This Week's Hottest Events: Fourth of July at Exploratorium, Yassou Benedict,...
Art"Digital Infinity" Literature majors roll their eyes at Surrealism while pleading with poets like Gertrude Stein to please start making some amount of sense any second now. But according to the new...
View ArticleScenes from 2013's Pride Celebrations
With so much to celebrate, you hopefully had the chance to head up to Market Street to walk the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade with every type of person from around the Bay. If you weren't able to...
View ArticleJams We Love: 7x7's Weekly Playlist
For our column Jams We Love, we're turning you onto the songs that keep us going every day. With all that's been going on in the country lately (no more DOMA, holler!), America's looking more beautiful...
View ArticleTwo Coffee Obsessives Elevate Roasting Into an Art Form
FourBarrel Coffee was the end of the line for brothers Jerad, 34, and Justin Morrison, 29, whose 10-year apprenticeship in specialty coffee took them through their childhood home of Oregon and the...
View ArticleQ&A with Watchup, the Award-Winning iPad App for News Videos
Our interview with Adriano Farano, the CEO of Watchup, which recently won a prestigious Knight Foundations News Challenge award. What is Watchup?We created Watchup to bring the power of video...
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Ditch the Traffic and Head to Tahoe's Beaches by Bus
Anyone who has visited Lake Tahoe's beaches at the height of summer knows the drill: Get up early for a parking spot, and get ready for crowds. Tahoe's popularity has outgrown the area, and parking at...
View ArticleAn Enchanting Mountaintop Wedding in Marin
The views of Marin were breathtaking at the Mountain Home Inn. Nestled between the pines and redwoods, the venue was cozy, quaint, and welcoming, but the best part of the day was undoubtedly the...
View ArticleBreastfest 2013 Is Bigger Than Ever
One of the Bay Area’s largest beer fests is even bigger this year. On Saturday, July 13 Breastfest 2013will host over 70 breweries at Fort Mason’s Festival Pavilion. This charity event, staffed...
View ArticleReading Roundup: This Week's Top Literary Events
Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Want to submit an upcoming event for consideration? Go...
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Design & Arts Events in the Bay Area
Originally published on California Home + DesignThere's tons going on in the design world this week:Plastic is typically associated with items that don’t have much esthetic, like bags, water bottles,...
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Market Watch: It's Time to Celebrate Herbs
Fresh herbs are the culinary workhorses of the produce world. Whether it’s a simple pinch of thyme on sautéed mushrooms, a sprinkle of lemon basil tossed over grilled fish or a blend of mint, parsley...
View ArticleWin Tickets to See David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Mountain Winery
Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area.One part legendary Talking Heads frontman, one part guitar-shredding,...
View ArticleZen and the Art of Unplugging: A Visit to Tassajara
Every story about a visit to Tassajara has to begin with the story of getting to Tassajara. It is no simple journey. Tucked in the heart of hilly, scrub-brushy Monterey County, about ten miles inland...
View ArticleDrink Here Now: Five Places to Sip This Week
1) America’s Cup Pop-Up Sports Bar Opens July 4America’s birthday is apparently the perfect time to open the world’s largest pop-up bar at the world’s greatest sailing event. Get your first glimpse of...
View ArticleTwo Sense: How Do I Convince My Friends I’m Happy Single?
I'm a 50-year-old straight guy in great shape who enjoys a vibrant sex life with multiple partners. Except for one two-year relationship, I've been single my entire adult life. The fact is I enjoy it...
View ArticleBART Strike Proving a Boon for Transportation Apps
There’s nothing like a disruption in the transportation system to see how dependent we have become on the current modes operating at peak efficiency. When something like a bridge closure or work...
View ArticleFive of San Francisco's Best Spots for Coffee or Lunch Meetings
It can be surprisingly challenging to find a good place to meet for a lunch or coffee meeting, especially if you don’t want to be mobbed by third wave coffee–drinking hipsters or downtown worker bees....
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Five Things to Do in Wine Country in July
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comNapa Valley's most elegant festival of the year, an exciting new food and wine experience in Healdsburg, and an indulgent wine and shoes party in St....
View ArticleBike the Strike: Combining Your Bike and Other Transit
The BART strike is well underway, and causing chaos for a lot of commuters. But those with bikes seem to be faring the best in the BART shutdown. If you’re lucky enough to live and work on the same...
View ArticleThe Mantles on That 60s Sound, the Timelessness of Denim, and Their New Album
Last month The Mantles issued their second full-length album, Long Enough To Leave (Slumberland Records), followed by a “fun as hell” record-release show at Oakland’s White Horse Tavern. They’ve played...
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