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  • Blogs

    October 26, 2012

    World Series Game 2: It's Such a Perfect Day

    Tell someone you like long walks on the beach and you'll seldom be asked to explain why. Mention you like baseball, however, and you maybe put on the spot. Well, maybe you like baseball because of days like Thursday. Game 2 of the World Series was an old-fashioned, grind-it-out pitcher's duel with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2012

    Marijuana Sweep: Feds Mostly Ignore "Emerald Triangle"

    Another year, another fleet of helicopters hovering overhead and federal agents tramping through the publicly owned woods in search of illegal marijuana plots and the (Mexican) people who grow them.In 2011, there was Operation Full Court Press; in 2012, we had Operation Mountain Sweep. This year, be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Wayne Shannon Is Dead -- What's It All Mean?

    Former Bay Area television fixture Wayne Shannon's catchphrase used to be "What's it all mean?" It was, on most days, a thought-provoking, witty conclusion to an equally witty and thought-provoking news commentary.It comes off a bit differently now, however. Shannon's decomposing body was disco ... More >>

  • News

    April 4, 2012

    Soup to Nuts: Crazy Food Taxes Penalize the Poor, Benefit the Rich

    Former Bay Area television fixture Wayne Shannon's catchphrase used to be "What's it all mean?" It was, on most days, a thought-provoking, witty conclusion to an equally witty and thought-provoking news commentary.It comes off a bit differently now, however. Shannon's decomposing body was disco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    E.T. Once Sold Coors to Drunk Drivers

    Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from Golden State basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. E.T. Coors Ad Discovered At: 57th Street Antique Mall, Sacramento Somewhere in Hollywood, 1982. "So, as we discussed, Coke, Reese's, Ski ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Fog Harbor Fish House Cooks Sustainable Fish For the Masses

    Photos by W. Blake GrayTrout ($18)​Fog Harbor Fish House recently became the first restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf to commit to using 100% sustainable seafood. SF Weekly had never written anything about the restaurant, so I joined the flock of German and French tourists walking down Embarcader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Environmental Groups Fight to Put Gray Wolf Back on Endangered Species List

    Gary Kramer, US Fish and Wildlife Service​Environmental groups appealed to the Ninth Circuit to reinstate the northern rocky mountain gray wolf on the Endangered Species List, after Montana judge Donald Molley reluctantly upheld Congress' move directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Is Peet's Really Selling Out? Is the Salad Bar Really a Scam?

    Stephanie N./Yelp​​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. The big piece of gossip today, which originated on a blog called DealReporter, is that Peet's is in talks to sell itself to Starbucks. Since I've just receiv ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2011

    BASE Jumper Won't Stop Illegal Leaps Despite Yosemite Tasing

    Stephanie N./Yelp​​Today's notes on national stories, local trends, random tastes, and other bycatch dredged up from the food media.1. The big piece of gossip today, which originated on a blog called DealReporter, is that Peet's is in talks to sell itself to Starbucks. Since I've just receiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    Brian Erb Found Dead in Idaho

    Brian Erb in happier days​The friends and family of Brian Erb, who put out the hue and cry when the Concord man went missing earlier this month, have had their worst fears realized. The 33-year-old married father of two was found dead Friday in a lodge in the far northern Idaho town of Sandpoint.

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Listening To Rubblebucket Is Way More Fun Than Saying "Rubblebucket" Several Times

    ​ Choices, choices. We should all be resting up to rock out at (and brave the dangers of) the Treasure Island Festival this weekend, but it's hard to resist the double-octopod charm of the Vermont-via-Brooklyn ensemble Rubblebucket. They're flying all the way across the country for a two-night res ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Remembering Farrell's, the Ice Cream Parlors That Gave Us the Zoo

    Farrell's​We miss the dearly departed Farrell's, an ice cream parlor which boasted of 130 locations in the '70s and '80s. We don't pine for the turn of the last century costumes (though that facial hair in the pic above is definitely cool again) or the pomp and circumstance of songs, bells, wh ... More >>

  • Film

    July 28, 2010

    "Cremaster Cycle": Matthew Barney exposes himself at the Roxie

    Farrell's​We miss the dearly departed Farrell's, an ice cream parlor which boasted of 130 locations in the '70s and '80s. We don't pine for the turn of the last century costumes (though that facial hair in the pic above is definitely cool again) or the pomp and circumstance of songs, bells, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Fireworks, Death Metal, Circus Bella, '70s Americana

    Finn Riggins plays El Rio on Saturday​Bust out the barbecue, hoist up the flag and turn up the Americana jams. Yes, Independence Day is here again. Celebrate the founding fathers (and mothers) this weekend without breaking the bank. Here's our list of cheap summer holiday events for less than thos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    The Week in Gay -- Laura Bush wants Elena Kagan (To Be Able To Get Married).

