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VP Kamala Harris is Getting a Madame Tussauds Wax Figure
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Election Ahead of her first 100 days in office, Madame Tussauds just announced that Vice President Kamala Harris is getting her own wax figure. Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news. Kamala Harris made history when she was sworn in on January 20th becoming the first woman, first Black person and first Asian American Vice more...
2021 Gilroy Garlic Festival Returns (July 23 – Aug 1)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open After being canceled in 2020 due to COVID, this week, the Gilroy Garlic Festival Association announced that the festival is returning (with some modifications, like a drive-thru gourmet alley) for 2021 on two weekends, July 23rd–25th and July 30th–August 1st. Back in 2019 the festival was $17.99 adv / $20 door more...
SF’s Castro Theatre Movies Return (June 2021)
Bay Area Favorites, LGBTQ+, Pride, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for digging up the news that SF’s iconic Castro Theater has finally scheduled its first movie screenings in more than a year. Although a full reopening isn’t planned yet, the first indoor screenings at the nearly 99-year-old theater are set for the Frameline LGBTQ Film Festival in more...
AMC Hosts Free Movies on “Fast Fridays” (April 30 – June 18)
Free Movie Screenings, Freebies Thanks Alt 105.3 for letting us know about the free Fast & Furious film screenings. In the lead up to the release of the latest film in the Fast & Furious franchise, F9: The Fast Saga, see every Fast & Furious film on the big screen to celebrate its arrival in more...
Chipotle’s 250,000 Free Burritos for Healthcare Workers (4/29)
Eat & Drink, Freebies Chipotle is giving away 250,000 burritos to thank our healthcare workers on Thursday, April 29, 2021.* You have to act quickly. Healthcare Heroes can apply on 4/29 at 10 AM PST to receive your Thank You burrito. Be sure to have your proof of employment with you. Check your eligibility in advance. After more...
San Francisco Will Likely Be in Yellow Tier Next Week
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco will likely be in the Yellow Tier next week. UPDATE – San Francisco officially enters Yellow Tier with expanded reopenings on May 6 Thanks to the changes to the state’s blueprint for reopening metrics, to reach the Yellow Tier, they’ve adjusted the more...
CA Set to Follow CDC’s New Relaxed Mask Mandate
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Outdoorsy, Reopening Thanks to SFGate for sharing that California is examining the new CDC guidelines and aiming to relax the statewide mask mandate that’s been in place since June 2020. On Tuesday, April 27, Gov. Newsom announced that if you’re fully vaccinated, you will no longer be required to wear a mask if more...
Bay Area Sports Trivia Night w/ 15 Prizes
Freebies, Fun & Games, Sponsored Get ready to test your knowledge on all things sports. We’ll be including questions on Bay Area sports, sports-themed movies, and even some fictional sports! (Any quidditch fans out there?) 🧹 DoTheBay “Sports Trivia Night” Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 7p FREE – Limited to 500 team slots RSVP on Facebook ✨ 15 PRIZES TO more...
Free Mother’s Day “Skystar” Ferris Wheel Tix for Moms
Freebies, Fun & Games Skystar, the controversial “temporary” observation wheel in Golden Gate Park is offering free rides for moms on Mother’s Day. Moms can redeem their free tickets in person (no word on exactly how they will validate you are a mother). Everyone else in the group pays full price (unless they are also more...
East Bay Declares Stage 1 Drought
Bay Area Updates By Tony Hicks, Bay City News Foundation The East Bay Municipal Utility District officially declared a stage one drought Tuesday and is asking customers to cut water use by 10 percent after California experienced its driest winter since 1977. “This is very prudent as a first step in getting us on drought more...
2021 Burning Man Officially Cancelled
COVID-19 Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates Burning Man just announced that its 2021 festival is cancelled. “But, although here in the United States we may be feeling the weight lifting and the light at the end of the tunnel brightening, we are still in the pandemic, and the uncertainties that need to be resolved are impossible to more...
Big Basin State Park Plans for Limited Reopening by Memorial Day
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Causes, Fire Updates, Getting Help, Healing, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening By Julie Cart – CalMatters In the annals of California history, no one has ever had to put a broken state park back together. There’s no guidebook, no rules. So now state officials and conservationists are attempting a complex and extraordinary Humpty Dumpty project: The reawakening of Big Basin Redwoods State more...
SF’s Brand New “Bearrison Street Fair” Coming in October
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco Join the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Bears of San Francisco for the inaugural Bearrison Street Fair. Come as you are or in nothing at all. Everyone is welcome to celebrate who you are or who you want to be as we celebrate body positivity and community. The brand new Bearrison more...
New “Safety” Cameras Coming to SF’s Castro?
Brand New, Causes, Police Reform The Castro Community Benefit District is considering putting up “safety” cameras in the Castro at “crime hotspots” and intersections where vehicle collisions are likely. But the possibility of adding the cameras is raising questions civil liberties and surveillance concerns. To get community feedback if the program should be put in place (as more...
North Beach “Specs’ Bar” Plans to Reopen Mid-May
Bay Area Favorites, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for letting us know that the beloved Specs’ Bar in North Beach will be reopening in “mid May.” The 53-year-old bar at 12 William Saroyan Place, tucked away on an alley just off of Columbus Ave (across from City Lights), had been open periodically for to-go drinks more...
