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    December 28, 2012

    Top 10 Bay Area Music Scandals of 2012

    The Bay Area music scene had a particular flair for making headlines for reasons other than actual music in 2012. Some of these 10 incidents are totally tabloid, others are cold and criminal, but none of them are boring. From Ecstasy rings and instrument thievery to lascivious infidelity and shockin ... More >>

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    December 19, 2012

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    The Bay Area music scene had a particular flair for making headlines for reasons other than actual music in 2012. Some of these 10 incidents are totally tabloid, others are cold and criminal, but none of them are boring. From Ecstasy rings and instrument thievery to lascivious infidelity and shockin ... More >>

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    December 19, 2012

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    The Bay Area music scene had a particular flair for making headlines for reasons other than actual music in 2012. Some of these 10 incidents are totally tabloid, others are cold and criminal, but none of them are boring. From Ecstasy rings and instrument thievery to lascivious infidelity and shockin ... More >>

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    December 12, 2012

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    The Bay Area music scene had a particular flair for making headlines for reasons other than actual music in 2012. Some of these 10 incidents are totally tabloid, others are cold and criminal, but none of them are boring. From Ecstasy rings and instrument thievery to lascivious infidelity and shockin ... More >>

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    December 12, 2012

    Razz Room Owners Suing Hotel Nikko, Alleging Racism

    The owners of the Razz Room -- a posh, cabaret-style club in Union Square that hosts live jazz and R&B, among other events -- are suing their landlord, the Hotel Nikko, saying the hotel's managers told them the club's shows were drawing too many African-Americans. As a result of the conflict, the R ... More >>

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    November 5, 2012

    The Dapper Diner Eats His Way Through ANZU's 25th Anniversary Menu

    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    October 24, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    October 17, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    September 5, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    August 15, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    August 8, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

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    April 25, 2012

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    1987 was an interesting year -- gas was under a dollar, the world population was nearing five billion, the stock market crashed, a storm of hurricane-like power hit Southern England killing two dozen, The Simpsons started airing as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, Baby Jessica fell down a well, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Jazz Singer Amanda King's Mother Sues Rrazz Room Owners for Assault and Battery

    ​Local jazz singer Amanda King's mother, Claudia Polley, is accusing the owners of Union Square nightclub the Rrazz Room of physically assaulting her after her daughter sued them for missed payments. Polley, who is also King's business manager, filed a lawsuit this winter, alleging that when ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Where Do You Go on the Wharf? Ask a Concierge

    ​​devonapple/FlickrScoma's is the concierges' number-one choice for Wharf dining.​SF Weekly aims to be more of an insider's newspaper than a national guide to all things San Francisco, so I don't get to Fisherman's Wharf often. Locals don't dine there as often as they did in the 1960s and 1970 ... More >>

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    June 8, 2011

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    May 18, 2011

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    December 22, 2010

    New Year's Eve Guide 2011

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    December 15, 2010

    New Year's Eve Guide 2011

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  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Crispy Tacos Truck Has New Chef

    John BirdsallA sign still says the truck still serves "crazy crispy tacos."​Noticing that the lines had disappeared from the Crispy Tacos truck, which parks at Townsend at Fourth every weekday, SFoodie wandered over to take a look. Chef Matthew Griffin ― whose spiked blond hair is unmistakable â ... More >>

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    July 14, 2010

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    July 7, 2010

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    June 23, 2010

    Bacon al Pastor from Crispy Tacos, SOMA's Newest Food Truck

    John BirdsallCrispy tacos with bacon al pastor and carnitas ($3 each).​Wednesday, June 23, 2010 John Birdsall​We're pretty sure 2010 will go down as the Year of the Food Truck in San Francisco. The latest: Crispy Tacos, Matthew Griffin's straight-up taco and sandwich wagon, which rolled ... More >>

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    June 23, 2010

    Lil Kim to Perform at SF's Hotel Nikko July 12

    ​Prepare to hear lots of naughty words if you show up to this. The famously explicit, once-Notorious B.I.G.-endorsed Lil Kim will perform at the Rrazz Room at San Francisco's Hotel Nikko on July 12. The Brooklyn-born Lil' Kim (born Kimberly Jones) hasn't had a true hit in a while -- in fact she ha ... More >>

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    January 20, 2010

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    January 13, 2010

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    October 28, 2009

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    August 27, 2009

    S.F. Squad Snags Silver at Asian Culinary Battle in Taipei

    SF Asian Chefs AssociationTeam USA (in red) reacts to winning Silver.​In its third appearance at the Taipei World Culinary Contest, Team USA brought home Silver. The squad was composed of five chefs from S.F., all members of the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association: Philippe Striffeler of Hot ... More >>

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    August 7, 2009

    Local Team Going Wok-to-Wok with Asian Chefs in Cook-Off

    Asian Chefs AssociationThe bronze-winning 2007 San Francisco team in Taipei.​The Taipei World Culinary Contest has again asked the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association to represent the U.S.A. in a grueling three-day culinary competition. From August 20 to August 23, the home team will go up a ... More >>

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    June 10, 2009

    Businesses feel trapped by costs of Union Square's Business Improvement District

    Asian Chefs AssociationThe bronze-winning 2007 San Francisco team in Taipei.​The Taipei World Culinary Contest has again asked the San Francisco Asian Chefs Association to represent the U.S.A. in a grueling three-day culinary competition. From August 20 to August 23, the home team will go up a ... More >>

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    May 13, 2009

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    November 19, 2008

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    November 12, 2008

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    May 6, 2008

    Night Day: Calendar Picks for 5/6

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    June 27, 2007
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    July 26, 2006

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    January 25, 2006

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    June 23, 2004

    Cool Strokes

    Even in chilly San Francisco, summer means swimming.

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    May 15, 2002

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    September 20, 2000

    Pop Philosophy

    Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?

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    February 3, 1999

    Madam I Am

    Raeshel Keavy ran one of the city's most sophisticated and profitable prostitution rings. She was safe until she strayed from San Francisco.

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