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Lower Haight

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Listen: SF's YR SKULL Drops "Canyons" Ahead of This Friday's Free Show

    S.F. producer/DJ YR SKULL -- known in real life as Drew Marcogliese -- has been making a name for himself at local shows for a while now. He's also a resident at the free Push the Feeling party at Underground SF in the Lower Haight -- a monthly that returns this Friday with live sets from electronic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Magnolia Serves Up Warm, Lazy Brunch for Haight-ers

    ​Magnolia Pub & Brewery has earned an enthusiastic following over the years from Upper and Lower Haight residents, who have found the restaurant a cozy place to sip a hoppy microbrew with friends. Combine the hip, vintage pharmacy atmosphere with a few comfort food dishes (think fried pig ears ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Is There Something Ironic About Buying Vinyl Online?

    We use our newest gadgets to buy some of our lowest-tech gear.​ A colleague today raised this question: Is it ironic, or weird, or even funny, to buy vinyl -- analog music -- online? The issue was prompted by the news of Vinyl Dreams, a new online-only record store started by Michelangelo Bat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Lower Haight Chicken Shack Wing Wings Opens on Wednesday

    Luis ChongWing Wings occupies the former Roland's Bagels space.​Earlier this year, SFoodie reported that former Little Skillet chef Christian Ciscle would open his own place called Wing Wings, and the grand opening is now set for tomorrow (June 15). Inspired by East Coast chicken shacks and Southe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    More Food Trucks, New Wings, and Another Valencia Restaurant

    The past 24 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco food scene. Food truck news: Seeing Sam's ChowderMobile more often? The Feast reports that its fleet is increasing to three trucks, allowing for the inclusion of special events, dinner hours, and attention to lunch h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Greenburger's to Honor Buffalo, a Tiki Haven Sprouts Up

    ​The past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Haighteration reveals that the closed Bistro St. Germain spot in the Lower Haight is about to reopen as Greenburger's (518 Haight, at Fillmore, 829-2491, sfgreenburgers.com). The owners are Matth ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 16, 2011

    Recent Openers

    ​The past 72 hours in gossip, innuendo, and cold hard facts about the San Francisco restaurant scene. Haighteration reveals that the closed Bistro St. Germain spot in the Lower Haight is about to reopen as Greenburger's (518 Haight, at Fillmore, 829-2491, sfgreenburgers.com). The owners are Matth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    In Case You Haven't Heard, We're Having a Free Party This Friday with Richie Cunning and Blackbird Blackbird

    ​Yeah, so, not that there isn't a ton of good stuff going on tomorrow evening, as with any normal Friday in S.F., but we'd love to meet you at the Fifty24Gallery in Lower Haight. We'll be holding court there with Blackbird Blackbird, Richie Cunning, a shit-ton of free Pabst Blue Ribbon (note: tast ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Almon J. Johnson Accused of Killing Woman Found in Burning Car

    Almon J. Johnson​San Francisco Police arrested Almon J. Johnson, 29, on suspicion of murdering a woman and leaving her body in a burning car that was found in the Lower Haight Sunday morning.Police held a press conference on Tuesday where they said Johnson allegedly killed Vanessa Herrera. He was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Announcing the All Shook Down Pop-Up Party, Featuring Blackbird Blackbird and Coming to Lower Haight Feb. 4

    Hey dear readers, friends, haters, and, uh, other people: We're throwing a party for you! (Yes, even you, Dude Who Posts Ungrammatical Rage Anonymously at the Bottom of our Stories.)All Shook Down is taking over the Noise Pop Pop-Up Shop for our very own Pop-Up Party on Friday, Feb. 4, bringing you ... More >>

  • Dining

    January 5, 2011

    Fresh Eats

    Our weekly roundup of SFoodie news

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    Ten 2010 Restaurant Closures That Hurt

    joebeone/FlickrWas Le Cheval too big to fail? Apparently not, thanks to an adversarial landlord.​With the great scything-down of 2008 well past us, San Francisco's restaurant industry sent up hundreds of blooms, some of them quite brilliant. Yet competition, normal restaurant-world pressures, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    SantaCon, Noise Pop Holiday Shop, Midnite Snaxxx, Menorah Lighting, Violent Anime, and More

