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Ecco Coffee's Potrero Hill Cafe Finally To Open ... Some Day

Almost two years ago Sonoma's Ecco Coffee was seemingly about to explode onto the streets of San Francisco. Chicago coffee giant Intelligentsia had announced an acquisition of the little company started by Andrew Barnett in 2006, and word was that Ecco was looking to open up a roaster and cafe in th ... More >>

Shooting the Debris

Almost two years ago Sonoma's Ecco Coffee was seemingly about to explode onto the streets of San Francisco. Chicago coffee giant Intelligentsia had announced an acquisition of the little company started by Andrew Barnett in 2006, and word was that Ecco was looking to open up a roaster and cafe in th ... More >>

Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Show Preview

Almost two years ago Sonoma's Ecco Coffee was seemingly about to explode onto the streets of San Francisco. Chicago coffee giant Intelligentsia had announced an acquisition of the little company started by Andrew Barnett in 2006, and word was that Ecco was looking to open up a roaster and cafe in th ... More >>

Off the Grid Hits St. Mary's Square

Senor Sisig hopes to see lines like this at St. Mary's Square​Folks in the Financial District will get new lunch options next week when four food trucks from Off the Grid's rotation pull up into the St. Mary's Square Garage at 433 Kearny St. (at California). The soft launch is Monday, July 25 ... More >>

Playing Music Backwards

Senor Sisig hopes to see lines like this at St. Mary's Square​Folks in the Financial District will get new lunch options next week when four food trucks from Off the Grid's rotation pull up into the St. Mary's Square Garage at 433 Kearny St. (at California). The soft launch is Monday, July 25 ... More >>

Check Out a March Flashback Mixtape From Local Blog See The Leaves

Unnecessary caption​March is over! Sure went out like a lion holding a hands with a lamb, didn't it? Or whatever they say. Now that we're five days ensconced in the cruelest month (R.I.P. K.C.), we may look back at March from a safe distance and be like, "what was up with that month?" Venerable lo ... More >>

Label To Know: Yours Truly Launches Love Letters Ink

​The rising San Francisco tastemakers at Yours Truly have their fingers in a lot of pies. They stay up on the hot musical trends, have a hand in producing videos seen across the country, and coax special performances from acts of all vintages, usually accompanied by a handwritten letter from the a ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and lows from the last week in S.F. music

​The rising San Francisco tastemakers at Yours Truly have their fingers in a lot of pies. They stay up on the hot musical trends, have a hand in producing videos seen across the country, and coax special performances from acts of all vintages, usually accompanied by a handwritten letter from the a ... More >>

Food Carting in Portland, Part 3: Mississippi Street

Tamara PalmerGarden State's grilled Alaskan cod, potato, and orange sandwich.​One of Portland's newest food cart parking lots, or pods, is located at the Mississippi Marketplace in North Portland, and it might well be one of the most health-conscious collection of carts around, at least relati ... More >>

Crispy Garlic Tofu from Chairman Bao

John BirdsallSteamed bao duo: Lions head meatball with kimchi (left) and crispy garlic tofu with miso greens ($2.95 each).​Wednesday, July 7, 2010 In San Francisco's summer of the food truck, a few stars are emerging. Top of the list is Chairman Bao, which, despite a rollout slick enough to ... More >>

"... and Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi" falls short of epic ambitions

John BirdsallSteamed bao duo: Lions head meatball with kimchi (left) and crispy garlic tofu with miso greens ($2.95 each).​Wednesday, July 7, 2010 In San Francisco's summer of the food truck, a few stars are emerging. Top of the list is Chairman Bao, which, despite a rollout slick enough to ... More >>

Paper Trails: Honor Killings, A Dead Sex Offender, and Hannah Montana

​In the paper this week...Paul Rubin writes about a Muslim father's "honor killing" of his 20-year-old Americanized daughter in Arizona.Matt Smith uses Healthy San Francisco as a crystal ball to portend what national health care reform might bring: longer lines in the waiting room. Peter Jamison ... More >>

