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Sierra Nevada

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    S.F. Rising: Spot Bagel Plays with Seeds, Chiles, and Corn

    Jonathan KauffmanSpot Bagels: double onion, plain, cinnamon raisin, and the Frieda.​ Red boxes with clear plastic doors began appearing in local markets like Bi-Rite and Good Life a few weeks ago, labeled with the name of the Bay Area's newest bakery, Spot Bagel. Tantalizingly empty at first, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Meet Rock Med: the Guardian Angels of Concertgoers

    Rock Med staff at the Sierra Nevada Music Festival 2003​They might be the greatest concert buffs of all time. This year, they plan to attend 700 concerts. Last month alone, they saw an astounding 60-odd shows, including Iron & Wine, Britney Spears, U2, Panic! At the Disco, and the Yellow Magi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    S.F. Dishes Up Giants Ice Cream Tributes

    Alex HochmanMitchell's worker CJ Serrano displays the Baseball Nut sundae.​Not to be outdone by local bartenders, San Francisco ice cream makers have also gotten into the Giants spirit. Mitchell's Ice Cream opened in 1953, one year before the Giants last won the World Series and five years bef ... More >>

  • 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

    June 26, 2010

    Friday Night: Pavement at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley

    Gretchen RobinetteStephen Malkmus of Pavement​Pavement Quasi June 25, 2010 @Greek Theatre, Berkeley Better than: Pavement's hometown show in Stockton the previous night. The night after its gushy homecoming in Stockton, reunited indie-rock band Pavement summoned its energy, reached deep into its ... More >>

  • News

    April 28, 2010

    The Happiest Hours

    We do the legwork to find you 30 of the most satisfying places to sip and snack.

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    2009, the Year in Beer: Brian Yaeger Makes Makes Sense of Last Year's Suds

    Brian Yaeger​In 2009, craft beers and ales were big news in San Francisco and beyond, with upscale restaurants turning to cicerones (beer sommeliers) to design menus. Brian Yaeger, the San Francisco author of Red, White, and Brew, put on beer goggles for SF Weekly's Joe Eskenazi to examine the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    The Year in Beer With San Francisco's Scribe of the Suds

    Brian Yaeger, the Richmond District's Bard of Beer​ Much time -- and even more beer -- has passed (pun intended) since we last caught up with Brian Yaeger. The San Francisco writer is a hero of sorts to folks who enjoy drinking beer and hope to make a living off of this skill."It's amazing how man ... More >>

  • Music

    April 22, 2009

    Isolation drills at Celia's

    Brian Yaeger, the Richmond District's Bard of Beer​ Much time -- and even more beer -- has passed (pun intended) since we last caught up with Brian Yaeger. The San Francisco writer is a hero of sorts to folks who enjoy drinking beer and hope to make a living off of this skill."It's amazing how man ... More >>

  • Music

    January 21, 2009

    Comfort drinking at Buca di Beppo

    Brian Yaeger, the Richmond District's Bard of Beer​ Much time -- and even more beer -- has passed (pun intended) since we last caught up with Brian Yaeger. The San Francisco writer is a hero of sorts to folks who enjoy drinking beer and hope to make a living off of this skill."It's amazing how man ... More >>

  • Music

    January 14, 2009

    Second-rate success at Luques

    Brian Yaeger, the Richmond District's Bard of Beer​ Much time -- and even more beer -- has passed (pun intended) since we last caught up with Brian Yaeger. The San Francisco writer is a hero of sorts to folks who enjoy drinking beer and hope to make a living off of this skill."It's amazing how man ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Nonconformity Still Reigns!

    The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.

  • Music

    June 4, 2008

    Fake flowers and free champagne: Silver Cloud’s homespun charm

    The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.

  • Music

    December 12, 2007

    Bad kissers and Palm Pilot porn: another night out at Elbo Room

    The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Roll of the Die - Human Life Speculators Bet on Elder Deaths

    The top eccentrics of San Francisco, and that's saying something.

