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Bay Area Cult Fav “Zachary’s Pizza” Opening New East Bay Spot
Bay Area Favorites, East Bay, Eat & Drink Zachary’s Chicago Pizza is expanding with a new location planned for downtown Livermore. The East Bay-based chain is set to open its latest restaurant at 2470 First Street sometime this fall. The Livermore site will become the sixth location for the employee-owned company, which has steadily grown since opening its more...
Chava’s Closes After 24 Years Serving Homestyle Mexican Food in the Mission
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Chava’s Restaurant, a longstanding Mexican eatery in San Francisco’s Mission District, is closing its doors after 24 years. Located just off 24th Street on Mission, the restaurant stopped serving food earlier this month and will officially close on July 15. The closure follows years of economic challenges, including a slow more...
SF’s Brand New 1.5 Acre “Outpost” Picnic Meadow Opening at Presdio Tunnel Tops
Brand New, Outdoor Dining, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Starting Thursday, July 17, the Presidio is opening Outpost Meadow, a new 1.5-acre picnic area at Presidio Tunnel Tops. Designed as an extension of the Outpost nature playground and Field Station, this space was created in response to families’ requests for more room to gather, rest, and enjoy meals outdoors. Outpost more...
Free Oakland–Alameda Water Shuttle Expands Service to 6 Days a Week
Freebies, Transportation The Oakland–Alameda Water Shuttle just added more days and later hours to its schedule — and it’s still totally free to ride. Starting Tuesday, July 8, the 45-foot yellow pontoon boat (yes, it’s called Woodstock) now runs six days a week, Tuesdays through Sundays. The shuttle also added longer hours on more...
100-Foot Glowing Sea Serpent Coming to SF’s Golden Gate Park
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Parks & Beaches A giant, glowing sea serpent named Naga is surfacing in Golden Gate Park – and he’s here to stay a while. Originally created for Burning Man 2024, Naga & The Captainess is a 100-foot-long, 25-foot-tall serpent made of over 5,000 shimmering scales and lit from within. Installed in the weirdly green more...
SF’s Giant Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow Hold your breath! The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has announced that one of their rare super smelly “corpse flowers” is blooming. Experience the incredibly large, notoriously stinky corpse flower bloom! Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Bloom Update: It’s happening! Our lovely Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum), Chanel, is blooming! This rare bloom only lasts for 2 days and smells more...
SF’s Historic Golf Course Turns 100
Local Icons, San Francisco San Francisco’s TPC Harding Park Golf Course is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The city-owned public course, located along Lake Merced, has hosted major tournaments like the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2009 Presidents Cup. On July 18, the course will hold a centennial celebration with special giveaways for more...
Golden Gate Park Skate Plaza Renamed for Influential SF Skater
Local Icons, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s Waller Street Skate Park has been officially renamed Zion Skate Plaza in honor of Zion Williams Gaines, a Bayview resident and influential figure in the local skateboarding community. Zion lost his vision as a teenager due to a gunshot wound but continued skating and mentoring others until his more...
SF’s New Coastal Skate Park Opens at Sunset Dunes
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco San Francisco’s new Sunset Dunes park on the city’s west side is now home to a fresh set of skate features designed for riders of all levels. The new additions include a bank, quarter pipe, island feature, and several creatively crafted elements made from upcycled granite. The skate features, part more...
SF’s 109-Year-Old Ghirardelli Clock Tower Is Back
Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, San Francisco After more than a year under scaffolding, the historic Ghirardelli Square clock tower has been fully restored and is once again visible from across San Francisco. The 109-year-old tower, built in 1916 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, underwent a major renovation that included a full roof more...
Where to Buy Fireworks in San Francisco Bay Area (2025)
4th of July Don’t let the rocket’s red glare get you this Fourth of July weekend by not doing your homework on state and local regulations concerning legal and illegal fireworks. Though the state of California allows for the sale of so-called “safe and sane” fireworks (like cone fountains, hand-held sparklers and smoke items more...
New National Monument Near Santa Cruz w/ Ocean View Trails
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches A brand new stretch of coastal wilderness is opening up this summer just 15 minutes north of Santa Cruz. On August 15, 2025 the 5,800-acre Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument will officially welcome the public for the first time since being designated by President Barack Obama in 2017 as part of more...
SF’s Long-Awaited Mexican Museum May Lose Prime Downtown Site
Artsy Fartsy, Downtown San Francisco, Getting Help The Mexican Museum’s long-delayed move into a 60,000-square-foot home near Yerba Buena Gardens is once again in jeopardy. Originally envisioned as a permanent space to showcase a 16,500-piece collection and anchor San Francisco’s Latino and Mexican-American artistic legacy, the museum missed a key fundraising deadline tied to city grant funds. more...
Oakland’s Historic Loard’s Ice Cream Reopens After 4 Year Closure
Oakland, Reopening After closing in 2020, the original Loard’s Ice Cream shop has quietly reopened in Oakland’s Upper Dimond neighborhood. Located at 2825 MacArthur Blvd., the store held a soft reopening on June 1 in the same shopping plaza at MacArthur and Coolidge. The location had remained shuttered for several years following more...
Chase Center Hosts Huge Free Outdoor Pride Comedy Show
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest! Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. For the third year in a row, Pride Comedy Night presented by Accenture will feature special performances and comedic sets that will have more...
