“I notice the texture of a block — who's been here thirty years, who just moved in.”
Thrifting in SF: Where to Find Great Kids' Clothes Without Breaking the Bank
PublishedHere's a story that hits home for a lot of San Franciscans right now: A parent recently reached out to the local…
The Neighborhoods That Built San Francisco — And Why Their Stories Still Matter
PublishedSan Francisco loves to talk about its future — the next tech campus, the next transit bond, the next housing plan…
The Little Stages of Haight Street: What Storefront Windows Tell Us About a Neighborhood
PublishedTake an evening walk down Haight Street and do something radical: stop scrolling, look up, and actually look at the…
The DIY Renaissance: SF Women Are Threading the Needle on Self-Sufficiency
PublishedHere's something you don't hear about every day in a city obsessed with the next AI startup: San Francisco women are…
Anna Wintour, Billionaire Dust, and Elon Coming for Our Fog: SF's Elite Week in Review
PublishedAnother week, another round of San Francisco's most powerful people doing powerful people things.
The Case of SF's Missing 30-Something Men
PublishedIf you're a single woman in San Francisco trying to find a decent guy in his 30s, you might start to wonder if they…
The Transamerica Pyramid Still Hits Different
PublishedSay what you will about San Francisco's skyline — the cranes that never stop, the Salesforce Tower that divides opinion…
Where Do Grown-Up Queers Go Out in SF Without the Bar Scene?
PublishedHere's a question that keeps coming up in San Francisco — a city that prides itself on being one of the most…
A Single Dad, a Spare Ticket, and the Lost Art of Just Showing Up
PublishedHere's something you don't see enough of anymore: a guy with a spare concert ticket and zero pretense, just putting it…
Great America Isn't Dead Yet — So Why Is Everyone Writing the Obituary?
PublishedHere's a fun sentence: a member of BTS — yes, that BTS — was recently spotted hanging out at California's Great America…
The Best Version of SF Is the One You Actually Show Up For
PublishedHere's a rare bit of good news for a city that can't stop doom-scrolling its own obituary: people still love visiting…
The Best Government Program Is the One Nobody Asked For: Little Free Libraries
PublishedHappy Little Free Library Day, San Francisco.
When Castro Street Was Just a Street: A 1915 Snapshot Worth a Thousand Policy Debates
PublishedA photograph from 1915 showing the intersection of 18th and Castro Streets has been making the rounds among local…
Mission Yoga Turns 25: A Small Business That Actually Survived San Francisco
PublishedIn a city where small businesses close faster than new ramen shops can open, Mission Yoga just hit a milestone that…
Put Down Your Phone and Pick Up a Season Pass: SF's Cultural Memberships Are Actually Worth It
PublishedHere's a radical idea for a Tuesday night: instead of doomscrolling yourself into an existential crisis, you could be…
Club DeLuxe Is Back From the Dead — Sort Of
PublishedIf you've mourned the loss of Club DeLuxe — the Haight's beloved cocktail lounge and jazz den that felt like stepping…
Chinatown's Newest Mural Honors the Man Who Secured Birthright Citizenship
PublishedA new mural of Wong Kim Ark is going up at the corner of Sacramento and Grant in Chinatown — and if you don't know that…
Mirus Gallery's Latest Show Proves SF's Art Scene Isn't Dead — It's Just Weird
PublishedFor a city that spends enormous sums on public art projects of questionable merit — looking at you, every forgettable…
Coit Tower's Getting a Glow-Up — And Yes, There's a Nonprofit Behind It
PublishedIf you've glanced toward Telegraph Hill lately and thought you were witnessing either the rapture or a Batman signal…
SFMOMA Dusts Off Its Crown Jewel — And It's Worth the Look
PublishedSFMOMA is giving one of its most prized possessions the spotlight treatment.
When San Francisco Was Still Building Something Worth Keeping
PublishedTwo recently surfaced historical photographs of San Francisco — one from 1865, the other from 1894 — offer a striking…
Ocean Beach Is Reminding Everyone It Doesn't Care About Your Boat
PublishedTwo things are happening at Ocean Beach right now: a cool new coastal science and art exhibit exploring how the…
Survivor 50 Finale Has SF Fans Looking for Watch Parties — And We're Here for It
PublishedIn an age where most of us consume entertainment alone on our couches, doom-scrolling a second screen while…
SF's Persian Community Is Looking to Connect — And We're Here For It
PublishedSan Francisco has long been a city of diasporas — communities that transplanted themselves from every corner of the…
RIP Gary Saxon: The Record Man Who Gave Us the Music
PublishedSome people build institutions out of glass and steel.
Meet Your Favorite New Neighbor: The Gopher Snake Taking Over Bay Area Trails
PublishedIf you've been hitting Lands End or any of the Bay Area's wilder trails lately, you might have had a heart-stopping…
SF's Fighting Robots Have Traded Punches for Pirouettes, and Honestly? We Have Questions.
PublishedThere's something beautifully, absurdly San Francisco about this: the Bay Area's robot combat scene — once a glorious…
Forbidden Words: Valencia Street's Latest Mural Says What the City Won't
PublishedThere's a new mural up at the Drawing Room Annex on Valencia Street, and it's called Forbidden Words.
The Chonk Abides: Pier 39's Stellar Sea Lions Are Still Holding Court
PublishedSan Francisco has no shortage of squatters who refuse to leave prime waterfront real estate, but at least these ones…
Vesuvio Is Still Cool. That's the Whole Story.
PublishedStop the presses: young people are going to a cool bar.