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The Stud “Bottle Shop” 5-Hour Sale of All Their BoozeThe Stud “Bottle Shop” 5-Hour Sale of All Their Booze
By - posted 5/29/2020
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open

The Stud might be closing its doors and as they bid farewell let’s get you drunk again, for the last time for a lil bit!  Support their one-day-only bottle shop as they sell off the rest of their booze. They are open on May 29th from 2 pm to 7 pm more...

Fireworks Over Pleasanton For 2020 GraduatesFireworks Over Pleasanton For 2020 Graduates
By - posted 5/28/2020
Celebrations, Uplifting

Congratulations to our 2020 graduates! If you live in Pleasanton, be sure to step outside your home and look up on Friday, May 29. To honor the class of 2020 graduates, Pleasanton is lighting up the night sky with a big fireworks display. This is a no spectator event; fireworks more...

Free Whopper at Burger KingFree Whopper at Burger King
By - posted 5/28/2020
Freebies

Burger King is celebrating National Burger Day (May 27) all week long by giving everyone a free Whopper. How do I get a free Whopper? Sign in to the Burger King app and look for trending offers. Find National Burger Day and enter the promo code LUCKYWHOPPER and voila – free whopper. The more...

Fairyland's "The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe" is Now Wearing a MaskFairyland’s “The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe” is Now Wearing a Mask
By - posted 5/28/2020
Bay Area Updates

Children’s Fairyland in Oakland (which helped inspire Walt Disney to make his theme parks) is a magical fantasy world for young children to create, imagine, play, and learn.  There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She didn’t want to give or get COVID-19, so what did she do? She wore more...

Zeitgeist Reopens Patio for To-Go Cocktails (May 30-31)Zeitgeist Reopens Patio for To-Go Cocktails (May 30-31)
By - posted 5/28/2020
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open

This coming weekend 5/30 + 5/31 from noon to 5 pm each day, our favorite SF beer garden, Zeitgeist is testing out a take-out menu. Grilled cheese sandwiches, margaritas and our bloodies, ready-to-drink (elsewhere) or as a mix for later. Looking at their to go menu, beer is $2.50, grilled cheese more...

SF Restaurants Can Open for Indoor Dining July 13thSF Restaurants Can Open for Indoor Dining July 13th
By - posted 5/28/2020
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open

San Francisco announced that Phase 2C is scheduled to begin on July 13th, which includes allowing the reopening of indoor dining (with modifications) along with hair salons, barbershops and real estate open houses). UPDATE: On July 7th it was announced that San Francisco would not be reopening indoor restaurants on July more...

Outdoor Dining Comes Back to SF on June 15thOutdoor Dining Comes Back to SF on June 15th
By - posted 5/28/2020
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open

San Francisco announced that Phase 2B is scheduled to begin on June 15th, which includes allowing the reopening of outdoor dining, most indoor retail, summer camps and pro sports (without spectators). This all assumes that COVID-19 stats continue to improve and expect rules for face masks to be tightened. Read about the more...

SF's New Reopening Timeline: Major Changes Coming June 15SF’s New Reopening Timeline: Major Changes Coming June 15
By - posted 5/28/2020
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open

Mayor London Breed Announces Timeline and Plan for Safely Reopening San Francisco Thursday, May 28, 2020 Plan formulated by the Economic Recovery Task Force allows outdoor dining, indoor retail, and certain outdoor activities to resume on June 15th, assuming they are allowed by the State; additional activities will be permitted to resume more...

SF Children's Book Artist Turns Windows into Cartoons Every DaySF Children’s Book Artist Turns Windows into Cartoons Every Day
By - posted 5/27/2020
Community, Uplifting

Thank you SF Gate for sharing the story about a Cow Hollow children’s book illustrator that turns his windows into storybook scenes. Rob Sayegh Jr, is a former toy designer turned author/illustrator specializing in children’s books. He loves making artwork & stories for kids both big & small.  Rob is still relatively more...

This is BART's New Seat Layout Being TestedThis is BART’s New Seat Layout Being Tested
By - posted 5/27/2020
Bay Area Updates

To welcome riders back and regain confidence in public transit, BART is taking the following 15 steps while continuing to explore new measures and technologies that could assist in a safe recovery. Here are two of the new updates. New Seat Configuration Being Tested Unlike the old cars, the layout of BART’s more...

SF's "Fugly" Geary Pedestrian Bridge Demolished This WeekendSF’s “Fugly” Geary Pedestrian Bridge Demolished This Weekend
By - posted 5/27/2020
Bay Area Updates

Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that the pedestrian bridge at Geary & Steiner was successfully demolished. To improve crosswalks and medians the circa-1962 pedestrian overpass at Geary and Steiner was permanently demolished last Memorial Day weekend. The view at Geary and Steiner looks different this week—over the weekend the more...

Napa County First in Bay Area to Allow Opening of Barbershops & SalonsNapa County First in Bay Area to Allow Opening of Barbershops & Salons
By - posted 5/27/2020
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open

Thank you SF Gate for letting us know that there is only one Bay Area county (so far) that is allowing the reopening hair salons after Governor Newsom’s announcement. The city of San Francisco is not yet opening As of today, only Napa County has modified its stay-at-home order to give barbershops more...

SF's Fishing Industry Devastated by Pier 45 Warehouse FireSF’s Fishing Industry Devastated by Pier 45 Warehouse Fire
By - posted 5/27/2020
Bay Area Updates, Healing

Thankfully no one was injured or killed, but SF Gate and KRON4 reported the sad news that the Warehouse fire has left San Francisco’s fishing industry devastated. The massive fire erupted before dawn Saturday on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf wiped out the warehouse the size of a football field near the end more...

Lookout's "Bucket of Margaritas": SF's Socially-Distant To-Go CocktailsLookout’s “Bucket of Margaritas”: SF’s Socially-Distant To-Go Cocktails
By - posted 5/27/2020
Bay Area Updates

Lookout (3600 Market Street at Noe) is a fun wraparound bar with great views of the street below in the Castro. But due to the pandemic, the bar had to think of a creative way to get you your order. So they lower to-go drinks in a bucket straight from more...

Happy 83rd Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!Happy 83rd Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!
By - posted 5/27/2020
Only in San Francisco

The Golden Gate Bridge was once called “the bridge that couldn’t be built,” today it is one the wonders of the world and an enduring icon of the Bay. This magnificent span opened in May 1937 after a four-year struggle against relentless winds, fog, rock, and treacherous tides. It’s the country’s more...