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Blogs
October 4, 2011
King of the Nerds Is Looking for Bay Area Geeks
When television producers say they're looking for the biggest nerds out there for a new reality show, it's hard to tell whether it's one of those laughing-with-you or laughing-at-you situations.But it sounds like the people behind King of the Nerds mean no disrespect by the nerds they hope w ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2011
Dustin Lance Black, Milk Screenwriter, Asks LGBT Community to Tell Their Stories
Tell your storyBy all accounts, the "It Gets Better" video campaign was a raging success. Sex columnist Dan Savage asked LGBT folks and their supporters to make videos encouraging gay teens to hang in there -- that life does gets better. The concept went viral and thousands of people, including P ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
City Beer Store Celebrates Five Boozy Years
Jason HenryWanderer, Rouge Baril Baltique, and Open Container, all brewed to mark City Beer Store's fifth anniversary.With the proliferation of local beer bars, gastropubs, and grassroots brewing operations, it's easy to forget how much our beery landscape has changed in five short years. The ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Pudong Closes
Genevieve Y./YelpPudong offered both Chinese and French dishes, like this tartare.After only three months, Pudong ― the sleek Shanghainese restaurant in the old Mecca space at 2029 Market ― has shuttered. When it opened in mid-December, Pudong was noted as a Chinese brasserie that stayed ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Scottish Cops 'More Gay-Friendly' Than S.F Police
Real cops wear skirtsIt turns out San Francisco isn't the gayest city after all. New research shows that Scottish cops are friendlier toward its gay community and it's not just because they are willing to wear kilts. Lisa Buchanan, an adviser on the Northern Constabulary, the police force for Nor ... More >>
Blogs
February 1, 2011
Google Art Project Snubs Hometown SF Museums
Nothing to see hereGoogle Art Project, the company's new technology feature that allows you to see street views of museums, is offering 3D tours of galleries in Amsterdam, New York, and 15 other sites -- but not in San Francisco. That's right, Google is snubbing museums in its own backyard, inclu ... More >>
Culture
January 12, 2011
Now Playing
Nothing to see hereGoogle Art Project, the company's new technology feature that allows you to see street views of museums, is offering 3D tours of galleries in Amsterdam, New York, and 15 other sites -- but not in San Francisco. That's right, Google is snubbing museums in its own backyard, inclu ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2010
San Francisco Is Still Smoking
County-by-county smoking data released Monday by the state Department of Public Health reveal ashtray-makers are still doing pretty good business here in San Francisco. According to the California Adult Smoking Prevalence 2008 survey, 13.5 percent of San Franciscans are lighting up. To put that n ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2010
An Alamo Square Produce Stand?
Joe EskenaziToo pretty to eat, apparentlyAlamo Square is one of the most photographed places in the city, if not on God's green earth. But precious few photos of Alamo Square have a gorgeous produce stand in the background. Simply put, that's because Alamo Square doesn't have a produce stand. Get ... More >>
Blogs
November 26, 2010
America's Cup: No 'Dramatic Swing' in Cost to City in New Report -- It'll Still Cost a Ton
Still sinking...Last week, the city's budget analyst released an eye-catching report claiming that San Francisco would lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars should it see fit to host the America's Cup regatta on the terms currently before the city. The mayor's office dropped into a defensiv ... More >>
News
May 5, 2010
How airport officials let Hertz drive off with nearly $1 million
Still sinking...Last week, the city's budget analyst released an eye-catching report claiming that San Francisco would lose out on hundreds of millions of dollars should it see fit to host the America's Cup regatta on the terms currently before the city. The mayor's office dropped into a defensiv ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2010
San Francisco Shadows Enchant Photographer
All photos | Ian WangShadowy man in a shadowy city San Francisco's amazing scenery makes it a Mecca for professional and amateur shutterbugs alike. City newcomer Ian Wang, however, prefers to eschew the beaten path and stick in the shadows. We asked Wang what gives, and got back a long, thoug ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2010
S.F. Museum & Historical Society Talks Coffee, Seafood, Produce, and Place
Tamara PalmerLet's Be Frank's Larry Bain.Next week, San Francisco Museum and Historical Society turns its venerable monocle towards food, exploring how a combination of "coffee, seafood, produce, and place" created the foundation for San Francisco culinary culture. Esteemed edible storyteller ... More >>
Dining
August 19, 2009
The Regulars
Bouncer visits bars in three very different S.F. neighborhoods and discovers people everywhere all want the same thing: companionship. Oh, and booze.
