The Complete Tech Gift Guide for Father's Day
Father’s Day is undoubtedly the best time of the year to show dad just how much you care. But with so many gift ideas available, it’s hard to pick out just the right one amongst all the clutter....
View ArticleThe Top Wine Education Experiences in Napa and Sonoma
A memorable Wine101 session isn’t simply sitting in a classroom with some wines to sample and a PowerPoint show. Much better is interacting with the actual winemakers, tasting a rich array of...
View ArticleHomePolish Brings Expert Design Advice at Affordable Prices
I’ve been a design writer for the better part of a decade. Which means that I have toured countless breathtaking spaces appointed with furnishings (vintage Knoll credenzas, Missoni-covered antique...
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Gear Up for the 100-Mile Marin Century
For many motivated recreational cyclists the ultimate bike ride (be it a Sunday or not) is to complete their first century – riding 100 miles in one day. An organized century ride is often the easiest...
View ArticleThis Week in Live Music: Guided by Voices, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the...
A quick but important note for San Francisco jazz and hip-hop fans: The San Francisco edition of Yoshi’s has been sold to a group called Fillmore Live Entertainment, which will shift curatorial focus...
View ArticleThe Most Disturbingly Awesome Part of Cal Academy's Skull Exhibit
The California Academy of Sciences has found a way to make our skin crawl, very literally in this case. As intrigued as we are by their hands on Skulls exhibit, there's one feature we're more than...
View ArticleLocal Author Laurel Braitman Talks Animal Insanity, Her New Book, and SF
Bay Area local and author of the new book, Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves, Laurel Braitman spills about her research, odd...
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A Dapper Filmmaker Masters Clean and Classic Style
How would you describe your style? Clean and classic. The aim is thoughtful, but effortless.Name: Victor SolomonAge: 32Hood: San FranciscoJob: Filmmaker and founder of ShowroomWhat are you...
View ArticleThis Week's Hottest Events: Smokey Robinson, The Gay Essay, and More
7x7 editors reveal the hottest events going on this week and give you a head's up on tickets to grab in advance (before they sell out)!The Gay Essay “When you use your camera as a means of personal...
View ArticleThe 10 Restaurants That Changed San Francisco In the Last 5 Years
San Francisco has always been a great eating town. From the days of cioppino and hangtown fry to the advent of California Cuisine in the 1970s and 80s, no one can deny that this is one of the nation's...
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Yves Behar Makes Gardening Smart with Edyn
Leave it to tousled hair design wunderkind Yves Behar to take backyard gardening to new innovative levels—and turn smartphone-thumping thumbs green.Last week, the Edyn Smart Garden System launched on...
View ArticleDede Wilsey’s Pink Insanity Steals Show at Beach Blanket Babylon 40th...
Some gifts come in square velvet boxes. Some come in the form of a $20 Target gift card. Others come to you right on the steps of San Francisco City Hall. Take, for example, Dede Wilsey, who poured...
View ArticleLingerie Line True&Co Offers Home Try On for Innovative New Bras
Whether your girls are big or small, it's pretty damn hard to find a good bra these days – one that doesn't pinch, pull, or turn into a lackluster nude ball after one hand wash. So, I was pretty...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With Ex-Giant and Local Philanthropist, JT Snow
When intereviewing professional athletes, the conversation tends to focus on the player's best/worst sports moments, personal struggles, and life-defining achievements. In this particular case, JT Snow...
View ArticleState Bird's Chef Coming To Sprig For One Night Only
Can’t get a seat at State Bird Provisions? NO ONE CAN. Instead of whining about it, check out Sprig, currently one of the best food delivery services in San Francisco, where Stuart Brioza, head chef of...
View ArticleNautical Nuptials in Gorgeous Tiburon
Jody and Michelle's maritime-themed wedding, which held its reception at the picturesque Corinthian Yacht Club in Tiburon, was full of touches that reflected the couple's shared love of boating. The...
View ArticleLily Tomlin, Tim Meadows, and More Ways to Laugh Your Ass Off This Month
When Lily Tomlin comes to the city, things instantly become happier and funnier.Lily TomlinThe woman. The myth. The legend. If you don't know L.T., then you are in desperate need of a comedy...
View ArticleWin Tickets to One of the Most Fascinating Places in the City
We've been covering the California Academy of Sciences for as long as we can remember, with great reason too! Not only does the Academy offer insight into how life on Earth developed, but also how we...
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Public Fitness Hub and Community Space Opens in Hayes Valley
Although I've been active my whole life, I easily get bored of repetitious workouts. I never managed to finish all three months of P90x, I switched sports almost every year in school, I get bored after...
View ArticleOakland Bites: Captain & Corset, Meatball Panini, and Cookie 'Wiches
Across the Bay Bridge, a fresh batch of Oakland restaurant openings is giving us serious hunger pangs. Point your sextant towards Uptown for Captain & Corset, the new American bistro from the guys...
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