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  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    KSFO's JD Hayworth Tells Rush Limbaugh's Advertisers "We'd Love to Have You Over Here"

    ​Former congressman JD Hayworth hosts the most gentlemanly three hours in conservative talk radio, twinkling warmly over the 9 a.m.-to-noon shift at KSFO 560 with all the fire and fury of the avuncular God up in the stars at the opening of It's a Wonderful Life. He chats up the issues of the day, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Cocktail Week Events for Wednesday, Sept. 21, and Near-Sellouts

    Liza GershmanLocal spirits at the Bay Area Distillers Panel​If you didn't manage to make it out to the cocktail pairing dinners last night, there are more coming up this Cocktail Week, along with a whole day's worth of drinking today. Lydia Reissmueller was killing it last night at Beretta wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Rum, Ahoy: Bar Adagio's Cocktail College Goes Pirate-Themed Tonight

    celebdu/FlickrThis group is clearly ready for rum. Where: Bar Adagio When: Thurs., June 9, 6:30-8 p.m Cost: Free, but you must RSVP: baradagio@jdvhospitality.com The rundown: Tonight's Bar Adagio's Cocktail College, the popular series held on the second Thursday of each month, features the tasty ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    California Leads The Nation in Imprisoning Criminal Immigrants

    10 percent of California's inmates are non-citizens.​It's not a winning spot to brag about, but the Golden State is No.1 when it comes to incarcerating criminal immigrants. In fact, California is the only state to break the 100,000 mark. What's worse -- the state is shouldering the majority of the ... More >>

  • Music

    April 13, 2011

    Meet the New Morrissey: Twin Shadow (Capably) Summons Reagan-Era Pop

    10 percent of California's inmates are non-citizens.​It's not a winning spot to brag about, but the Golden State is No.1 when it comes to incarcerating criminal immigrants. In fact, California is the only state to break the 100,000 mark. What's worse -- the state is shouldering the majority of the ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 17, 2010

    Fresh Eats: Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

    10 percent of California's inmates are non-citizens.​It's not a winning spot to brag about, but the Golden State is No.1 when it comes to incarcerating criminal immigrants. In fact, California is the only state to break the 100,000 mark. What's worse -- the state is shouldering the majority of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Tobacco Leaves Popping Up on Lafitte's Menu

    Heirloom Connecticut broadleaf tobacco leaves from Happy Quail Farms.​San Francisco's tobacco lovers can finally get their nicotine fix without offending their neighbors or destroying their lungs ― and I'm not talking about those ridiculous electronic cigarettes. Uncured heirloom tobacco is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 4, 2010

    All We Are Saying!

    Heirloom Connecticut broadleaf tobacco leaves from Happy Quail Farms.​San Francisco's tobacco lovers can finally get their nicotine fix without offending their neighbors or destroying their lungs ― and I'm not talking about those ridiculous electronic cigarettes. Uncured heirloom tobacco is ... More >>

  • News

    June 30, 2010

    Peanut Butter Miracles

    Amid the chaos that is Haiti, Dr. Patricia Wolff has made ending child malnutrition her life’s work.

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    The Eyes of the Hurricane

    She's been called the female Manny Pacquiao. But can Ana Julaton make people care about women's boxing?

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2009

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A with Hottub

    ​Oakland's Hottub's got its start rather randomly three years ago, and has quickly formed into one of the Bay Area's biggest draws. Although the press occasionally mistakenly tags the band as an all-girl group, the female MC's of Hottub--Nicole Feliciano (aka CoCo Machete), Amber Griffin-Royal (ak ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2009

    Sugar

    ​Oakland's Hottub's got its start rather randomly three years ago, and has quickly formed into one of the Bay Area's biggest draws. Although the press occasionally mistakenly tags the band as an all-girl group, the female MC's of Hottub--Nicole Feliciano (aka CoCo Machete), Amber Griffin-Royal (ak ... More >>

  • Film

    April 8, 2009

    Sidestepping sports movie clichés, Sugar finds the sweet spot

    ​Oakland's Hottub's got its start rather randomly three years ago, and has quickly formed into one of the Bay Area's biggest draws. Although the press occasionally mistakenly tags the band as an all-girl group, the female MC's of Hottub--Nicole Feliciano (aka CoCo Machete), Amber Griffin-Royal (ak ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Border Crossers

    Long rap sheet? No problem. Transgender Latina hookers in S.F. are successfully fighting deportation by asking for asylum.

  • Dining

    August 29, 2007

    Lunchtime in Havana

    Paladar brings to S.F. the real flavors of Cuba

  • News

    June 20, 2007

    An Army of Uno

    Struggling to find homegrown recruits, the military is persuading immigrants to enlist by dangling promises of U.S. citizenship

  • Culture

    November 8, 2006

    Mystery, He Wrote

    The playwright of one of these one-acts seems to have vanished without a trace

  • News

    March 22, 2006

    Dissipating Smoke

    When Sherlock's Haven closes, the city's cigar and pipe smokers will lose one of their few public refuges

  • News

    August 24, 2005

    Satanic Hacking

    What do you think about the Felipe Alou-KNBR brouhaha? Racism, or just a bunch of Caribbean slop? Take quiz, find out.

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2005

    A Bay Bi-

    An international exhibition for the Bay Area's isolated, disparate artists

  • Film

    March 9, 2005

    Reps Etc.

    An international exhibition for the Bay Area's isolated, disparate artists

  • Film

    June 9, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    An international exhibition for the Bay Area's isolated, disparate artists

  • Film

    September 17, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    An international exhibition for the Bay Area's isolated, disparate artists

  • Culture

    April 9, 2003

    Fair Ball

    Love of the national pastime, on display at a downtown art gallery

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Jesus Doesn't Necessarily Save

    Was the Son of God a journeyman pitcher, a reliever, or a late-season call-up?

  • Music

    February 27, 2002

    House Of Tudor

    Adult.'s dispassionate synth-pop, and Si*Se's diaphanous trip-hop

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Freeks and Geeks

    Thanks to their cool world-music electronica and some major help from the Internet, the Supreme Beings of Leisure may become the first rock stars born on the Web.

  • News

    December 15, 1999

    Online Pirates of the Caribbean

    Three San Francisco men found riches in Antiqua with their Internet gambling site. Now they're federal fugitives. Caribbean

  • News

    October 6, 1999

    ¡Holy Cohiba!

    Federal agents smoke out an insidious Bay Area smuggling ring as part of their ceaseless efforts to keep our streets safe from illegal Cuban cigars

  • Calendar

    February 18, 1998

    Night + Day

    Federal agents smoke out an insidious Bay Area smuggling ring as part of their ceaseless efforts to keep our streets safe from illegal Cuban cigars

  • Music

    May 21, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    Federal agents smoke out an insidious Bay Area smuggling ring as part of their ceaseless efforts to keep our streets safe from illegal Cuban cigars

  • News

    December 25, 1996

    Buttheads

    A longtime cigar nut examines the sudden crass commercialism of his favorite vice

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