Inside the Instagram-Worthy House of General Store Founder Serena Mitnik-Miller
Casting a sense of warmth—not mere coziness—Serena Mitnik-Miller’s aesthetic comes from careful crafting of personal comforts and emotional fulfillment rather than sheer visual appeal. Though clean and...
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Get Out! The Ultimate Guide to Bay Area Neighborhoods
Everything you need to know about eating, drinking, shopping, lounging, hiking and more in San Francisco, Oakland, and beyond.SAN FRANCISCOBernal Heights: Worth the climb for flea market finds,...
View ArticleRise, Fernet: The Amaro Goes Gourmet in Local Cocktails
San Francisco is drunk on fernet, and many of us have decided to give it up for good. Like Burning Man or bone broth, there's no quicker way to lose your taste for something than to be oversaturated...
View ArticleThe 2015 Big Cheap: 100 Things to Do in SF Under $20
From buying a home to grabbing a bite on Valencia, it seems almost impossible to find anything in the city these days that won't put a critical wound in your wallet. Which why we've come up with 100...
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From Hypnotherapy to Crystal Therapy, the Best of Bay Area Wellness
Go beyond facials and massages with a series of wellness treatments. Let Chinese medicine, chiropractics, juice cleanses, and, yes, even colonics take you to the next level of beauty.Active...
View ArticleThe 10 Best San Francisco Beer Bars, Ranked
Great beer bars have a lot in common: an excellent selection of reasonably priced craft beer, accessible and knowledgeable staff, the real possibility of a place to sit, a sound level that invites...
View ArticleSpring Road Trip: Hiking and Waterfalls in Portland
Longer daylight hours have us dreaming of packing the car, tuning up a few playlists, and hitting Highway 1. Join us and make your way to Portland, Oregon, where in between all the food carts and...
View ArticleBlack Girls Matter: San Francisco Nonprofit Teaches Girls to Code
Last year, Google took the first step in admitting to the world Silicon Valley’s biggest problem: if you weren’t a white guy, you didn’t belong in tech. Though Google’s lack of diversity wasn’t a shock...
View ArticleThis Week in Live Music: TV on the Radio, Cherry Glazzer, & More
Are you a part of San Francisco’s Shut-In economy? Don't be. You’re missing out! You’re missing the point of San Francisco, which is to see as much live music as possible while you can still...
View ArticleMeet the 7 Bay Area Vanguard Award Finalists Making Our Community Better
Earlier this year, we introduced you to seven local leaders who are shaking things up in the fields of education, sustainability, and community development. Inspired by their contributions, we...
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Kate Mara, Kate Bosworth Among the Celebs and Socialites at Fine Arts...
House of Cards met the House of Dior at the Legion of Honor on Friday night when actress Kata Mara showed up at the Fine Arts Museums of SF's annual Mid-Winter Gala wearing a strapless tea length dress...
View ArticleFive Star Spirituality: Seeing a Shaman at Post Ranch Inn
As someone who grew up in two deeply spiritual locations (Hawaii and New Mexico), swings a pendulum for clarity on yes-or-no quandaries, consults two different decks of oracle cards, and employs a...
View ArticleProperty Porn: Presidio Heights Home with a View for $7.2m
If you can't imagine life without a formal dining room, breakfast room, library, seven bedrooms, and a basement (do they even have those in San Francisco?), then this three-story Presidio Heights home...
View ArticleSecret Recipe: El Techo de Lolinda's Chicharrones de Carne
It's no surprise that El Techo de Lolinda's chicharrones de carne are the stuff of legend. While inspired by Latin street food, these crispy morsels are not your basic sidewalk cracklins—El Techo's...
View ArticleFacebook Moves Into Cool New Frank Gehry-Designed Headquarters
Billed as a place that's "a direct reflection of Facebook's open and transparent culture," Facebook employees moved into their new headquarters today. Why so special? For starters, the new Menlo Park...
View ArticleScenes of the City: Atop the Oakland Tribune Tower With Burning Man Cofounder...
For this week’s Scenes of the City, Burning Man cofounder John Law, who referred to himself as the "Quasimodo” of the Tribune Tower, takes us to the top of downtown Oakland's 305-foot Tribune Tower,...
View Article3 New Books to Pick Up and Read Right Now
From Ryan Gattis' take on one of California's darkest days to Claire Kells' stunning debut, here are three books you should be reading before bed.Local writer Claire Kells is already receiving plenty...
View ArticleDeck out Your Home in Beautiful Style With Presidio Classics Window Coverings
Living in San Francisco, there's such a strong focus on finding the perfect home that it's easy to forget the importance of what you put inside it once you close the deal. Presidio Classics simplifies...
View Article5 Local Kickstarters to Support in April
In such an inventive and industrious place as the San Francisco Bay Area, supporting local businesses isn't exactly a no-brainer—how do you parse which of the many upstarts to grace with your hard-won...
View ArticleThe 7 Best Neighborhoods in San Francisco: 2015 Edition
Five years ago, we named the seven best neighborhoods in San Francisco. Needless to say, the city has changed a wee bit since 2010. And what you consider to be the "best" neighborhood depends entirely...
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