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  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Black Friday: Occupiers Join Indigenous People to Protest Mall on Burial Grounds

    ​The Occupy movement is all about raising consciousness of the dark colonial underpinnings of Thanksgiving. Yesterday morning, Occupiers were up before dawn to broadcast the Indigenous People Sunrise Ceremony on Alcatraz Island at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland -- to remember that the real Thanksgiv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food Brings More Than Recipes to the Table

    Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food by Sam Mogannam and Dabney Gough​ The San Francisco restaurant scene is rife with restaurant cookbooks these days, with what seems like every popular chef and restaurateur working on a collection of favorite recipes. There are so many wonderful books about local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    Ourtisan Launches with a Free Ice Cream and Beer Party!

    ​Introducing Ourtisan, a new website that allows members to find local higher-end brands, share their discoveries with friends and family, and then shop online. Online shopping, woohoo! Love never having to leave the house, it's the best. Ourtisan's membership is free, so there's no cost to ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    Safeway Accused of Overcharging Shoppers Who Buy Food Online

    It's still cheaper than Whole Foods ... ​The price of food is increasing -- and perhaps even more so for those of us who shop online. Safeway is being accused of bilking customers who buy groceries online at Safeway.com. According to a class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco last week, the gr ... More >>

  • News

    March 2, 2011

    How Is Whole Foods Adapting to the Haight?

    It's still cheaper than Whole Foods ... ​The price of food is increasing -- and perhaps even more so for those of us who shop online. Safeway is being accused of bilking customers who buy groceries online at Safeway.com. According to a class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco last week, the gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    Top 5 Songs To Help You Survive Christmas Shopping

    We feel your pain. We know what's going on. Christmas is bearing down on all of us, and gift-purchasing season is kicking our asses this week. It's the same every year: It creeps up like a post-Thanksgiving death knell, and if we don't submit, our entire family and most of our social circle will de ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    Radical Shopping

    We feel your pain. We know what's going on. Christmas is bearing down on all of us, and gift-purchasing season is kicking our asses this week. It's the same every year: It creeps up like a post-Thanksgiving death knell, and if we don't submit, our entire family and most of our social circle will de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Local Chocolate-Makers Star in Holiday Shopping Benefit

    Neo Cocoa​Since chocolate is a great gift for 99 percent of the population (and we don't trust the 1 percent who don't like it), three local confectioners have teamed up for a special holiday shopping event that could cross a lot of folks off your list in one go. Indulge in butter, almonds, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    You Won't Be Watching Prop. 8 Trial on YouTube -- So Why Not Just Show Up at the Courthouse?

    This Black Friday line is apparently way worse than anything Prop. 8 trial attendees are facing ​Supporters of same-sex marriage were dealt a blow by yesterday's Supreme Court ruling (5-4 -- get used to this...) keeping cameras out of the ongoing Proposition 8 trial. But, for San Franciscans, ther ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Handmade Treats from Local Vendors at La Cocina's Holiday Gift Fair

    Foodzie.comArtisan gift box of La Cocina products from online vendor Foodzie.com​Go ahead: Knock out holiday shopping for the foodies in your life. This Friday, Dec. 4 La Cocina is putting on its first-ever holiday gift fair at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (2868 Mission at 25th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Come For Black Friday, Stay For -- Gay Marriage?

    ​Last week, Lauren Smiley wrote a fascinating story about a Mexican man who specifically flew to San Francisco to participate in the Black Friday buy-a-thon in the City by the Bay.Most San Franciscans probably wouldn't be thrilled with the impression of our city an out-of-towner gets if his or her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2009

    Mexican Man Completes Pilgrimage To S.F. For Best Buy Laptop On 'Viernes Negro'

    The pilgrims prepare for the long, cold night ahead...​Laptops. They were there for the $197 HP laptops. At 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving night, while you were likely curled up in a turkey coma, the Black Friday pilgrims had already made their annual peregrination to the Mecca of capitalism -- otherwi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Non-Profit Extends Services to Offer Affordable, Professional Attire to the Unemployed

    When Kathy Miner started her apparel and image consulting non-profit 14 years ago, she catered to low-income people looking for jobs. The non-profit, A Miner Miracle, provided them with free consultations on wardrobe and hair, as well as free new outfits and hairstyles. Over the years, Miner -- a fo ... More >>

  • Film

    February 11, 2009

    Bush and Confessions agree: Go shopping! (Wait, don't.)