  • Music

    August 8, 2007

    Small-Town Serenades

    El Capitan delivers a rootsy California tapestry

  • News

    August 8, 2007

    Governor Newsom?

    Not likely, given his lack of spine in opposing the initiative promoting more parking

  • News

    February 28, 2007

    Shake-down Tour

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Culture

    September 27, 2006

    Galleries

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Slamming poetry and dumb white dudes

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Culture

    August 30, 2006

    Galleries and Museums

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Music

    June 28, 2006

    Two bitches and a beer

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Culture

    April 26, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Culture

    February 22, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Culture

    January 25, 2006

    Our critics weigh in on local exhibits

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Scrolling View

    Is this what you get when a rapacious American capitalist takes U.S. bike racing for a spin?

  • News

    April 13, 2005

    The 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Public Relations

    The envelope, please ... and the Pulitzer goes to -- Environmental Defense!

  • Music

    January 5, 2005

    From Mountains to Music Criticism

    How does a month spent alone in the Sierra Nevadas stack up to spending a night with four local bands?

  • News

    December 1, 2004

    A Winding Path

    Why a Bay Area microbiologist turned to the New Age art of building labyrinths -- by hand, out of dirt

  • News

    September 22, 2004

    Big Dam Mess

    The Environmental Defense Fund embarks on a national campaign to shame San Francisco into restoring the other great Yosemite valley, Hetch Hetchy. But is shame really a good political strategy?

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Bouncer

    Our new music columnist looks askance at a woodsy ambient mystical gathering

  • Film

    August 25, 2004

    Reps Etc.

    Our new music columnist looks askance at a woodsy ambient mystical gathering

  • News

    August 4, 2004

    Progressive Failure

    Why San Francisco supervisors who call themselves progressives should get the boot in November

  • Summer Guide

    June 23, 2004

    This Train Is Your Train

    There's a romance to railroad travel, especially when the destination is a special, spirited mountain town called Truckee.

  • News

    September 10, 2003

    Camel Jockeys of the Sierra Nevada

    At the Virginia City International Camel Races, the camels may go fast or slow, but the riders are always appreciative

  • Culture

    August 13, 2003

    Dome Sweet Dome

    Said Nuseibeh's photos evoke a place where Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived together in peace

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    The Great Irish Hope?

    How amateur boxing matches -- and a bunch of mostly black and Latino fighters -- are resurrecting Irish culture in the Sunset

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Music

    How amateur boxing matches -- and a bunch of mostly black and Latino fighters -- are resurrecting Irish culture in the Sunset

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Festivals/Fairs

    How amateur boxing matches -- and a bunch of mostly black and Latino fighters -- are resurrecting Irish culture in the Sunset

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    The Ghost of Scandals Past

    Previous "creative financing" debacles should haunt city officials who've approved a risky $1 billion lease of Muni streetcars

  • Film

    April 25, 2001

    Filmed on the Body 2

    Week 2 of the San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Music

    July 5, 2000

    Happy Go Lucky

    Barbara Manning's broke, semihomeless, and doesn't have a record contract. She couldn't be more thrilled.

  • News

    December 29, 1999

    Abbey's Road

    The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.

  • Dining

    September 22, 1999

    The Roadhouse Less Traveled

    The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.

  • Calendar

    April 28, 1999

    Night Crawler

    The stones of a 13th-century Spanish monastery lie crumbling in Golden Gate Park, a forgotten legacy of William Randolph Hearst. Trappist monks now hope to resurrect part of what Hearst tore asunder.

  • News

    March 10, 1999

    Sex and the Singular Swami

    Since the '60s, the Ananda Church of Self-Realization has grown from a Northern California commune into a worldwide New Age empire. Its leader has grown fond of sex with young believers.

  • Dining

    January 27, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Since the '60s, the Ananda Church of Self-Realization has grown from a Northern California commune into a worldwide New Age empire. Its leader has grown fond of sex with young believers.

  • News

    August 28, 1996

    Spokes of Destiny 12

    The true and tragic tale of SF Weekly's Bike Messenger Dream Team

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    Fire Trek

    Why do San Francisco emergency workers live so far away?

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