'Lady Windermere's Fan' Unfurls at CalShakes
The third production of the summer season at CalShakes is getting ready for its premiere next week, and it's Oscar Wilde's classic Lady Windermere's Fan.The Orinda-based theater company, whose artistic...
View ArticleWe Wanna Be Friends With: Juliet Pries of The Ice Cream Bar
Our city is chock-full of interesting people and wild personalities. Overwhelmed by the coolness? Every week we'll pick one standout local we'd love to be friends with to answer seven essential...
View ArticleFoodie Agenda: Big Winners, Cronots and More
Starting this weekWe’re all about magical sandwiches here in the city, and Bar Jules has just announced the return of “The London Gentleman” to their menu. Available for Saturday lunches through...
View ArticleLook of the Week: Step Into Fall
Get a head start on fall menswear, working from the bottom up. The first look at fall footwear is here and we're liking the non-trends. Traditionally, fall is a more subdued season–not as wild in color...
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Ten Reasons to Visit the Barbary at Outside Lands
The festival known as the Outside Lands commences tomorrow and San Francisco will be subject to lots of good–nay–GREAT music, food, arts, and jovial drunkards in Golden Gate Park. If you want to take a...
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America's Cup 101: A Primer for The Confused
Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’re probably aware there’s a boat race going on in our backyard. And if you’re like the rest of San Francisco, that’s the extent of your knowledge about...
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Seven Sweet Wines to Savor
Like dessert, sweet wines come in every shape and size with flavors that range from chocolate and cherry to buttered popcorn. These classy treats vary as extremely in sweetness as they do in color and...
View ArticleBay Area Bike Share is Almost Here
For those of you have been desperately waiting for San Francisco to join all the other cool cities in launching its own bike share program, it seems your wait is almost over. The small regional bike...
View ArticleSeven Favorite Things: Basil Racuk
Local designer Basil Racuk has us rethinking–and re-appreciating–modern minimalism.After launching in the East Bay, the menswear-turned-leather goods designer recently relocated to the Mission (3458...
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Eat, Drink and Celebrate in Sonoma County's Russian River Valley
One of the best things about harvest time in Wine Country is all of the harvest parties that come along with it. Add pre-harvest parties onto the calendar and the phrase "life is good" comes to...
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Drink In Campari America's High-Spirited Redesign
Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.comPreviously located in two offices across from Pier 39, the Campari America team needed to consolidated its talent to accommodate their expanding business...
View ArticleFoodie Updates: Daniel Patterson's Mid-Market Spot Gets a Name, and More
This week in food-world news, Daniel Patterson's casual spinoff of Coi, gets a name, SliderBar expands, Gitane launches a new regional tasting menu, and Beer Hall, a new beer bar, debuts.First up, the...
View ArticleSneak Peek: New SFMOMA MuseumStore
Waiting three years for SFMOMA to reopen will be hard enough, but going that long without my go-to art and design store would mean an uninspired holiday season (the MuseumStore has been my...
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Q&A with Darlyne Sheppeard, Who Grew Up at America's Most Infamous Prison
Originally published on Huffingtonpost.comThe Rock. Uncle Sam's Devil's Island. Hell on Earth. Alcatraz Island went by many names.But for Darlyne Sheppeard, it only went by one: home.Sheppeard, the...
View ArticleStuck Between a Meter and a Hard Place
Hi David, I'm so glad to have found you. Bought your book, read it. Learned a lifetime’s worth from it. Downloaded VoicePark and can’t wait until the pilot project is over and it expands citywide. I...
View ArticleA Down-to-Earth Lakeside Wedding
Samantha and Benjamin chose to return to Samantha's childhood home in Lake Tahoe to tie the knot together — quite a distance from their home in Chicago! Their ceremony on the beach wasn't just special...
View ArticleThis Week in Local Music News
The first hints of who's confirmed to play this year's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass have been dropped by organizers in a song medley on HSBG's website, which you can listen to and plan accordingly here....
View ArticleReason To Party: Summer of Freedom 2013 Inspires Future Leaders
One of San Francisco's coolest young philanthropist groups, Reason to Party, staged their flagship event of the summer at the ultra-luxe St. Regis Hotel in SoMa.The event lured hundreds of guests with...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Golden Gate
Sure, Outside Lands is getting all the attention this weekend, but we're giving you a whole host of just-as-hype-worthy and far less crowded things to do across the bridge.Inverness FairWe’re not going...
View ArticleThree Reasons to Cross the Bay Bridge
The month of August is in full gear and you should be too, especially after viewing some awesome activities in the East Bay this weekend. Put the rigid to-do list aside and make your way across the...
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