    Elena, step up to the plate and tell us how you really feel...​Frankly, I don't care if Elena Kagan never looks at her own vagina let alone anyone else's. But I do care about how LGBT matters are discussed, because that narrative reveals an awful lot about how inept, ignorant, bigoted, fearful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Suit Alleges Environmental Protection Agency Not Doing Enough Environmental Protecting

    Smoke 'em if you got 'em...It was the Roman satirist Juvenal who pondered quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- Who watches the watchmen? If we gave him the answer "The WildEarth Guardians" we don't think it'd satisfy his query (and, honestly, the man's been dead 1,800 years) -- but it wouldn't be wrong ... More >>

  • Music

    June 3, 2009

    Funemployment: Jobless young San Franciscans are welcoming the worst recession of their lives with open arms. Too bad the party can't last forever.

    Smoke 'em if you got 'em...It was the Roman satirist Juvenal who pondered quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- Who watches the watchmen? If we gave him the answer "The WildEarth Guardians" we don't think it'd satisfy his query (and, honestly, the man's been dead 1,800 years) -- but it wouldn't be wrong ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Gay Iowan Transplants to California Ponder Today's Gay Marriage Ruling

    They are a rare species, these gay Iowans who have moved out to the Golden State, the perfect journalistic formula to comment on today's news of the Iowa Supreme Court approving gay marriage while its California colleagues mull this same issue. But we put on our intrepid reporter cap and found two s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    James Beard Award Nominations Announced

    Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Lil Wayne’s crappy performance record

    Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    Marketers, Law Enforcement Fulfill SF Weekly Prediction; Energy Beer Declared Stupid

    Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    LastNight: Meat Puppets and Built to Spill at the Fillmore

    Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    Chronicle Bitches Out and Doesn't Publish 'Howl'

    Bay Area Takes All Five Nominations for Best Chef in Pacific Region; Boulevard and A 16's Nate Appleman Among Locals Competing For Top PrizesThe prestigious James Beard Awards, given by the James Beard Foundation and often referred to as the Oscars of the restaurant and food media industries, announ ... More >>

  • Dining

    May 2, 2007

    Home on the Range

    We're wowed by the New American cooking served at the Mission's snug Maverick

  • Music

    June 21, 2006

    On the Rebound

    Built to Spill survives some transitional time out

  • Culture

    April 26, 2006

    Paying for It

    Fury, injustice, humiliation — and humor — in Campo Santo's four-story program

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    Split Decision

    Republicans want to break up "the 9th Circus," the San Francisco-based liberal federal appeals court. Whose side are you on?

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2005

    Film Feast

    American independent cinema is alive and well at IndieFest

  • Music

    January 19, 2005

    Keep on Truckin'

    Times may be tough for Gomez, but three nights at the Fillmore proves you can't keep a good British band down

  • Dining

    July 28, 2004

    Deco Dreams

    An art show's lingering effects take us on a tour of deco restaurants

  • News

    June 23, 2004

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 23, 2004

  • Music

    April 21, 2004

    Road Scholars

    Eating fire, swallowing swords, playing old-timey tunes -- the Yard Dogs offer medicine for the soul. And they'll even work for booze.

  • Film

    May 28, 2003

    Reps Etc.

    Eating fire, swallowing swords, playing old-timey tunes -- the Yard Dogs offer medicine for the soul. And they'll even work for booze.

  • Film

    May 21, 2003

    A Long, Strange Trip

    Matthew Barney's Cremaster cycle concludes with three hours of outrageousness and unfamiliarity

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Critical Masturbation

    The long-running pro-bike protest known as Critical Mass is a form of ritual self-abuse that hurts the cause of city cycling

  • Calendar

    April 30, 2003

    Open Your Eyes

    A month of public art and community programs

  • News

    January 8, 2003

    The Rush of Victory

    Under coach George Rush, City College regularly wins national football titles. But is community college really the place for big-time sports?

  • News

    April 24, 2002

    Gentlemen, Start Your Power Saws!

    Power Tool Drag Races. What else do you need to know?

  • Dining

    November 29, 2000

    Goop and Its Pleasures

    Blackberry Ginger

  • Music

    September 6, 2000

    The New Amsterdams

    Never You Mind
    (Heroes & Villains/Vagrant Records)

  • Film

    February 2, 2000

    Reel World

    Tin Cup and Taking Off

  • Calendar

    March 31, 1999

    Night + Day

    Tin Cup and Taking Off

  • Calendar

    November 18, 1998

    Night + Day

    Tin Cup and Taking Off

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    Capitalizing on Y2K

    Computers won't know what to do when 1999 becomes 2000; but lawyers and other profit-seekers will

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    The One ... the Only ... Circus Redickuless

    Chicken John takes chaos, dysfunction, and the Stupidest Show on Earth from San Francisco to Boise

  • Dining

    January 7, 1998

    Back Home

    Chicken John takes chaos, dysfunction, and the Stupidest Show on Earth from San Francisco to Boise

  • News

    July 30, 1997

    Letters

    Chicken John takes chaos, dysfunction, and the Stupidest Show on Earth from San Francisco to Boise

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    Calling It Rape

    Two decades after the nightmare with a bronzed boatman on the Salmon River, I still hadn't forgiven myself for not fighting back. But there was no time like the present.

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    Recordings

    Two decades after the nightmare with a bronzed boatman on the Salmon River, I still hadn't forgiven myself for not fighting back. But there was no time like the present.

  • Culture

    May 24, 1995

    All Talk and No Action

    A trio of solo performances shows the degree to which performers can hit -- or miss

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