    Chrissy PiperTim Kerr plays Needles Pens this Friday​Can you feel it? The holidays are coming. Well, the oily latke meals of Chanukah are already in full swing, and Christmas decorations began to sparkle throughout the city last week. Want a fine way to celebrate this chilly first weekend of Decem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    A Wine Lover's Ode to NOPA, S.F.'s Newest Zone of the Grape

    dj drüe/FlickrRestaurants like Nopa have helped this corner of the Western Addition remake itself as a wine-friendly district.​I've lived on the corner of Broderick and Grove since 2004 and have watched my little neighborhood prosper and grow into one of San Francisco's thriving corridors. It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10: Basement Disco, KUSF's B-Day & 3-D Blowout

    Mean Jeans​This weekend there's no excuse to experience San Francisco in one dimension. Not when there are cheap events coming at you from basements, galleries, comedy clubs, and record stores. Make your weekend 3-D (especially if you hit the ATA Saturday night) with a few of these 10 ways to get ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    Gretchen RobinetteBring Your Own Big Wheel (BYOBW)​This weekend there is so much to see: Lebowski fans in their bathrobes; grown-ass adults on their big wheels; ladies on the turntables; and men who want to "Make the Whole World Pay." If you can't find something fun to do on this list for under a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    Local Frequency: Bay Area Band Q&A w/ Blood and Sunshine

    Geno Valle​Like peanut butter and jelly, and chips and salsa, it's fun putting complimentary elements together. Blood and Sunshine are no exception. Combing their backgrounds of shoegaze and electronica, the duo of Joseph Macrino (vocals, guitar, Omnichord) and James Brennan (vocals, synth, machi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Rosamunde's on Mission Delaying Its Launch Another Week

    yon t./YelpThe weenie case at the original Rosamunde's in Lower Haight.​Sorry, wiener junkies: The opening for the Mission spinoff of Rosamunde Sausage Grill has been pushed back. Slated to open Jan 11, the restaurant in the old Café Arguello space (2832 Mission at 24th St.) is now planning a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Dogs and Their People Now Resemble One Another More Than Ever

    Joe EskenaziMatching grays with a dog is a kindly thing to do -- after all, they're colorblind​It seems you can't just outfit your San Francisco doggie in any old sweater. As captured in the photo above -- and in many, many trips to the supermarket -- the thing to do is match your outfit to your d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Tradition, Gilded with Cheddar and Slapped on a Bun: A SFoodie Lunch Planner

    Bonnie L./YelpBeer sausage with sauerkraut -- perfect after a cheeseburger.​Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Got extra time for lunch? If yes, head to Lower Haight for Tuesday burger day at Rosamunde's, if only for tradition. That's right: You've had a better cheeseburger. (You've had worse, too -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2009

    Details Emerge In Fatal Lower Haight Pedestrian Incident

    ​Earlier today we wrote about how residents of the Lower Haight wandered out of their homes at around 7:15 to gape skyward at a loud, low-flying helicopter. "Why would Trauma shoot a scene now?" some must have wondered. It turned out this was no TV show, but a fatal car-on-pedestrian incident on F ... More >>

  • News

    September 9, 2009

    Quiz: Figure out how far you've fallen in the Great Recession

    ​Earlier today we wrote about how residents of the Lower Haight wandered out of their homes at around 7:15 to gape skyward at a loud, low-flying helicopter. "Why would Trauma shoot a scene now?" some must have wondered. It turned out this was no TV show, but a fatal car-on-pedestrian incident on F ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Be the Change You Wish to Eat: The Week in SFoodie

    shunafish/FlickrAppleman: armed with new challenges.• It was a week all about moving on, starting with Meredith Brody's Hot Meal report on Five, the luxe-y Berkeley hotel eatery that marks the re-appearance of beloved S.F. chef Scott Howard. She's dreaming about a return. • Mary Ladd tracked an ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 8, 2009

