Have You Seen This Missing SOMA Resident?
SOMA resident and Metromile iOS developer, Dan Ha, went missing last Friday. Since his disappearance his friends and family have organized a “Find Dan Ha” search party group in hopes to spread the word...
View Article10 Curious Facts About Cirque du Soleil's New Show
You've probably heard of Cirque du Soleil, but how much do you know about their new show Kurios- Cabinet of Curiosities? The brand new spectacle opens in SF on November 14 at their Big Top at AT&T...
View ArticleWhy I Love West Portal
For many San Franciscans, West Portal is merely a spot on a map, the last major Muni station before the K, L, and M lines branch off in different directions. Those of us who have hopped off the train...
View ArticleWould This Get You to Use BART Stairs?
Make BART Trains runs 24 Hours posted this oldie but goodie to Facebook. The video from 2009 shows a project by The Fun Theory, who transformed underused stairs in a transit center in Odenplan,...
View ArticleDramatic Fog Photos Take Over Instagram
If you live in the Bay Area and looked at your Instagram and/or Facebook feed this morning you probably noticed a bunch of photos of people freaking out (with joy or dismay) at the appearance of the...
View ArticleDan Deacon Doing Tiny Show at the Exploratorium
Dan Deacon creates gleefully spastic electronic music, but he's known perhaps more for the experiences of his shows than the jagged bits of ear candy he creates. The Baltimore prankster's concerts are...
View ArticleWhat to Eat at Souvla’s New Greek Brunch
Souvla is a bright Greek-American cafe in Hayes Valley known for its rotisserie meats served in pitas and salads, but starting this weekend they’re adding a lovely brunch. Like the regular menu, brunch...
View ArticleMarket St. Might End Up Ugly as Hell
Market Street is nobody’s favorite. It’s ugly and run-down, it’s home to new apartments you’ll never afford, and it’s the hotspot of our transit war of all against all. But it’s changing very quickly,...
View ArticleTwo New Westside Bars to Try Now
If you're over on the Westside, here are two newly opened spots to pop in and grab a drink. Brilliantshine (Santa Monica)Master mixologist Julian Cox (see photo above) – if you’ve had a drink in LA at...
View ArticleCrowdsourced Bus Lines, a Viable Muni Alternative?
San Francisco appears to have an ongoing beef with every conceivable form of transportation available. Despite a nearly endless variety of options for ways to get us from A to point B, our geographical...
View ArticleGoogle May Expand Bay Area Workforce by 30K
Google is certainly on an expansionary blitz. Inside Bay Area reported that even though it hasn’t maxed out the space it already occupies, Google is purchasing one humongous building after another,...
View ArticleHow Not to Get Your Bike Jacked
I see them every day. Sad bicycle carcasses left around the city, half-locked to bike racks. Most of these were the result of a half-assed locking job that didn’t secure the most valuable parts of the...
View Article8 Los Angeles Hacks from an LA Native
Los Angeles isn’t an easy city to navigate. Gridlock, traffic, crowds, and horrible parking are part of the Angeleno way of life — especially during the weekends and rush hour. The bad news is that...
View Article30 SF Stories in 60 Words or Less
I'm a member of the Neo-Futurists, a performance company that puts on a weekly show called Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. At the beginning of the show, we start a darkroom timer for 60 minutes...
View ArticleThis Year's Giants Damage Cost $140K
According to CBS Local, SFMTA has estimated the total damage from the night the Giants won the World Series and it comes in around $140,000. In 2012, celebratory vandalism and fires (is that what we're...
View ArticleThe Best Serial Conspiracies So Far
Are you a Serial addict too? On February 9th, 1999, a man walked deep into a wooded Baltimore park to relieve himself. Once there, he discovered a clump of human hair sticking out of a shallow grave....
View ArticleKeira Knightley Confused, Amused by Tech Giants
Keira Knightley appeared on Jimmy Kimmel last night and talked about her special screening of The Imitation Game at tech investor Yuri Milner's gigantic Silicon Valley mansion. Mark Zuckerberg hosted...
View ArticleWatch This: Broad City's New Season 2 Trailer
Earlier this year I signed up for a free Hulu trial just to watch Broad City — and promptly bailed on all my friends for a weekend as I became an instantly loyal addict of the Amy Poehler-approved...
View ArticleNew Street Style Blog Explores SF Fashion
I'm a fan of street style photos so I was absolutely delighted when I connected with Liisa Jokinen, the creator of Hel Looks, a street style blog in Helsinki, Finland and more recently SF Looks. She...
View ArticleOld Emmy's Spaghetti Shack Is Closing Tonight!
If you're a diehard Emmy's Spaghetti Shack fan you probably already know that the Bernal Hill restaurant, run by Emmy Kaplan, is moving locations. Tonight is the last night that Emmy's Spaghetti Shack...
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