Blogs
June 18, 2009
Notes On a Funk Revolution
EKAphotographyStanding in the Shadows of Funk: Bnai RebelfrontHaving just spent the past three nights at Yoshi's SF for the "We Got the Funk" series--featuring emerging neo-funksters Punk Funk Mob, Bnai Rebelfront, and Greg Scott--I've come to some realizations. Funk is forever. While classic funk ... More >>
Blogs
June 4, 2009
Street Economics: Lopsided Moving Rates, Discarded Furnishings Portend San Francisco Jobs Exodus
Adventures in moving indeedBusiness boosters may talk about "green shoots" suggesting an economic recovery, but SF Weekly has been monitoring real-world indicators implying things are still bleak in San Francisco. Two informal economic indicators suggest the city is suffering a jobs exodus. First, c ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2009
All Quiet On the Castro Front: Prop. 8 Ruling Received With a Shrug
At 10:01 a.m., a Castro barkeep sighed, glanced at his wedding ring, and switched off the television. "Guess I'm still married," he muttered. Paraphrasing T.S. Eliot, the state Supreme Court's affirmation of Proposition 8 was received here not with a bang but a whimper -- save for the solitary cell ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2009
Randy Lewis Named Lark Creek Chef
kellycorryn, via FlickrLewis is replacing Erica Holland-TollThe Tavern at Lark Creek has a new chef. Randy Lewis will step into the void created by Erica Holland-Toll's last-minute departure, first reported here earlier today. Lewis made a name for himself at Restaurant Indigo in Louisiana. After mo ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2009
San Francisco Slips Beneath the Waves -- But This Is a Good Thing
U.S. NavyThe U.S.S. San Francisco rides againJust as cranks who warn us we're playing with our lives for living in the natural disaster Mecca that is California predicted, San Francisco yesterday sank beneath the waves of the Pacific and headed for the bottom of the ocean. But that's okay. San Franc ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
Dolla Bill Ya'll: You Can Buy Some Really Strange Stuff in the Mission for a Buck
High School Musical 3 came out in October of last year and its marketing flotsam and jetsam has since drifted into a dollar store near you. Want a Zac Efron night-light? A HSM3 sticker set, pencil case, box of tissues? The discount stores strung between 26th and 16th Streets on Mission have a pletho ... More >>
Music
July 9, 2008
Children’s music aims for the sophisticated tykes
High School Musical 3 came out in October of last year and its marketing flotsam and jetsam has since drifted into a dollar store near you. Want a Zac Efron night-light? A HSM3 sticker set, pencil case, box of tissues? The discount stores strung between 26th and 16th Streets on Mission have a pletho ... More >>
Culture
February 6, 2008
Also Playing
High School Musical 3 came out in October of last year and its marketing flotsam and jetsam has since drifted into a dollar store near you. Want a Zac Efron night-light? A HSM3 sticker set, pencil case, box of tissues? The discount stores strung between 26th and 16th Streets on Mission have a pletho ... More >>
Culture
January 30, 2008
Also Playing
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Culture
January 23, 2008
Territories
Our critics weigh in on local theater
Calendar
January 16, 2008
The Year of Living in High Resolution
How SF can have the best year ever in '08.
Dining
November 14, 2007
New Restaurants
How SF can have the best year ever in '08.
Blogs
October 8, 2007
'Ask a Scientist' on Mavericks, Tsunamis, and Apocalyptic Doom: Do not attempt to shoot curl
How SF can have the best year ever in '08.
Film
May 17, 2006
Repertory Film Listings
How SF can have the best year ever in '08.
Film
June 15, 2005
Reps Etc.
How SF can have the best year ever in '08.
News
January 19, 2005
Make Public Dog Sex Legal
Why does San Francisco, the supposed home of equal rights, continue to discriminate against dogs that make love in the park?
Listen Up
March 17, 2004
Club Directory
Why does San Francisco, the supposed home of equal rights, continue to discriminate against dogs that make love in the park?
Calendar
February 11, 2004
Lovers' Leads
Why does San Francisco, the supposed home of equal rights, continue to discriminate against dogs that make love in the park?
Music
October 1, 2003
San Francisco
Why does San Francisco, the supposed home of equal rights, continue to discriminate against dogs that make love in the park?
Holiday
December 26, 2001
Holiday Guide
Arts, crafts, events, performances, and New Year's Eve
Music
November 14, 2001
House Of Tudor
Teutonic new wave, Dutch sample-pop, junkyard blues, and snarling post-punk
Culture
February 14, 2001
Tough!
Two teenage girls scream at a hapless guy for being a typical boy
News
August 23, 2000
Letters to the Editor
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Film
February 16, 2000
Black Power
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
July 14, 1999
Side Dish
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
May 26, 1999
Side Dish
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
News
April 21, 1999
Letters
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
February 17, 1999
Side Dish
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
February 17, 1999
Industry: Take This Job!
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
December 23, 1998
Side Dish
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Culture
November 4, 1998
Stage
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Culture
January 28, 1998
Stage
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Calendar
October 29, 1997
REAL ASTROLOGY For an Unreal World
A City With a Serious Wait Problem; The Case for Printing Less-Controversial Stories
Dining
October 2, 1996
A Little Havana
The Port Cafe brings a tropical splash to the Castro
Music
June 14, 1995
Samples
The Port Cafe brings a tropical splash to the Castro
Culture
April 19, 1995
The Agony and the Entropy
A Place With the Pigs probes the hell of inertia; A Moon for the Misbegotten trips on its long-winded sincerity
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