    New Restaurants

    shunafish/FlickrAppleman: armed with new challenges.• It was a week all about moving on, starting with Meredith Brody's Hot Meal report on Five, the luxe-y Berkeley hotel eatery that marks the re-appearance of beloved S.F. chef Scott Howard. She's dreaming about a return. • Mary Ladd tracked an ... More >>

  • Dining

    July 1, 2009

    New Restaurants

    shunafish/FlickrAppleman: armed with new challenges.• It was a week all about moving on, starting with Meredith Brody's Hot Meal report on Five, the luxe-y Berkeley hotel eatery that marks the re-appearance of beloved S.F. chef Scott Howard. She's dreaming about a return. • Mary Ladd tracked an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    Seen in San Francisco: Shattered Remnants of Wild Weekend Crunch Underfoot On Monday

    Click pic for larger version...Last week we cried over spilled (organic) milk in the Lower Haight. This week, it's spilled vodka. The remnants of what appear to have been a hell of a weekend party were left on the blacktop for all to see. The genius of local liquor magnate Maurice Kanbar in bottling ... More >>

  • News

    March 18, 2009

    Marketing Marijuana

    Suggestions for brand names in S.F.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Seen in San Francisco: 12-Year-Old Entrepreneur Hates War -- Likes T-Shirts

    In a strange amalgamation of pre-teen whimsy, Dada, and the lemonade stand for the 21st century, an entrepreneurial 12-year-old artist and her younger brother are hawking bizarre T-shirts from their Lower Haight home. Kailee Wiser says the shirts seen here are all she's got "for now," but she'll hap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: DJ Centipede

    DJ Centipede claims the distinct honor of having really brought down the dance floor. Literally. As the dude tells it, he was DJing a party in Oakland a decade back and the entire floor collapsed from people bouncing on it. Talk about dropping some bass.You can catch Centipede on Tuesdays (when he's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    Holocaust Memorial Vandalized -- Yes, Again. The Culprit: All of San Francisco

    For the third time in a period of only several months, an unknown vandal hit San Francisco's Holcaust memorial -- meaning, whatever other adjectives you could use to describe someone who sees fit to desecrate the memories of 6 million Jews and 11 million victims of the Nazis, add "unoriginal." Also ... More >>

  • Dining

    October 15, 2008

    Nothing But the Best

    Uva Enoteca brings quite a bit of dolce vita to the Lower Haight.

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2008

    Dark Meat's Lower Haight parade

    Uva Enoteca brings quite a bit of dolce vita to the Lower Haight.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    SF Weekly's Seven-Day Dish

    Uva Enoteca brings quite a bit of dolce vita to the Lower Haight.

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    Where the hell is Bill? He's at Danny Coyle's

    Uva Enoteca brings quite a bit of dolce vita to the Lower Haight.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    LastNight: Upper Playground presents The Date Farmers

    Uva Enoteca brings quite a bit of dolce vita to the Lower Haight.

  • News

    May 31, 2006

    More Than Zero

    A trio of twenty-something San Franciscans have invented SFZero, a game that bleeds far into reality

  • Music

    January 11, 2006

    This week: a marriage of vinyl dolls and records at Milk; Slum Village helps introduce you to the "Lower Haters."

    A trio of twenty-something San Franciscans have invented SFZero, a game that bleeds far into reality

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Coup de Grace

    The Ventura Threeway

  • News

    August 17, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, August 17, 2005

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Unsung Restaurant

    Week of Wednesday, August 17, 2005

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Hair Colorist

    Sherri Wheeler

  • Dining

    October 16, 2002

    So-So Chic

    RNM

  • News

    May 22, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of May 22, 2002

  • Dining

    March 6, 2002

    Drink Different

    RoHan Lounge

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Music to Eat Sushi By

    Hanabi Japanese Restaurant

  • Dining

    January 31, 2001

    The Mix

    Night Tripping

  • News

    June 18, 1997

    Letters

    Night Tripping

  • Dining

    October 23, 1996

    Shock of the Raw

    Hanabi's sushi captures the pastel flavors of the sea

  • Dining

    August 30, 1995

    Dish

    Hanabi's sushi captures the pastel flavors of the sea

  • Music

    August 2, 1995

    Night Crawler

    Hanabi's sushi captures the pastel flavors of the sea

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