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Fly Over SF in Dramatic Aerial Video
Whenever I fly back home to San Francisco, I crane my head from the plane to catch of glimpse of our gorgeous city from the skies. This video from Teton Gravity Research does one better with the above...
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Burning Man Reopens: Live Video
Yesterday the story that almost broke the Internet, and the heads of burners stuck in Reno for the day, was that the gates of Burning Man temporarily closed due to bad weather. Or, as one Facebook...
View ArticleThe Full 2014 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Lineup
After weeks of teasing out the lineup here it is! The full 2014 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass list, folks. X AcousticDeltron 3030 with The 3030 OrchestraReckless KellyPoor Man's Whiskey (Friday morning...
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Fancy SF Chefs Getting Into Fast Food Biz
Yesterday, big-deal San Francisco chef Daniel Patterson announced at the MAD Symposium that he would be launching a chain of fast food restaurants in the spring of 2015. He’s doing this along with Roy...
View ArticleIke's Place: Health Care or Chips?
Ike’s Place, the Bay Area chain of 13 sandwich shops with a cult following and some cryptically named subs, is in a real pickle. The rising cost of doing business in San Francisco – which is to say,...
View ArticleCame to SF For Love, Found Folsom St.
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 ArticleNew Law Could Help End Phone Theft
Although outnumbered in San Francisco three-to-one by bike thefts, stolen smartphones are a scourge of modern living. In spite of having become a CVS, the corner of Seventh and Market has been a...
View ArticleFree Four Barrel Coffee Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Four Barrel Coffee's big anniversary party and it's going to be a doozie. For starters, the cafe be giving away every drink on its menu for free all day (from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The...
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Read This If You Love Ramen
In Japan ramen is considered fast food despite the time and care that goes into the preparation of the broth, noodles, and accompaniments (typically chashu, or braised pork, and marinated egg). Whole...
View ArticleHBO's "Looking" SF Extras Casting Call
Looking, the HBO show that’s either the gay version of Girls or the slow, boring Sex and the City (depending on who you ask) is putting out the casting call for extras. Since SF doesn’t have a...
View ArticleHow to Tell a Racist Friend That's Not OK
Hi Jessica,I made friends with someone I assumed was quite openminded based on the depth of our conversations. We are twentysomethings of two different races and both come from parents who immigrated...
View Article3 Michael Jackson Birthday Bashes This Week
Attention, P.Y.T.s: Michael Jackson’s birthday is this Friday (August 29) and people will be moonwalking on both sides of the Bay thanks to three tribute events. You’ll wanna be startin’ somethin’ on...
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Everybody Chill, Flax is Just Moving
By now most people in the creative world have heard about the new condos slated to go up at the corner of Market and Valencia where Flax Art and Design now stands. But don’t get your armature wire in a...
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Sutro Tower: Icon or Eyesore?
The Exploratorium made this fascinating 10-minute video about one of SF's most recognizable, but least understood landmarks, Sutro Tower. If you don't have patience to watch all of it (TL;DW), I've...
View ArticleRumored 'Full House' Revival Is Fun to Think About
According to Variety, Warner Bros. Television is toying with the idea of a Full House revival. It appears that John Stamos is leading the cause (sources say he has an ownership stake in the show) with...
View Article280 Closing in Time to Mess Up Your Weekend
Like a bird stealing your worm, Caltrans is getting a jump on its weekend closure of 280. SF Gatereports that Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol will start barricading northbound entrances to...
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Photos: Bay Area Bronies
A Brony is an adult male fan of the children’s animated TV series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. (Adult female fans are called Pegasisters.) The series is the fourth generation of the show and...
View ArticleWhat Exactly is The Sum?
You may have noticed that we’ve been teasing out details about something called The Sum this summer. This week, we’re finally pulling back the curtains on this project, which we're super excited about....
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Vintage Photos of Gay Love From the Early 1900s
These days San Francisco has gay pride coming out the proverbial wazoo, but in the distant (and not-so-distant) past, the majority of gay individuals and couples in the past that had to stay painfully...
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