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SF Extends Outdoor Dining to June 2021. Could it Be Made Permanent?
Bay Area Updates, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open More than 1,800 individual operators and counting are making the Shared Spaces Program a successful part of San Francisco’s economic recovery. Permits originally set to expire at the end of December may now be extended through June 30, 2021 and new applications are welcome. Shared Spaces allow merchants to use sidewalks, full or partial streets, and other more...
SF’s Iconic Ghirardelli Square Sign is Back After 4 Months
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open After going dark for nearly four months, SF’s iconic 19-foot-tall, 152-foot-wide “Ghirardelli Square” sign on the northern waterfront is making its comeback with a special re-lighting ceremony on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at about 6pm. The original sign was built in 1915, restored in 1964 was taken down in July and replicated more...
20-Year Wind Event Causes East Bay Parks to Close
Bay Area Updates, Fire Updates, Outdoorsy, What's Closed / What's Open Regional parks in the East Bay are closing in advance of the expected high winds for Sunday night. SF Gate reports that the wind event will likely be the biggest of the year with continual winds up to 35mph, with some gusts reaching 70mph. Take caution; the risk across the entire more...
SF Breaks 128 Year Old Heat Record
Bay Area Updates, Wow Last week San Francisco saw above-average temperatures due to offshore winds pushing warm air over from the inland valleys. The City experienced 3 days in a row of unusually high temperatures. It was in the low 90s Thursday through Saturday, October 15-17. Even more impressively, SFGate reported that on Friday, October 16, more...
SF’s New Mural Dedicated to Viral TikTok Star
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Murals, Only in San Francisco Thanks SFGATE for sharing that TikTok star 420doggface208 now has a new mural dedicated to him in San Francisco. Nathan Apodaca’s recent video of him longboarding to Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 classic hit Dreams and sipping a giant bottle of Oceanspray juice went viral with over 10 million views and counting. Inspired by more...
Mystery Anti-Pelosi Postcards Mailed to SF Residents
Jerk Alert, Only in San Francisco Did you get a mystery postcard in the mail today? We’ve just received our first report of some mysterious anti-Nancy Pelosi postcards that have started arriving in San Francisco mailboxes on Friday. The postcards, postmarked from Springfield, Missouri on October 20th are a crude two color print job saying in all more...
Whimsical Apocalyptic Roller Skater Rolls Through SF
Artsy Fartsy, Only in San Francisco, Wow San Francisco filmmaker Kyle Hanson McKee seized the opportunity when the skies turned hazy to make a unique short video, The New ‘Normal’, featuring roller skater Toya Willock. The film was shot on the eerily empty streets in downtown San Francisco. An uncanny roller skater explores apocalyptic San Francisco mid-wildfire season, more...
SF’s Historic 1849 Restaurant “Tadich Grill” Reopens November 9
Indoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that San Francisco’s oldest restaurant, Tadich Grill, is finally reopening in November for indoor dining for the first time since July. Tadich Grill is proud and excited to announce our re-opening hours of 11am – 2pm Monday thru Friday and 5:00pm – 9:00pm Monday thru Saturday, more...
Dr. Fauci to Speak w/ Local Leaders About Bay Area COVID -19 Response
COVID-19 Updates, Virtual Events Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and leader on the White House Coronavirus Task Force, is scheduled to speak in Santa Clara at the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Annual Forum on October 30. No two issues more...
SF’s “Zoom” Comedy Roast Live Tonight at 8pm
Virtual Events It was fun while it lasted! With live comedy coming back (slowly) we’ve decided to retire this online show effective October 22, 2020. If you’d still like laughs, here’s some upcoming shows you can attend both online and in person. Upcoming Funcheap Comedy Shows Crazy Funny Asians – Every Friday at 8pm more...
SF’s Iconic “Tommy’s Joynt” Plans Reopening for Oct. 29
Takeout / Delivery, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that SF’s 73-year-old hofbrau, Tommy’s Joynt, has announced they will have a limited reopening on October 29th. According to their voicemail, Tommy’s will reopen with reduced hours and a reduced menu, and also plans to offer “Thanksgiving To Go” packages for 2020 more...
Golden Gate Park’s 120-Year-Old Bandshell Reopens
Brand New, What's Closed / What's Open In partnership with the San Francisco Parks Alliance and Illuminate, and thanks to generous philanthropic support, SF Rec and Park has completed renovations of the 120-year-old Spreckels Temple of Music bandshell. Originally slated to be a centerpiece of Golden Gate Park’s 150th anniversary celebration in April, the opening was delayed due more...
The Bay’s Brand New 45-Acre Shoreline Park Opens
Brand New, New Parks, What's Closed / What's Open After decades of regional cooperation and planning, the Bay Area has a new shoreline destination opening for the public to enjoy. The new shoreline park is located at the eastern touchdown of the Bay Bridge and provides spectacular views of the entire bay and new eastern span of the Bay more...
2020 Bay Area Science Festival: 125+ Free Events (Oct. 21-25)
Fairs & Festivals The 10th annual Bay Area Science Festival, northern California’s largest free educational event, is going virtual in 2020 with more than 125 all-ages experiences October 21- 25. Let’s discover science together – virtually! Join us for 5 days of fun and amazing science, technology and engineering events, hands on projects and more...
Tracy Home Hosts Epic Halloween Light Show Set to Metallica
Artsy Fartsy, Fun & Games, Halloween, Things to Do, Wow Wow! One home in Tracy has gone all out for Halloween. They’ve decked their house out in an epic light show that’s coordinated to Metallica‘s Enter Sandman. The Halloween light show also features a light show to The Monster by Eminem ft. Rihanna. The BetGeorge home has been featured on Good Morning more...
