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Lenora Lee Dance Opens Its Doors to Radical Voices — And That's Worth Your Attention
San Francisco has always been a city that punches above its weight in the arts — a place where scrappy, independent…
How a Sunset Nonprofit Won Over Its Toughest Critics: The Neighbors
There's a familiar script in San Francisco politics: neighborhood group opposes new thing, protests ensue, bureaucrats…
Your First Tuesday Cheat Code: SF Culture Without the Sticker Shock
San Francisco has a well-earned reputation for being absurdly expensive.
Remembering Max Kirkeberg: The Man Who Documented San Francisco in 60,000 Slides
San Francisco lost one of its quiet chroniclers this week.
SFO Museum Wants You to Hang Up Your iPhone and Appreciate the Rotary Dial
If you've ever found yourself stuck at SFO with a two-hour delay and a dying phone battery, the airport's in-house…
The Black Cat Has Quietly Become One of SF's Best Jazz Rooms
The Black Cat is doing something refreshingly simple: putting on great jazz and letting people enjoy themselves.
It Took a Cultural Center Dying for City Hall to Start Paying Attention
The Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) is gone.
Someone's Decorating San Francisco With Doll Heads Again, And Honestly, We Have Questions
Look, we love art. We love free expression. We love the weird, wonderful creative energy that makes San Francisco…
Thanksgiving 1900: When Free Football Seats Came at the Worst Price Imaginable
San Francisco has no shortage of harrowing historical episodes — earthquakes, fires, plagues — but one of the city's…
Same City, Different Era: What SF's Then‑and‑Now Photos Really Tell Us
There's something quietly powerful about a side-by-side photo of the same San Francisco spot taken decades apart.
Pews Are Filling Up: Why Young Men in SF Are Turning to Catholicism
In a city better known for its tech meetups and overpriced meditation retreats, something unexpected is happening on…
Twin Peaks: The Best Free Thing in a City That Charges You for Everything
In a city where a one-bedroom apartment runs $3,200 a month and a mediocre burrito somehow costs $18, it's worth…
China Beach Is Still SF's Best Hidden Cove
China Beach — tucked between the Presidio and Sea Cliff — is one of those quietly spectacular spots that most tourists…
Forget Goat Yoga: A Milpitas Cow Sanctuary Wants You to Hug a Bovine
Look, the Bay Area wellness scene has given us everything from $18 adaptogenic lattes to sound baths in converted…
Want to Sail Under the Golden Gate? Here's the Reality Check You Need
There's a certain breed of San Francisco daydream that hits different.
The Golden Gate at Sunset: The One Thing SF Gets Right Every Single Day
Say what you will about San Francisco — the budget bloat, the bureaucratic maze, the $1.7 million public toilets — but…
Dolores Park Is Perfect. The Influencers Filming There Are Not.
If you were anywhere near Dolores Park this past weekend, you already know: San Francisco was doing its thing.
Mount Diablo: Mysterious Landmark or Giant Alien Egg? You Decide.
Look, we love the Bay Area's natural landmarks as much as anyone.
Finally, BART Ad Space Used for Something That Doesn't Make You Want to Close Your Eyes
Here's a sentence we never thought we'd write: BART just got a little more charming.
CubaCaribe Hits 20: Two Decades of Keeping Diasporic Culture Alive in SF
There's something quietly remarkable about any arts organization making it to 20 years in San Francisco — a city that…
Compton's Cafeteria: How Much Landmark Is Enough Landmark?
Here's a question that perfectly encapsulates San Francisco's unique talent for turning straightforward things into…
Breaking: The Sky Did Something Beautiful and the Government Had Nothing to Do With It
San Francisco delivered one of its trademark stunners last night — a jaw-dropping sunset that painted the skyline in…
SF's Greatest Safe‑Cracking Mystery Ends With $20 and a Ghost Bar Drink Chip
Sometimes San Francisco delivers exactly the kind of story this city deserves — not a tale of billion-dollar budget…
How to Find a Tattoo Artist in SF and Oakland
San Francisco and Oakland have long been home to some of the most talented tattoo artists in the country.