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Market Street Getting a Rolling Fog "Maker"
Next April, Market Street will undergo a three-day transformation as part of the Market Street Prototyping Festival, a showcase of weird, captivating, and interactive art projects that highlight not...
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7 Tips on Sharing a Sidecar from an SF Etiquette Pro
Sidecar is offering $15 off for Bold Italic users taking their first ride. Use promo code BOLDITALIC.Transportation in San Francisco is full of challenging situations: BART cushions with mysterious...
View ArticleComing to Terms with Oakland's Changing Rep
I just got back to the Bay after three months in New York City for work. While back East, I met quite a few former Bay Areans who had made their way to“the world’s most diverse city.” I also met folks...
View ArticleUrban Flow Latest Yoga Studio to Be Pushed Out
“What about right now? Are you happy?” That’s a question Rusty Wells once asked a room of sweaty yoga students, packed liked sardines into the loft-like space at the studio he founded and owns, Urban...
View ArticleGet a Free Grilled Cheese Today
Michael Davidson, who is better known as food nomad The GrilledCheezGuy, is giving away 300 classic grilled cheese sandwiches today to announce his lunchtime pop-up debut at Rickshaw Stop. He hopes...
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The New Place to Detox in Downtown LA
The budding Arts District downtown might have Italian favorites Bestia, Factory Kitchen, and carb-haven Bread Lounge, but now it has one-stop shopping for fitness, massage, artisanal goods, and a...
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Project Shows How 12 People Got Into Debt in SF
In 2012, after struggling with a significant loss of income from my photography business following the 2008 economic decline, my debt skyrocketed, and I made the difficult decision to file for...
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Finally, A Social Network For Beard Lovers!
My name is Molly Sanchez and I am a pogonophile. That's a fancy way of saying "if you have a beard, let's get weird," which I think was originally an Eleanor Roosevelt quote. Finally, there's an app...
View Article2 Big Tech Titans Have Eyes on Oakland
It’s not just your friends moving to Oakland: now it’s your friendly neighborhood tech titans.Oaktown stands to become more of a Silicon City as “Uptown Station,” the trendy name for recently vacated...
View ArticleCelebrate Riot Grrrls At YBCA This Month
Alien She is a new exhibition at YBCA documenting and reflecting on the legacy of Riot Grrrls because punk feminism is everything. The exhibit is made up of works by seven artists whose creative...
View ArticleTwitter Skybridge Saves Employees From Street
High on recent success and profits, Twitter now sees the sky as the literal limit. In that Icarian spirit, the company is connecting new office space in a building next to its 1355 Market St....
View ArticleSmoking Too Much Weed Almost Ruined My Life
One of the squarest, most socially alienating things you can say in SF is this: “I was addicted to pot.”“Bullshit,” people will respond, rolling their eyes. “You can’t get addicted to pot....
View ArticleOh No! Golden Gate Park's Oldest Bison Died
Some of my favorite denizens in San Francisco are its bison. The descendants of these huge woolly creatures have been living in the Buffalo Paddock of Golden Gate Park since the 1890s. They are one of...
View ArticleMy BF's Farts are Hurting Our Relationship
Hi Jessica, This may sound like a ridiculous question, but I am asking it seriously. I love my boyfriend, and we have a really great relationship, but we keep having the same ridiculous fight over and...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Increase & Other Election Results
OK, last night was kind of a coast-to-coast bloodbath for the Democrats. But within the liberal enclave of urban Northern California, it was hardly a triumph of the Tea Party (or even Silicon Valley...
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What Inspires 4 of Our Favorite Artists?
Making space to boost your learning capacity amongst the day-to-day routine of working and living in the Bay Area can seem a daunting prospect. This weekly series explores ways to rethink your approach...
View ArticleOakland May Bring Back Streetcars
So much transit news around the Bay recently, and it’s nearly all good. While the South Bay BART extensions might not have as many stations as planned, AirBART and its $3 cash-only fares will soon be...
View ArticleLA’s Most Insufferable Bars (& the Alternatives)
Listen — I like a fancy cocktail as much as the next broad. But the bars on this list have taken the whole “$15 drink served by a guy in a vest” concept way too far. Fortunately, they’re not the only...
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Plumb: A Company for All You Notebook Lovers
A lot of us really, really love notebooks. Plumb is a company for our kind of people. Instead of plain or even just cute books with blank insides, Plumb is all about the design and features that...
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Emoji's Diversity Problem to Be Resolved Soon
It's hard to think about how we ever communicated without emoji. Sure, people have been expressing ideas effectively for years without having access to tiny pictures from Japan, but I bet everyone,...
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