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Man Gets Shot and Drives Self to Hospital, Hospital Unimpressed

Sunday Dispatch: Capsule Design Festival at Hayes Valley Park

BART’s Babbling Brook

Holiday Block Parties: Divis. and the Mission

(Junior Panthers)Holiday block parties are a smart idea. I hit the one in Hayes Valley last weekend, where various galleries and boutiques offered delicious drinks (cider with brandy!) and snacks, as well as discounts for folks doing their holiday shopping. This week there are two block parties com ... More >>

Photos: Where the Dark Art of Custom Corsets Lives On

By Peter Jamison This woman wants to sell you a corset. Autumn Adamme, pictured above, is the owner of Dark Garden, a corset shop on Linden Street in Hayes Valley. These days, corsetry of the kind practiced at Dark Garden is a lost art. In fact, Daphne Merkin, writing in T Magazine, the glossy ... More >>

S.F. Artist Says Adios to 'Douche Bag' in Chief

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

New Restaurants

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

New Restaurants

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

New Restaurants

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

New Restaurants

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

New Restaurants

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

Death of the Macramé Owl

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

Of Course

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

A weekly listing of new restaurants around town

This one really is worth a thousand words.Our thanks go out to San Francisco resident Laura Szewczyk for capturing the above expression of inauguration zeitgeist in Hayes Valley. (Szewczyk snapped the shot on her cell phone.) For an explanation of what may have driven this anonymous artist, click he ... More >>

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Mysterious Hayes Valley Ramen Truck Rolls Out Tomorrow -- We Think

Shirohige Ramen-YaIs a ramen truck poised to hit Hayes Valley?​UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: Turns out Shirohige Ramen-Ya will debut this weekend, Dec. 5-6, not Dec. 3-4 as reported here. According to a late-morning tweet, tomorrow marks the debut of Shirohige Ramen-Ya, a San Francisco street-food ramen t ... More >>

10 Things to Do This Weekend For Under $10

​This week is all about local artist holiday bazaars, local rock 'n' roll, and free (non-locally made) Chevy Chase classics. Cheap bastards,  your weekend recommendations below...feel free to add to this list in the comments section.  Lower Haight Holiday Art Walk & Hayes Valley Holi ... More >>

Yo-Ho-Ho and a $13 Cocktail: Opening Night at Smuggler's Cove a Rum-Soaked Taste of Excess

C. AlburgerDownstairs at Hayes Valley's brand-new tiki bar: A blur of insiders and rum geeks.​All three floors of Smuggler's Cove -- Hayes Valley's new ode to tiki libations without high-fructose corn syrup -- were packed to the gills at last night's opening. Owner Martin Cate said an eager th ... More >>

Mandarina's Ice Pops Are Like Smoothies on a Stick

Blueberry-pineapple.​This week the sun has returned to Hayes Valley Park. The al-fresco lunchers are lunching, the lovers loving, the meth heads stripping off most of their clothes and dancing around, hands down their pants. Oh, spring, we missed you. While doing a little spot-tanning ourselves, S ... More >>

Father's Day Portraits at Hayes Valley Farm

Zoey Kroll​Hayes Valley Farm, the "freeway food forest" that's growing in a former section of 101, will host a Father's Day celebration. Pack your own food and beverages for a picnic (there'll already be watermelon there for the eating). Dads should bring their best congenial smile ― and the ... More >>

Baylinks: Dog Attacks, Serpentine, & Ace Junkyard

Not that kind of serpentine.​Did you know serpentine was the state rock? Well, it might not be anymore. [Burrito Justice]In the wake of the Golden Gate Park dog attacks, runners try to find ways to deal with maniacal curs. [SFAppeal]Hayes Valley rejects plan to erect signs that will tell drivers ... More >>

Hayes Valley Farm Beekeeper Mourns Slaughtered Colonies, Plots Next Steps

Hayes Valley FarmJust a few of the hundreds of thousands of bees killed Monday night.​ It's a macabre, senseless story: Hayes Valley Farm, the year-old urban garden on the site of the old I-80 off-ramp, reported on its blog yesterday that someone had broken into the gardens on Monday night or Tues ... More >>

Up to 250,000 Bees Killed at Hayes Valley Farm

Hayes Valley Farm This week's bee genocide left hundreds of thousands of insects dead​Ace food writer Jonathan Kauffman caught up with grieving beekeeper Karen Peteros at our sister blog, SFoodie; she lost thousands of bees when an unknown assailant gassed three of her hives at the Hayes V ... More >>

What's Happening at Hayes Valley Farm?

