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Convenience Store Robin Hood -- She Stole From the 7-11 and Gave To Random Folks -- Nabbed By Cops

...And grab a Big Gulp for Will Scarlet!In our experience, there's very little at a 7-11 worth threatening to kill or maim over -- you don't hear too many folks going on about life, liberty, and the pursuit of pemmican and sodas large enough to hide oversize cans of beer in when you go to the ballpa ... More >>

LastNight: Tiger Lillies Spook Cafe Du Nord

...And grab a Big Gulp for Will Scarlet!In our experience, there's very little at a 7-11 worth threatening to kill or maim over -- you don't hear too many folks going on about life, liberty, and the pursuit of pemmican and sodas large enough to hide oversize cans of beer in when you go to the ballpa ... More >>

DIY Vanilla Extract

...And grab a Big Gulp for Will Scarlet!In our experience, there's very little at a 7-11 worth threatening to kill or maim over -- you don't hear too many folks going on about life, liberty, and the pursuit of pemmican and sodas large enough to hide oversize cans of beer in when you go to the ballpa ... More >>

Staycation Alert: Wine and Dine at Daffodil Restaurant

...And grab a Big Gulp for Will Scarlet!In our experience, there's very little at a 7-11 worth threatening to kill or maim over -- you don't hear too many folks going on about life, liberty, and the pursuit of pemmican and sodas large enough to hide oversize cans of beer in when you go to the ballpa ... More >>

The Mission Blue Mission

Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

Dean Smith and Dean Byington

Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

Get it? Glasgow + Las Vegas

Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

Camellias a Farce Only Theater Snobs Could Love

Saving the habitat of an inch-long violet butterfly, the endangered Mission Blue, is the starting point of a many-sided battle for dominance of San Bruno

Psssst, Buddy: You Wanna Buy a Used Plant?

For sale, by owner -- where'd he go?There are some things you never, ever want to buy used: Undergarments, motel mattresses, or sex toys spring to mind.And while it's not revolting, the idea of purchasing a second-hand plant is certainly unusual -- what is the blue book value of a 1998 African Viole ... More >>

Bouncer

Salvia and psychonauts at Eagles Drift In

Bouncer

Where well-heeled snobs go when they need watering

Best Flowers

Where well-heeled snobs go when they need watering

Flower Children

Mother's Day in bloom

Sand Man

Leaving his art in San Francisco

Best Foodie Luxury

Shellfish Consommé at Aqua

Best Cheap Overnight Getaway

West Point Inn

Best Place to Get Stoned and Walk Your Dog

Bernal Heights Park

Wild Wild Life

Invading the privacy of birds

Three Blooms

A trio of sharply acted New Yorker-style stories by Amy Bloom

Extreme Makeover

Eight years after a storm's devastation, the Conservatory of Flowers reopens

Take a Hike

Mount Tam is a flower lover's dream

Remembrance of a War Past

An unfond look back at Freedom Toast, TV jingoes, and a pro-war bully called Tony Hall

Essential Pirate Sing-Alongs

An unfond look back at Freedom Toast, TV jingoes, and a pro-war bully called Tony Hall

SHOPS

An unfond look back at Freedom Toast, TV jingoes, and a pro-war bully called Tony Hall

Best Tea House

Imperial Tea Court

Best Local Version of Machu Picchu

Batteries Chamberlain, Crosby, Cranston, Marcus Miller, and Boutelle

Most Moving Garden

The National AIDS Memorial Grove

Golden Gate Park, Middle Drive East & Bowling Green Drive

(The Real) Tuesday Weld

Where Psyche Meets Cupid (Kindercore)

Two Plays, Fat and Thin

A pair of current productions have more in common than you might think

Best Comfort Food

Gourmet Macaroni and Cheese at Blue

Best Way to Green Up Your Life

Showplace Florist and Showplants

Best Florist

Fioridella

Best Flora

Blooming Wildflowers at Menzies Native Plant Garden

Best Alleyway

Macondray Lane

Best Lunchtime Napping

Alice Street Community Gardens

Come Together

At Deborah Oropallo's new show, the line between paintings and photos barely exists

Hear This

Malcolm Mooney & the 10th Planet

Best Hike in the City

Glen Canyon Park

Best Bloody Mary

Golden Gate Ferry

Our Fair Lady

"The Birth of the Virgin Empress"

Night + Day

"The Birth of the Virgin Empress"

Zoom Lens

"The Birth of the Virgin Empress"

Night + Day

"The Birth of the Virgin Empress"

A Pollution Breakthrough

Powerful new environmental cleanup regime relies on expert use of votive candles, flowers

Scarf Dance

Gary Bukovnik says his flowers are sprouting on Gucci neckwear, but that's not where they belong

Petal Pushers

Orchid collectors, watch your back. Uncle Sam knows what you're up to.

Is There Life after Orson? New Absinthe Pastry Chef Luis Villavelazquez Seeks to Find Out

Villavelazquez: BallsyIt's been a month since up-and-coming pastry whiz Luis Villavelazquez defected from Orson to Absinthe. How's he feeling? Tired. SFoodie checked in with the pastry chef the morning after his graveyard cook called in sick - Villavelazquez had just worked straight through the nigh ... More >>

Retooled Lark Creek Inn to Open Next Week

After a brief delay following a last-minute scramble for chef, the Larkspur restaurant formerly known as Lark Creek Inn has an official opening date: next Thursday, June 4. Lark Creek Group culinary director Adrian Hoffman told SFoodie that the Tavern at Lark Creek (234 Magnolia at William, Larkspur ... More >>

Lark Creek's Annual Half-Off Bottle Promotion Starts Tomorrow

LFL16/FlickrIf you order wine by the bottle, dining at One Market should be a bit more affordable in July.Let your wallet feel as flush as your face. Starting tomorrow (and for the entire month of July), Bay Area winos can savor half-off savings on every bottles on le menu at all Lark Creek restaura ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

LFL16/FlickrIf you order wine by the bottle, dining at One Market should be a bit more affordable in July.Let your wallet feel as flush as your face. Starting tomorrow (and for the entire month of July), Bay Area winos can savor half-off savings on every bottles on le menu at all Lark Creek restaura ... More >>