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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is Back April 3Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is Back April 3
By - posted 3/18/2021
Bay Area Updates, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom announced today that they are planning to reopen the Vallejo amusement park to the general public on April 3, 2021. The park opens for members and season pass holders on April 1. For now, only California residents will be allowed to visit the park. Any out-of-state residents more...

Outside Lands Moves To Halloween Weekend 2021Outside Lands Moves To Halloween Weekend 2021
By - posted 3/18/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Get Out: Events, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

Outside Lands Moves To Halloween Weekend: October 29-31, 2021 2021 Lineup Includes Lizzo, Tame Impala, The Strokes, Tyler, The Creator Also Featuring Vampire Weekend, J Balvin, RüFüS Du Sol, Kehlani, Glass Animals, Zhu, Young Thug, Kaytranada, Khruangbin, Brittany Howard And More 2021 3-Day Ga, VIP, Payment Plan & Golden Gate Club Passes On Sale Now After a more...

Shake Shack Coming to Downtown Walnut CreekShake Shack Coming to Downtown Walnut Creek
By - posted 3/18/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink

Thanks to Beyond the Creek for dishing the news that Shake Shack is coming to Walnut Creek. The opening date has yet to be announced, as Diablo Magazine notes that the permitting is still in progress with the city. The famous burger chain is taking over the former Destination Maternity shop located more...

SF's 1886 Victorian House Tours Reopen April 3rdSF’s 1886 Victorian House Tours Reopen April 3rd
By - posted 3/18/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

New for 2021 – Learn about Victorian era architecture and the lives of the Haas-Lilienthal family via a self-guided audio tour. Self-guided audio tours available Saturdays and Sundays between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM, beginning April 3rd. Walk-ins are welcome, but we prefer advance reservations as space is limited: RSVP to plarson@sfheritage.org.  Note: Docent-led tours more...

SF Now Has a $125 Million Surplus. Here's How They'll Spend ItSF Now Has a $125 Million Surplus. Here’s How They’ll Spend It
By - posted 3/17/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Healing, Only in San Francisco

Surplus funding for the current year will be allocated to one-time relief and recovery programs to support small business, arts and culture, and youth and families, and vulnerable residents. Mayor London N. Breed and Budget Chair of the Board of Supervisors Matt Haney announced an agreement on a spending plan for more...

SF's Police Horses' 'Luck of the Irish' Horseshoe Scavenger HuntSF’s Police Horses’ ‘Luck of the Irish’ Horseshoe Scavenger Hunt
By - posted 3/17/2021
Celebrations, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco

San Francisco’s police horses were feeling festive for St. Patrick’s Day. The mounted unit paraded in the Presidio donning an Irish flag, and there will be special green horseshoes popping up around San Francisco today that you can take home for your own lucky charm.

SF's St. Patrick's Day Virtual Parade & Flag RaisingSF’s St. Patrick’s Day Virtual Parade & Flag Raising
By - posted 3/17/2021
Celebrations, Community, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Virtual Events

San Francisco celebrated St. Patrick’s Day online this year with a virtual parade showcasing San Franciscans celebrating the holiday including bagpipers, SF’s mounted horse police and more. Hopefully, the West Coast’s largest Irish event will be back in person next year.

SF Cable Car Dresses Up for St. Paddy's DaySF Cable Car Dresses Up for St. Paddy’s Day
By - posted 3/17/2021
Adorable, City Discoveries, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco

San Francisco’s Cable Car 13 is dressing up with the luck of the Irish for St. Patrick’s Day. See the iconic cable car will be on display at the Powell/Market turntable on Thursday, March 18 & Saturday, March 20 from 10 am to 3 pm. Please note the route is not actually more...

50 Ft. Humpback Whale Seen in SF Bay50 Ft. Humpback Whale Seen in SF Bay
By - posted 3/17/2021
Bay Area Updates, City Discoveries, Outdoorsy, Wow

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that there’s a whale in the San Francisco Bay right now. Experts at the Marine Mammal Center spotted the first humpback whale of the season in the San Francisco Bay. The 50 foot whale has been seen swimming in the area over the more...

“SkyStar” Officially Extended to 2025 (Again)“SkyStar” Officially Extended to 2025 (Again)
By - posted 3/16/2021
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open

The ongoing battle if San Francisco’s Skystar, the Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park, will stay additional past its original end date may have finally come to an end. Thanks to KTVU for sharing the news that on Tuesday, March 16, the full board of San Francisco Supervisors voted to keep more...

SF Chinatown's 1st New Nightclub in 37 YearsSF Chinatown’s 1st New Nightclub in 37 Years
By - posted 3/16/2021
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

A brand new nightclub is opening up in San Francisco Chinatown, and you can check out their second soft opening weekend. Lion’s Den will be Chinatown’s first new nightclub to open in 37 years since the entertainment restrictions were placed in 1984. The historic live music lounge carries on the legacy and more...

A Day of Baby Goat Hugs (Really!) is Coming to SFA Day of Baby Goat Hugs (Really!) is Coming to SF
By - posted 3/16/2021
Adorable, Things to Do, Uplifting

Baby goat hugs this Sunday, March 21, 12-3PM Secession Art & Design was so excited when artist and farmer Hilary Williams said yes to bringing her 2-week old baby goats to the gallery. For a lot of us city dwellers, Hilary’s lifestyle, combining art and farming, is so dreamy. Baby Goats in more...

Not So Fast... SF's Ferris Wheel Might Now End in 2022Not So Fast… SF’s Ferris Wheel Might Now End in 2022
By - posted 3/16/2021
Bay Area Updates, What's Closed / What's Open

Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know the back-and-forth battle over the future of the 150-foot Observation Wheel in Golden Gate Park appears to have taken another turn. Two weeks ago San Francisco’s Recreation and Parks Department and the Historic Preservation Committee both signed off on extending “Skystar’s” more...

SF's Transgender District is First in the WorldSF’s Transgender District is First in the World
By - posted 3/16/2021
City Insight, Community

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing more about San Francisco’s Transgender District, the first of its kind in the world. Founded by three black trans women in 2017 as Compton’s Transgender Cultural District, The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world. Originally named after the first documented more...

Bay Bridge Proposal Ups HOV Lane to 5 Passengers Min.Bay Bridge Proposal Ups HOV Lane to 5 Passengers Min.
By - posted 3/15/2021
Bay Area Updates, City Insight, Travel

Thanks to Mr. Roadshow for sharing the news about big changes that might occur on the Bay Bridge which would require 5 passengers or more to utilize the carpool lane. A proposed bill in the California legislature, AB-455, aims to create the Bay Bridge Fast Forward Program to improve bus and more...