Golden Gate Park Conservatory of Flowers

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Over the Weekend: GGP Flash Rave, Lamb of God and the SF Weekly Photo Booth's Debut

Thomas LevinsonAll Shook Down's weekend kicked off with a facebook-and-Twitter-orchestrated flash rave, which drove hundreds of kiddies to the section of Golden Gate Park next to the Conservatory of Flowers Friday night. The party started at around 8:30 p.m. and went on for an hour, at which point t ... More >>

San Francisco Street Food Top Ten

Thomas LevinsonAll Shook Down's weekend kicked off with a facebook-and-Twitter-orchestrated flash rave, which drove hundreds of kiddies to the section of Golden Gate Park next to the Conservatory of Flowers Friday night. The party started at around 8:30 p.m. and went on for an hour, at which point t ... More >>

Park It for the Summer

A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.

It's Always Tropical Romance In Here

A survival guide for outdoor musical events in the city.

A Walk in the Park

Cynics use the retarded to keep cars in Golden Gate Park

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Our critics weigh in on local theater

Letters to the Editor

Week of Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Week of Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

Week of Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Alcatraz Razzmatazz

Touring the Rock on celluloid

Free Summer Attractions

Touring the Rock on celluloid

Five Best Pre-Quake Structures

Touring the Rock on celluloid

Sand Man

Leaving his art in San Francisco

Artbeat

Leaving his art in San Francisco

Artbeat

Our critics weigh in on local exhibitions

Ball of Shame

The violence, humiliation, exclusion, degradation, and sheer joy of dodgeball in the park

Four Best Places to Chill Out

The violence, humiliation, exclusion, degradation, and sheer joy of dodgeball in the park

Imitation of Life

Snapping shots

Extreme Makeover

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

Love-In

Free Bard in the park

Celluloid Surf

The Red Vic hangs 10

Pomp and Circumstance

Two poor old folks with grand dreams people this farce about middle-class vanity

Face Full of Memories

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

R&R Rundown

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

Night+Day

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

Night+Day

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

Mulch

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

Night+Day

San Francisco now has two -- count 'em, two -- adult dodgeball leagues

Petal Pushers

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

'GodFather of Skating' Hopes to Use 'Sunday Streets' to Fight For Golden Gate Park 'Healthy Saturdays'

Leading the skate skate revolution... San Francisco's GodFather of Skating, David Miles, Jr., has been one of the main supporters of Sunday Streets, the city's new series of events in which avenues are closed off to traffic to give bikers, skaters, and strol ... More >>

Let's Be Frank Disappointed It Won't Be Selling in Dolores Park

Justin Y./YelpJustin Herman Plaza​Rec and Park informed street-food applicants about which city parks they'd be offered contracts for yesterday. Let's Be Frank's Larry Bain expressed disappointment that the sustainable hot dog company wouldn't be awarded the contract for Dolores Park, but inst ... More >>

Family Offers $500 For Return of Filched S.F. Lego Landmarks

Courtesy Benz FamilyMark Benz' masterful recreation of Ghirardelli Square and other city landmarks were stolen out of his truck last week​Leaving your heart in San Francisco is bad enough -- but when someone out-and-out steals large portions of the city, things have gotten progressively worse. Cou ... More >>

Lego Master Hopes Pilfered S.F. Landmarks Haven't Been Stripped for Parts

Courtesy Benz FamilyWill Mark Benz' Lego Ghirardelli Square end up in pieces on the Internet or at a flea market? ​Last week we reported on Fremont mechanical engineer and Lego savant Mark Benz, who had a number of giant, San Francisco Lego landmarks filched from the back of the family truck. Desp ... More >>

Rec and Park Finalizes Street-Food Vendors for City Parks

Kevin Y./YelpThe new face of S.F. street food? An Annie's hot dog cart in Golden Gate Park.​Late Friday, the Chron's City Insider reported on Rec and Parks' final picks for pushcart vendors on swaths of city green. No surprises, broadly: Golden Gate Park: • Band shell: Blue Bottle Coffee, ... More >>