Hayes Valley Farm/FlickrMore than 2,500 volunteers have gotten dirty at Hayes Valley Farm.​To those of us who lived in Hayes Valley while Octavia was transforming from prostitution alley to boulevard, the chained-off lot between Oak and Fell held a peculiar romance. After a decade of neglect, the ... More >>

Get Earthy at Hayes Valley Farm

edibleoffice/Flickr​Earth Week Where: Hayes Valley Farm, 450 Laguna Street (at Fell) When: Sun., April 24 to Fri., April 29 Cost: Free The rundown: If the thought of contending with the crowds at San Francisco's Earth Day party on April 23 makes you feel weary and old, celebrate in a mellower v ... More >>

What to Do This Weekend, April 23-24

Edible Office/FlickrEarth Week at Hayes Valley Farm.​Craving more? Scroll through additional listings here. SATURDAY, APRIL 23 Whiskey 101 at CUESA CUESA Kitchen, 1 Ferry Plaza (at Embarcadero), 2-4 p.m. This CUESA class will give the lowdown on all things whisk(e)y, hosted by Scott Beattie and ... More >>

Daniel Patterson Pushes a Food Cart, Ritual Adds Buzz to Proxy

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Tasting Table spots what appears to be the Bay Area's humblest-looking lunch cart, but with the fanciest of pedigrees: Porky's from Daniel Patterson. Decorated with pigs, the Uptown Oakland cart serves o ... More >>

Hayes Valley Farm Begins Beekeeping Classes One Year After the Insecticide

Don HankinsHaven't you always wanted to do this?​Last July, the volunteers at Hayes Valley Farm discovered that someone -- probably an irate neighbor -- had broken into the farm overnight and sprayed insecticide into three beehives on the site. A quarter of a million bees died, several thousand do ... More >>

Hayes Valley Gets Off the Grid Six Days a Week

Chris MacArthur​Lucky Hayes Valley residents -- you are the first folks to get Off the Grid food trucks six days a week.Starting this week, two trucks will park on Linden Street, home of Smitten Ice Cream and Blue Bottle Coffee, for both lunch (11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.) and dinner (5 - 9:30 p.m.) on ev ... More >>

Man Shot and Killed in Hayes Valley

Man shot to death​A man was killed late Monday night in Hayes Valley, according to police. The victim was shot in the head sometime around 11:40 p.m. on the 500 block of Webster Street.Medical authorities have not yet identified the victim, who was described as a black man in his 20s.

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Man shot to death​A man was killed late Monday night in Hayes Valley, according to police. The victim was shot in the head sometime around 11:40 p.m. on the 500 block of Webster Street.Medical authorities have not yet identified the victim, who was described as a black man in his 20s.

It's All About Meat: A Bacon Truck, Beef Sandwiches, and Pig and Pie

The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The smell of bacon is wafting through the city air today, as Bacon Bacon Truck, which we mentioned earlier, parks in SOMA for its first day. SFist shares the news that bacon lovers can pick up lunch this ... More >>

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The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. The smell of bacon is wafting through the city air today, as Bacon Bacon Truck, which we mentioned earlier, parks in SOMA for its first day. SFist shares the news that bacon lovers can pick up lunch this ... More >>

Teen Shot to Death in Visitacion Valley; Homicide No. 31

Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

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Homicide in Visitaction Valley ​An 18-year-old man was shot to death while standing on the sidewalk in Visitacion Valley, police said. The man -- who has not yet been identified -- was standing at the 200 block of Rey Street at about 10 p.m. when two men approached him and fired several shots befo ... More >>

The Beehives Are Leaving Hayes Valley Farm, But You Can Buy Honey Before They Go

edibleoffice/FlickrThe beehives at Hayes Valley Farm.​The bees of Hayes Valley Farm have had it rough. In 2010, the first colonies to settle in at the urban farm were slaughtered by a malicious neighbor. Early this year, Karen Peteros of SF Bee-Cause and her crew installed new hives -- triple the ... More >>

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edibleoffice/FlickrThe beehives at Hayes Valley Farm.​The bees of Hayes Valley Farm have had it rough. In 2010, the first colonies to settle in at the urban farm were slaughtered by a malicious neighbor. Early this year, Karen Peteros of SF Bee-Cause and her crew installed new hives -- triple the ... More >>

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edibleoffice/FlickrThe beehives at Hayes Valley Farm.​The bees of Hayes Valley Farm have had it rough. In 2010, the first colonies to settle in at the urban farm were slaughtered by a malicious neighbor. Early this year, Karen Peteros of SF Bee-Cause and her crew installed new hives -- triple the ... More >>