Scenes of the City: The New SoMa West Skate Park
For this week's Scenes of the City we stopped by the newest park in the city—SoMa West Skate Park and Dog Play area.Plans for the new park have been underway since 2009, after $3.3 million funding and...
View Article7 Things You Never Knew Were Invented in Oakland
While San Francisco and Berkeley have long been lauded for their contributions to pop culture via food (Irish coffee and It's-It) and science (16 elements and counting), it's time Oakland gets its due....
View ArticleAirbnb's New Logo Stirs Deep Feelings
Interesting. Airbnb released a new logo today. The Georgia O'Keeffe-esque design has caused quite a sensation. Though the redesign of their site makes heaps of sense (usability, hierarchy of...
View ArticleScore Tickets to Music From the Movies With the SF Symphony
Movies are great and all, but sometimes you want to move your culture meter up a notch. This July, the San Francisco Symphony brings music from your favorite movies to life in their performance with...
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Oakland Eats: Sausage Fest and a New Off The Grid
It's all happening in Oakland this week, with a new weekly installment of Off The Grid, and a destination-worthy spot for sausages and beers in Fruitvale. Uptown Oakland is now home to a Monday evening...
View ArticleA Blissful Winery Wedding in Sonoma
Originally a Long Island boy, Mike met North Carolina girl Terri while in college. The couple knew they had something special when they were both late for their first date because they were listening...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: New Brunch Options, Belcampo's Lunch Menu, & More
Your guide to the tastiest foodie happenings going down this week. Bon appetit! Wine Classes at the Barrel Room Become a wine expert courtesy of the Barrel Room's new series of wine classes meant to...
View ArticleMeanwhile, On Muni
Weekly vignettes looking at life on San Francisco's second-favorite transportation system.
View Article6 Ways to Get a Taste of Summer
Summer is in full swing (well, somewhere). But even though Karl the Fog is plaguing us with morning drizzle and afternoon fog, you can still find summer on your plate at these SF restaurants. Hello,...
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Hike Maisie's Peak for Spectacular South Bay Views
A short drive and a mildly strenuous hike deliver great rewards at one of the South Bay's most accessible open spaces. Located on the western, urban fringe of Santa Clara County, the Fremont Older Open...
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Editors' Picks: Beyoncé Mug, Birkenstocks, Harnesses, & More
7x7 editors reveal what they're crushing on this week. Beyoncé mug by SweatyWisdom, $18When I need a swift kick in the ass in the morning, there is no greater motivational tool than this mug. I could...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Beer for Breakfast and Salted Negronis
You can't say you've been drinking all day if you don't start drinking in the morning. Beer for Breakfast at Cerveceria MateVezaNothing goes better with Saturday morning cartoons than beer. That's...
View ArticleLena Dunham is Coming to San Francisco!
On Thursday morning, it was announced that the brainchild behind Girls will appear in San Francisco this October. That's right, LENA. DUNHAM. IN. SAN. FRANCISCO. Are you freaking out yet? You should...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: Dirty Habit's Vanilla Cremeux
7x7 asks the Bay Area's chefs for the recipes to their most loved cocktails, bar snacks, starters, mains, and desserts.If there's a dish you can't stop thinking about and want to make at home, email...
View ArticleLive the Good Life at the Four Seasons Punta Mita in Mexico
If there's one thing I know for sure, it's that living the good life is the best way to keep up with the Joneses. The best possible one-upmanship. The best revenge. Or at least that's what I told...
View Article5 Classic Ice Cream Dishes That Need A Comeback
Hey, salted-caramel zombies lining up around the block! I find your taste in ice cream to be, at best, pedestrian. Yeah, I said it. And I believe it. I believe it deep down in my superior heart. But...
View ArticleThe Strangest Ingredients Found in Craft Cocktails Around Town
With the opening of new bars around town comes the introduction of unexpected cocktail concoctions. So put those Old Fashioneds and Martinis on the back burner, and welcome cocktails featuring savory...
View ArticleSee You Tomorrow at The Big Eat Live!
The posters are mounted, the s'mores are prepped, and we've done our mental preparations—the Big Eat Live is finally here! On Saturday, we take the field at AT&T Park with 30 of San Francisco's...
View ArticleA Guide to the Most Exotic Ice Cream in the East Bay
Sunday, July 20 is National Ice Cream Day! So even if the weather isn't cooperating, bring on the frozen cones with this guide to the tastiest, most unique ice cream in the East Bay. If you're not...
View ArticleThe 5 Most San Franciscan Ice Cream Flavors
We bring you this list of the five essential, must-try, and most San Franciscan ice cream scoops you can find in town.Humphry Slocombe's Blue Bottle Vietnamese CoffeeThe team of chef Jake Godby and...
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