Local Yokels and Handsome Strangers

​In the paper this week...Paul Rubin writes about a Muslim father's "honor killing" of his 20-year-old Americanized daughter in Arizona.Matt Smith uses Healthy San Francisco as a crystal ball to portend what national health care reform might bring: longer lines in the waiting room. Peter Jamison ... More >>

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Family Tree

​In the paper this week...Paul Rubin writes about a Muslim father's "honor killing" of his 20-year-old Americanized daughter in Arizona.Matt Smith uses Healthy San Francisco as a crystal ball to portend what national health care reform might bring: longer lines in the waiting room. Peter Jamison ... More >>

Seven Tasty Food Carts (and Trucks) From Across the Country

We've got the Sexy Soup Cart, Creme Brulee Man and Amuse Buchee, but the growing food cart phenomenon isn't limited to San Francisco. That's right -- food carts and trucks throughout the nation are serving up deliciousness far beyond the usual pretzels and dogs. We've corralled seven of our favo ... More >>

Examiner Typo Renders San Francisco One of the World's Cheapest Tourist Destinations

Even he's spending more than $23.33 a day in S.F.We were befuddled by one statistic in the Examiner's article on how tourism to the city grew in 2008: "About 131,000 people visited The City daily last year, spending an average of $23.33 a day."Huh -- $23.33 a day?! Who are these frugal travelers? An ... More >>

10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Farewell, Ferry Queen

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

New Blood

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Matador Records Skips Important Credit on Cat Power's Jukebox

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Attention Porkies: No More Food For You!

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

SF is #1 in Hate Crimes! Screw you, Jena, Louisiana!

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

You Shall Be Moved

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Crackers & Cheese

Oh it may have looked like summer yesterday, but tomorrow it's supposed to rain. So those plans of bonfires at the beach may have to wait until the real summer comes along. In the meantime, there's plenty of cheap stuff to do indoors this weekend. Take a look at our top ten.1. Frankenstein L.I.V.S., ... More >>

Flash Hawk Parlor Ensemble

Plastic Bag in the Tree (Hush Records)

Hustle & Flow

He can defend and fly with the best of them. But can the rookie straight out of high school stick in the NBA?

The Etiquette Doctor Is In

How to behave when your new doc is hot

FEMA -- a Four-Letter Word?

The only quiz in the world that will tell you if you're an apologist for the Bush administration's Hurricane Katrina response

Reason to Question

Is the Bay Guardian's lawsuit against SF Weekly connected to Bruce B. Brugmann's unfortunate business judgments?

River Rafting

Deaf West Theatre's innovation

Hear This

It may be "Hardly" Strictly Bluegrass, but it's free and there are big names you won't want to miss

Boogie for a New Millennium

Zakiya Hooker preserves the legacy of her father, blues legend John Lee Hooker, plans her own musical career -- and tries to keep tradition from suffocating both

Swamp Thing

The Graves Brothers Deluxe emerges from the bogs of the South, dripping with strange fictions and mysterious rock

Continental Drifter

You can take Hudson Bell out of the South, but you can't take the South out of this singer/songwriter

Best Hot Bowl of Soup

Grand Isle Crawfish Bisque at Alcatraces

Being Leon Barlow

Big Bad Love spends two hours inside a writer's tortured mind

Three Best Launching Pads

Big Bad Love spends two hours inside a writer's tortured mind

Good Things

The Starvations; Blind Boys of Alabama; Dum Dum Project

Carnival of Sorts

Monte Carlo Restaurant & Bar

Bye-Bye Bourbon Street

Cajun Pacific

All's Quiet on the Film Front

Silent Film Festival at the Castro Theater

House Of Tudor

T-Model Ford; Paul Jones; Robert Belfour; Blue Room Boys; Dropkick Murphys

We're Honored

T-Model Ford; Paul Jones; Robert Belfour; Blue Room Boys; Dropkick Murphys

Ankle-Deep in Big Muddy

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Night + Day

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

The Impotence of Being Earnest

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

Mississippi Riverdance

The Mississippi: River of Song offers a compelling, if thin, glimpse into a musical river culture

He Came From Memphis

The original Panther Burn

Blues Explosion

The rough-and-tumble blues of R.L. Burnside