Annie's Hot Dogs No Newbie to Park Sales

Jonathan S./YelpAnnie's hit the streets of S.F. back in 1983.​News of the winning bidders for park food sales has left a bad taste in the mouths of street-food fans who would've liked to see something more creative than coffee and hot dogs in venues like Justin Herman and Dolores, but face it: ... More >>

Friendly Skies: City contractor's cozy relationship with S.F. Rec and Park chief

Jonathan S./YelpAnnie's hit the streets of S.F. back in 1983.​News of the winning bidders for park food sales has left a bad taste in the mouths of street-food fans who would've liked to see something more creative than coffee and hot dogs in venues like Justin Herman and Dolores, but face it: ... More >>

10 Things To Do For Under $10: EpiscoDisco, Bluegrass BBQ & Surf Art

Chuck Foxen Barn Owl at Grace Cathedral? Religious experience. ​Here it is, my final list of cheap trouble for you to get into this weekend (after this week, Emily Savage is going to take over 10 Things for a while). So I expect all of you to follow every one of these recommendations, twice. Espec ... More >>

San Francisco's Killer Frogs a Statewide Threat

Kill me, please​A tiny pond near the mouth of Golden Gate Park is host to as many as 10,000 invasive African clawed frogs so voracious they're a threat to the entire state's rivers and bays. They've consumed the pond's other frogs and fish, and have taken to eating each other -- just as they'll do ... More >>

Let's just drain the Lily Pond and kill the frogs

Kill me, please​A tiny pond near the mouth of Golden Gate Park is host to as many as 10,000 invasive African clawed frogs so voracious they're a threat to the entire state's rivers and bays. They've consumed the pond's other frogs and fish, and have taken to eating each other -- just as they'll do ... More >>

Kill the Frogs Before It's Too Late: Message to San Francisco

Go ahead, punk: Make my day.​Killer frogs lurk in the dark waters of Golden Gate Park's Lily Pond, awaiting the moment when a visiting youngster totes a few tadpoles home to Auburn and lets them loose in a stream -- thus threatening aquatic ecosystems in the Sacramento River Delta and beyond.Notwi ... More >>

'Green Groupon' Launched By San Francisco Yoga Instructors

Look! A green Yogi.​Leave it to two yoga instructors to launch what we'll call the Groupon of Green -- it's actually called Green Box Top -- a group deal website featuring only sustainable products and services in San Francisco. Surely, the Mayor and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi have already signed u ... More >>

Park It Right Here

Look! A green Yogi.​Leave it to two yoga instructors to launch what we'll call the Groupon of Green -- it's actually called Green Box Top -- a group deal website featuring only sustainable products and services in San Francisco. Surely, the Mayor and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi have already signed u ... More >>

Wednesday: On Beer and Flowers

pacbrewlab.blogspot.comThe paraphernalia is for brewing. Seriously.​Jungle Love Where: Conservatory of Flowers, 100 JFK Drive, Golden Gate Park, 831-2090 When: Wed., Feb. 9, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $5 The rundown: Bryan Hermannsson and Patrick M. Horn, the smiley beardos behind Pacific Brewing Labo ... More >>

San Francisco Not Losing Kids, Despite What Chronicle Story Says

Who said you couldn't raise six kids in San Francisco?​As of Monday afternoon a weekend front page story titled:  "S.F. losing kids as parents seek schools, homes" was still the most read story on the San Francisco Chronicle's Web site. More than 400 commenters debated whether it was bad scho ... More >>

Fun with Neko

Who said you couldn't raise six kids in San Francisco?​As of Monday afternoon a weekend front page story titled:  "S.F. losing kids as parents seek schools, homes" was still the most read story on the San Francisco Chronicle's Web site. More than 400 commenters debated whether it was bad scho ... More >>