people will wait hours in the rain for something as dubious as day-old bagels flown in from...
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Craigslist Post Looking for Bachelorette Party "Manservant"
If you're a hot "pool boy type" with expert grape-feeding skills (aka: precision dangling), CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR for July 26th, because boy, do these ladies have an opportunity for you.A group of...
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Was Your Instagram Hacked Too?
If you're like me, one of the first things you do in the morning is rifle through your phone to check your email, the news, and how many Yos you've received. When I got around to scanning my Instragram...
View ArticleUpdate: Oakland Cat Cafe Finds a Location!
Oakland's upcoming kitty cafe has secured a location and will probably open this September. According to Eater SF, Cat Town Cafe has officially signed a five-year lease at 2869 Broadway at 29th Street....
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Amazing Video of Sutro Baths When It Burned Down
For those of us who weren't around in San Francisco when the Sutro Baths weren't just ruins, it's kind of hard to imagine that there was actually a huge attraction like it on Ocean Beach. If only there...
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