Alamo Square

Best Bags for 24-Pack Beer Transportation

Since this weekend's rainy forecast has been revised, we imagine that the next few days might include some relaxing in the park for some of you. In which case, we direct your attention to the fun-loving boys at Thrillist, who have done the on-the-ground research on the best bags that can hold at lea ... More >>

Bi-Rite Market: The Science of Shopping

Finding the Flow at the New Bi-Rite Market

Bi-Rite on 18th Street, a hot Friday afternoon, is bedlam. You'll hear conversations on beef cuts and see shoppers elbowing for real estate at the deli, standing before the wine shelves with a practiced look of helplessness in hopes of attracting an employee for help, and eye-gouging toddlers with t ... More >>

Bi-Rite Opens Second Location, Divisadero Will Never Be the Same

In what is one of the most anticipated expansions in the city this year, Bi-Rite Market opened its doors on its second location on Divisadero today. The boutique market, formerly only found on 18th between Guerrero and Dolores, is a foodie haven, with hundreds of small-batch, locally sourced, hard-t ... More >>

Ernesto Gonzalez Acosta Identified as Man Murdered Near Alamo Square

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that killed 23-year-old Ernesto Gonzalez Acosta near Alamo Square early Sunday morning. According to Sgt. Michael Andraychak, police were called to the intersection of Webster and Hayes at about 2 a.m. on reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they fou ... More >>

See Eerie Renditions of San Francisco in Jell-O

Talk about playing with your food: San Francisco-based artist Liz Hickok has created eerie, beautiful cityscapes of our fair metropolis using a medium known to most of us as dessert: Jell-O. Her photographs will be on display this weekend during San Francisco Open Studios, where you can also take a ... More >>

Guardian Almost Officially Sold to Examiner, Guardian Building Sold to Developer

Update: The sale of the Guardian to the SF News Company LLC, which owns the Examiner, was made much closer to official this afternoon. Publishers Bruce Bruggman and Jean Dibble have retired, and Tim Redmond, the paper's executive editor, is now its publisher, too. In a message to its readers, T ... More >>

Reward Offered for "Ass Kicking" of "Scum Bag Thief" of Vintage Bike

​Tara N. built that bicycle himself when he was a teenager. It had sat, dormant, in his parents' garage in San Jose for the better part of 22 years. And, not three weeks after he rescued it and planned to fix it up here in San Francisco -- someone broke in and stole it. So Tara wants his bike back ... More >>

Fire Blazes in Western Addition: 3 Firefighters Injured, Buildings Partially Collapse

ABC 7 News ​(Update 4:20 p.m.) Media outlets are reporting that the fire is finally under control. Also, scratch the information below about heading to the Red Cross in the Western Addition later tonight to help victims. If you want to help, just go to the downtown San Francisco Red Cross at ... More >>

Drink Your Way Through the Weekend

THEMACGIRL*/FlickrThis isn't the kind of wedding cake you'll see at SFMOMA​You made it this far and have hopefully recovered from the Kopstootjes from earlier this week. Here's a fresh guide to getting your drink on this weekend. SFMOMA Blue Bottle present Wedding Banquet Where: Rooftop G ... More >>

Alamo Square Tour Buses -- Let the Complaining Commence

Look! The Painted Ladies! ​It wouldn't be a pretty Thursday afternoon in San Francisco if someone weren't bemoaning the behavior of gaggles of out-of-town tourists. The latest iteration: Alamo Square-area denizens' concerns about large tour buses befouling the area. Your humble narrator is an Alam ... More >>

Get High With Mutaytor Today, Even if Burning Man Is Months Away

​Listen to this while high: Mutaytor's Unconditional Love (The Westerfield Sessions). ​Behind the buzz: Though born in Nevada's Black Rock desert at Burning Man and world-HQ'd in an obscure Los Angeles warehouse, Mutaytor is San Franciscan almost by default. L.A.'s Burning Man scene is sexy ... More >>

An Alamo Square Produce Stand?

