Email Author : Chris Torres

2012 Stories by : Chris Torres

• Dig Into Ancient Culture

  published April 25, 2012

  The ancient city of Pompeii was home to about 20,000 Romans, who were said to have become so accustomed to the region’s frequent earthquakes... More >>

• Seeing Stars

  published April 18, 2012

  It doesn’t take a long walk through many San Francisco neighborhoods to see just how many of our residents live on the streets. Despite the... More >>

• Way to Go, Ohio

  published April 11, 2012

  The first performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, in 1806, was a little shaky. Some musicians had to sight-read the... More >>

• Finish Line in the Sky

  published March 28, 2012

  Benefit sporting events are often good ways to raise money, awareness, and heart rates at the same time. But today’s Fight for Air... More >>

• We're With Stupid

  published March 28, 2012

  Just because Sunday is April Fools Day doesn’t mean you get to skip church. If you’re a member of the First Church of the Last Laugh... More >>

• Out of the Park

  published March 21, 2012

  Baseball is a sport. It’s also an art. And it’s a cultural institution. All this keeps fans hanging on each year for 162 regular... More >>

• History Gets Bent

  published March 21, 2012

  Thrillpeddlers continues its revival of original Cockettes musicals with the more-than-suggestively titled Hot Greeks. Scrumbly Koldewyn, an... More >>

• They Built This City

  published February 29, 2012

  San Francisco experienced such a population boom during the Gold Rush that it had to physically expand using landfill created atop the scuttled,... More >>

• There's No Trans Like PubTrans

  published January 18, 2012

  San Franciscans love to hate Muni. The bus smells like a bathroom. The train station smells like a methylated ashtray. The recent GPS-tracking... More >>

• Forks in the Road

  published January 18, 2012

  Hardcore foodies know that it takes a lot of work keeping up on The Places to Be, The Dishes to Try, The Chefs to Follow, and The Next Big... More >>

• The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Into

  published January 11, 2012

  There’s the one where you’re drowning, or the one where you’re being chased down the endless hallway. Then there’s... More >>