Look of the Week: Men's Spring Denim from Local Boutiques
For most guys, spring wardrobe cleaning starts with a fresh pair of jeans.We scoured local menswear boutiques and found seven essential styles, including locally-designed denim from Tellason (#2),...
View ArticleHeating Up: SF Filmmakers Head to SXSW
For two weeks (March 8th-18th), a strange sort of gravity created by SXSW brings Texas and San Francisco a whole lot closer. We lose some of our best musicians, filmmakers and party people (with...
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How to Have Fun at the Club, In Five Easy Steps
Let's face it: Clubs are fairly intimidating places, especially at first. They're dark, loud, crowded, and they seem to have their own set of unspoken rules and etiquette. To the uninitiated, going out...
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Our Favorite Empanadas in SF
Ideal handheld street foods tends to envelop meat, cheese, or veggies inside some sort of casing (think tacos, pupusas, samosas, or dumplings). With the rise of portable food in SF, it’s no wonder...
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Accessory Designer Basil Racuk Takes Us Around His Artful Oakland Digs
This is what 25 years of collecting looks like,” says bag and accessories designer Basil Racuk, surveying his sunny live-work loft located in a former turn-of-the-century laundry factory in Oakland....
View ArticleThe Piggy Awards: 7x7's Eat+Drink Celebration 2013
San Francisco's culinary superstars gathered at the historic Anchor Brewery to celebrate our readers' choices for the best restaurants in town, who picked up their special awards called "The...
View ArticleSeven Favorite Things: Myrrhia's Spring/Summer '13 Collection
We've fallen in love with the Spring/Summer 2013 knitwear collection from the Oakland-based line, Myrrhia. The knit-master is designer Myrrhia Resneck, a California native, who learned to knit at...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: Become a Cheese Whiz, Bacon Delivered to Your Door and More
Saturday, March 9Meat enthusiasts rejoice, National Meatball Day upon us. To celebrate, Italian spot Puccini and Pinetti is fixing up a beer and meatball special all day. Don’t let this fleeting meat...
View ArticleWelcome to San Francisco! When Parking, Remember to...
Dear Parking Guru,I recently moved to SF and in my first week here I got two tickets in one day. Not the warm welcome I was looking for. I did a little research and found you. How am I supposed to...
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Three Female Tech Tycoons Prove Style and Startups Go Hand in Hand
The Craftswoman: Brit Morin, Brit + Co. founder and CEOBrit morin, the 27-year-old founder and ceo of the craftsy online wonderland Brit + Co., describes her style as “Kate Spade meets Martha...
View Article10 Questions for Jersey Boys' Music Man Bob Gaudio
Start humming "Big Girls Don't Cry"—the Tony (and Grammy) Award-winning musical Jersey Boys has made its way back to San Francisco after a six-year hiatus from our streets. The story of Rock 'n' Roll...
View ArticleThis Spring, Help the Mighty Chihuahua!
This March through May, help us celebrate the Mighty Chihuahua! Not only are these little guys adorable, loving companions, they also are victims of their own cuteness…and they need our help. Over the...
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Double Open House Alert! From the Sublime to the Ridiculous (Your Choice)
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comCoincidentally, both houses are related by the 1906 earthquake– one built on the quake's rubble, and other most likely built as temporary shelter for...
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It’s All About Cheese and Fun in Sonoma County
What would life be like without cheese? Think about it. There's the classic grilled cheese, fondues and pastas, enchiladas and pizzas...the list goes on. Cheese makes life tastier, especially when...
View ArticleThis Week in Local Music News
The Bold Italic picks essential tracks from the Bay Area's illustrious hip hop legacy (mostly from the 1990s, but still!). Crank it. [via The Bold Italic]The Soft Moon premieres a new, hellishly...
View ArticleFour Reasons to Cross The Bay Bridge
Jog For JillThis Saturday, get out and break a sweat while helping beat lung cancer. Jog For Jill is a 5K run on the UC Berkeley campus in honor of Jill Costello, a championship winning coxswain and UC...
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The Ultimate Sunday Bike Ride: China Camp State Park
Today’s ride takes us off the pavement and onto the dirt to China Camp State Park in Marin County, located along the Southwestern edge of San Pablo Bay. The park and its extensive trail system offer...
View ArticleBadass Blocks: College Avenue Between Keith and Milvia Streets
There are certain blocks in this city that seem like mini-universes. Each week, we'll highlight a stretch of pavement where you could spend an entire day and night. This time around, we travel to...
View ArticleIn Photos: Seven Days of San Francisco Music
This town knows music. On any given night, you can find whatever genre you're jonesing to hear, sing, or dance along with. Here's a taste of what happened in the San Francisco music scene the past...
View ArticleBay Area Sports Beat: What You Need to Know Right Now
March MadnessWay to put the “mad” in March Madness, Cal and Stanford.The two teams took their historic rivalry to strange, new heights on Wednesday night as Stanford put a big dent in Cal’s plan of...
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