Joe EskenaziToo pretty to eat, apparently​Alamo Square is one of the most photographed places in the city, if not on God's green earth. But precious few photos of Alamo Square have a gorgeous produce stand in the background. Simply put, that's because Alamo Square doesn't have a produce stand. Get ... More >>

They Might Be Giants, Street Food Fest, Rock Make, Booty Bassment and More

They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

Painter Paints Painted Ladies

He paints what he sees...​The seven ornate houses built on the hill between Grove and Hayes on Steiner Street -- the "painted ladies" or "seven sisters" -- may well be the most photographed residences on earth. Every day, thousands of camera-wielding tourists plod up the hill or are disgorged from ... More >>

Your Final Tally on Bay to Breakers Cleanup Costs

Joseph SchellYou think they care how much it cost to clean up after Bay to Breakers? Well, since organizers pay for it -- does anyone?​Last month, we reported that Bay to Breakers revelers left behind 24 tons of trash. The Department of Public Works amassed 18 tons of filth, while the Recreation a ... More >>

List: Parks for Sale

Baylinks: Uncle Jesse, Disappearing Blogs, & Penguins

​This has probably been done before, but it doesn't diminish the awesomeness of the entire cast of Full House hanging out in Alamo Square Park. [Uptown Almanac]Here you go: a penguin in a wee jacket. [SF Citizen]Why did a blog post critical of Newsom disappear from SFGate? [N Judah]SFMTA proposes ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

Seen In San Francisco: Disputed Ode to Drunkenness Carved Into City Sidewalk

Joe Eskenazi'I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy' reads the pavement. ​The stretch of Steiner Street along Alamo Square with the Painted Ladies houses on its east side could be the most photographed section of this city -- or any city. Most camera-wielding visitors ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend for Under $10

Windsurf @ Amnesia on Friday​Not all summer music fests require sizable chunks of your paycheck. This weekend, two budget music shindigs blanket San Francisco, championing alternatives to both mainstream music and mainstream admission prices. San Francisco's Doomed and Homo a Go Go are just two of ... More >>

City's Restroom Taskforce Wants You To -- Ahem -- Sit Down And Offer Your Input

Jim HerdAs noted before, this public restroom in the Panhandle cost as much as a 16,200-square-foot mansion in the midwestDoes this city have a taskforce on taskforces? It doesn't appear to -- but just you wait, now someone will bring it up. In any event, all excretory humor aside, we do have a rest ... More >>

Last Night: Michael Jackson R.I.Party in Alamo Square

Michael Jackson R.I.PartyThursday, June 25, 2009Alamo SquareBetter than: Hiding from the cops in the woods on nights when Michael Jackson didn't die.There are times when you really appreciate living in a city--because it means there's an instant crowd willing to gather for any momentous occasion. Li ... More >>

Mourn Michael Jackson Tonight @ Dolores Park, Ferry Plaza, Alamo Sq.

We just got word on a R.I.P. Michael Jackson trike ride/ wake tonight hosted by "Deep.":"Trikeasaurus bike ride and then maybe a FlashDance (assuming people feel like dancing). We'll start the ride at 7 at Dolores Park. We'll be riding. I'll probably be updating our location via SMS*We'll be a ... More >>

Last Night: John Wayne Memorial Water Balloon Fight

The Curious Case of SF Neighborhood Names

Do Something Nice (and Get a Free Lunch!) for Arbor Day

Water World -- San Francisco Style

Mirkarimi – The San Francisco Treat

Picnic in the City

Forget the burgers and brats; we're packing roast beef sushi

Island Living

Get a plate lunch in the Presidio

Best Bed-and-Breakfast

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Best Bed & Breakfast

Chateau Tivoli

Ms. Macabre

Meet an S.F. artist who likes to play with dolls – in a most bizarre way

Consider Yourself at Home

Peep into elegant abodes

Champagne Tastes

Not to be too Ayn Rand-y about it, but Dog Bites loves all the new luxury high-rises downtown

I Think I See a Pic-a-nic Basket

Even the average bear knows S.F. has the world's best parks for summer picnicking. Let us show you where to buy first-class, outdoor-friendly food and drink.

Best Residential Block (or Two)

Washington between Gough and Laguna

Best Boutique Hotel

The Archbishop's Mansion

You Grab the Monkey; We'll Bring the Knife

Monkey Knife Fight is everywhere, but what -- oh what -- does it mean?

Climbing the Hill

Il Pirata

Letters to the Editor

Week of September 4, 2002

Best Walking Tour

City Guides

Second Best Block of Victorians

1800 Block of Laguna (between Bush and Pine)

Letters

Welcome to Newark, Calif.; Apparently, Ali, We Didn't Hit You Hard Enough; Natural Selection; Invasion of the Dot-Com Parasites; They Aren't All Millionaires; So, You Think We Should Start Paying Silke?; Cursing Those Who Curse the Morg

Dog Bites

Yawn2K, Hair Today, Gone ... Or Is It?, Wishin' and Hopin'

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