    When Kathy Miner started her apparel and image consulting non-profit 14 years ago, she catered to low-income people looking for jobs. The non-profit, A Miner Miracle, provided them with free consultations on wardrobe and hair, as well as free new outfits and hairstyles. Over the years, Miner -- a fo ... More >>

  • News

    February 4, 2009

    A Numbers Game

    S.F.'s flawed system for counting the homeless.

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Why the 'Black Friday Story' Is the Enemy of Real News

    By Peter JamisonThe professional world offers few examples of desiccated ritual more perfect than those to be found on newsstands the Saturday after Thanksgiving, when daily papers across the country give over their front pages to the annual Black Friday story. Every year, without fail, unlucky repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Dir en grey, Black Friday, Toys for Tots and Bazaar Bizarre: Your Monday Morning Hangover

    Weekend wrap-up by Janine KahnSorry to shake you out of tryptophan-induced slothfulness, but it's Cyber Monday, kids. And that means you're supposed to blow what's left of the shopping dough you didn't honestly have last week on marginally-cheaper memory cards and online escorts or something. It's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2008

    Post-Thanksgiving Sale at Giant Robot

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2007

    Dear Chron, Re: Sundance Kabuki Cinemas — Firsties!

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2007

    Run Out Of Gift Ideas Yet? No Worries, There's Always Gummy Haggis And Tapeworms!

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 28, 2007

    Buy Local

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Don't Believe The Hype: Cyber Monday

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2007

    Jones Soda Releases Usual, Insane Holiday Flavors

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2007

    Black Friday, Meet Buy Nothing Day -- Discuss

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 26, 2007

    Pages and Pages

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 22, 2007

    Richie Unterberger

    Most people will spend Black Friday as an exercise in masochism, crowding up those bastions of consumerism known as malls. You, on the other hand, can do your Christmas shopping in the sanity-preserving confines of a quaint art boutique. On Friday, Nov. 28, Giant Robot will be offering 20 percent ... More >>

  • News

    July 5, 2006

    Malleable

    With a new owner opening a mega-mall down the street, the future of the Metreon is uncertain. Will you miss it? Find out where you stand!

  • Holiday

    November 23, 2005

    Holiday Highlights

    With a new owner opening a mega-mall down the street, the future of the Metreon is uncertain. Will you miss it? Find out where you stand!

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Readers' Poll

    With a new owner opening a mega-mall down the street, the future of the Metreon is uncertain. Will you miss it? Find out where you stand!

  • Holiday

    November 24, 2004

    Introduction

    With a new owner opening a mega-mall down the street, the future of the Metreon is uncertain. Will you miss it? Find out where you stand!

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Bargain-Priced Pianos

    Salvation Army

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Place to Dress Like a Rich Porn Star

    Jeremy's

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Readers' Poll

    Jeremy's

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Introduction

    Jeremy's

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Butcher Shop (Presidio Heights)

    Bryan's Quality Meats

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Best Garage-Sale Alternative for People Who Hate Getting Up Early

    Mickey's Monkey

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 14, 2003

    Readers' Poll

    Mickey's Monkey

  • Holiday

    November 20, 2002

    Welcome to Holiday Highlights

    SF Weekly's guide to the holiday season in San Francisco

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Shopping & Services Readers' Poll

    SF Weekly's guide to the holiday season in San Francisco

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 15, 2002

    Best Watch Repair

    Puffin's

  • News

    December 19, 2001

    Gift of the Magus

    It's nice to think the right presents could make this a merry holiday season. Nice, but not particularly wise.

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best All-in-One Shoe Store

    Shoe Pavilion

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Monk-Staffed Mystic Christian Bookstore

    Archangel

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Barrel Scraping

    Clothes Contact

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Boutique in an Alley

    Six Brady

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Women's Clothing Boutique

    Metier

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Chinese Grocery

    New May Wah Supermarket

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 17, 2000

    Best Video Rental Without Leaving the Planet

    Le Video

  • Dining

    September 25, 1996

    Dish

    Le Video

  • Dining

    October 18, 1995

    Dish

    Le Video

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