This week we're taking a look at the Valencia Street Art Wall, a Mission District institution since forever. It's a rare spot in the city where street art is sanctioned, and even encouraged. It tends to be poster art rather than graffiti. I almost never see tags here.But it's not boring, family-friendly stuff either. You'll see stuff as edgy as Dick Tater and Time'll Tell, and yet the most controversial piece in recent memory was the Lou Reed Supreme ad still partially visible beneath the heart
su-lin/FlickrGet 'em while you still can.Yesterday we gave props to Sandip Roy's meditation on the Alphonso mango, an extra-lush variety okayed for import from India in recent years. Thanks to the blog Burrito Justice, we found out that food delivery company Indian Bento blends up hyper-delicious fresh Alphonsos for its mango lassis -- but only for a few more weeks.
Indian Bento owner Pashmina Chaudhary set us straight on the fruit -- including the town the best Alphonsos come from . "They hav
Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond.
Weight of opinion: Kathy of Food and the City turned away from the KC Masterpiece-slathered cliches of the holiday weekend to take a bite out of five of the city's best Vietnamese sandwiches (plus three also-rans). The winner? *Surprise*: Saigon (okay, no surprise, 'specially since Gene Miguel, new cheap eats correspondent for the Ex, drooled over Saigon last week). The Larkin Street locus of jalapeño-spiked deliciousness packs in hefty gobs
Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond.
Au revoir to a crappy cat: Burrito Justice brings word that the creators of Shitty Kitty, the beloved yet embattled cartoon mascot of Shotwell's (3349 20th St. at Folsom), are about to leave for Morocco for the rest of the year. They're also holding a farewell meet-up and Bastille Day celebration (with provided art supplies so you can draw your own version of SK) tonight at the bar at 6:30 p.m. Burrito Justice is also polling its readers to f
Our favorite morsels from the food blogs and beyond.
It's Food Porn Friday (like you need to look at more online porn).
Bunrab chronicles a lunch at Scott Howard's Five in Berkeley. We haven't seen such an aggregation of fried things since our last bucket of Extra Crispy. Dude: Eat a celery stick or something.
Food Gal turns the SLR onto fancy-ass booze-spiked ice creams churned at Los Gatos' Silver Moon (available in S.F. at the Real Food Company). Crème de Mint Chip anyone?
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Photo via tdogpics on Muni Diaries
There have been a lot of four-legged passengers on MUNI these days. [MUNI Diaries] So brush up on your canine etiquette. [MUNI Manners]This kitten's got claws! Statewide ban on de-clawing proposed. [Sweet Melissa]From cottage to condo. [SF Gate]Say hello to the nerdiest heroes. They're working to "liberate useful public information from incomprehensible databases." [SF Appeal] Are there dog-nappers in DP? [Mission Mission]Here is a picture of Guy F
First Energy 92.7. Then The Swayze. Is this a world we want to live in? This heartfelt eulogy puts into words feelings that are usually best expressed with frenzied computerized dance music. [SFAppeal]All you need to know about this post is that it contains the line "C'mere, pigeon! Imma piss on you!" [Mission Mission]Immigration experts vouch for Campos proposal. [MissionLoc@l]An astute observation about newspaper dispensers. [Sexpigeon]Did you know that if you don't have a car, you can stil
via BoingBoingBike saddles almost too nice to sit on. [BoingBoing] Senator Barbara Boxer has a piggy bank worth $6.3 million cash. [SFGate] Frank Chu hits up the Sanctuary City meeting. He. Is. Everywhere. [Sweet Melissa] Holy crap. They're remaking Red Dawn!!! [Burrito Justice] Ride along in an SFFD ambulance. And flip the bird. [Fecal Face]In which Playboy assesses the quality of our tequila peddling establishments. [Grubstreet]Want to watch Meryl Streep sing bad ABBA covers? OUTDOORS? [Ber
Is Trauma flatlining?Can Trauma be resuscitated? [SF Citizen]OxyContin is the drug du jour. [City Insider]Muni bus drives on sidewalk, conks out fire hydrant. Video of the aftermath! [SFAppeal]Western Addition vs NOPA: Sticker Wars Edition. [SFist]Food fight! Anthony Bourdain weighs in on Asia Society's decision to cancel David Chang appearance. [Eater]Who says people don't write letters anymore?!?! [Sweet Melissa]Van Ness Muni waterfall! (Every bit as beautiful as it sounds.) [Burrito Justic
Lovely, pink Bernal Hill. Via UC Berkeley.Ye Olde Bernal Hill back in 1857. [Burrito Justice]
Resourceful robbery victims circulate their own police sketch. [SFist]Bike access on Geary in our future? [Streetsblog]File under "inevitable": The Swayze Pumpkin. [Sexpigeon]Ew: Sewage "naturally" dissipating into the Bay. [SFAppeal]It was a lovely day to don a cape and play some D&D on Market Street. [Laughing Squid]The difference between Muni and BART manners. [Muni Diaries]
Trauma, we hardly knew ye.Is this a "traumatic" use of the mayor's name? [SFAppeal]And speaking of Trauma, did S.F. benefit from the defunct show? [SF Citizen]Dia de los Muertos set to local band, Girls. [Mission Misison]Metallica guitarist's ivy-covered Pac Heights home. [Curbed]The blight of Noe Valley. [Burrito Justice]Is that a boot on your car or an ATM? Oakland gets the SmartBoot. [Oakland North]
Is the school lottery-system one of the reasons S.F. has more pups than kids? [City Insider]Muni shelters go defunct before route and riders are left in the cold. [Akit's Complaint Department]Liveblogging the U.C. Berekeley strike. [Daily Cal]Photo: Define "anything." [We Built This City]Slapping a layer of New York on S.F. will solve all the city's problems! [Burrito Justice]On-street stormwater facilities coming to two locations in S.F. [Streetsblog]
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