SF City Guides
Historic Chinatown Restaurant Closes After 116 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco San Francisco’s iconic Sam Wo Restaurant, a staple of Chinatown for over a century, has officially closed its doors. After 116 years of serving the community, the restaurant shut down indefinitely on Sunday, January 26, following the expiration of its lease and the retirement of its longtime owner and chef, more...
SF’s New 2025 Heart Sculptures On View at the Ferry Building
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Only in San Francisco Join the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation to celebrate the 2025 Hearts in San Francisco that support excellence in patient care and innovation at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. In 2025, 22 artists have been selected to participate in the 2025 Hearts in San Francisco public art project more...
Planned Parenthood’s Largest Health Center in USA Now Open in Downtown Oakland
Brand New, Causes, East Bay, Health & Wellness, Oakland Planned Parenthood has opened its largest health center in the country, right in the heart of downtown Oakland. Located in the historic Central Building at 1400 Broadway, across from Frank Ogawa Plaza, this state-of-the-art facility spans 12,000 square feet and features 19 exam rooms. Officially named the Barbara Lee Oakland more...
Bay Area’s 174-Year Old Bookstore Files Bankruptcy, Closes Berkeley Shop
Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Goodbye Books Inc., the oldest independent bookstore company in the Bay Area, announced this week that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize its business and secure a sustainable future. The company, which has been serving California readers for 174 years, emphasized that it will continue more...
SF’s New UCSF/Mission Bay Ferry Starts in 2027
Brand New, Green, Transportation San Francisco is set to enhance its public transportation network with the addition of an all-electric ferry service to Mission Bay, scheduled to launch in 2027. This innovative project aims to provide a sustainable, zero-emission commute option, significantly benefiting UCSF employees, patients, and visitors to the area. The project recently more...
2026 Skywatchers Guide: Meteor Showers, Supermoons & Total Lunar Eclipse
Outdoorsy 2026 brings a new year of spectacular meteor showers. To see Earth’s best show, all you need to do is look up. Here are all the best celestial events to look forward to in 2026 including meteor showers, supermoons, and eclipses. This year we’re in for several supermoons, which is when the more...
San Francisco’s Winter Festivals & Street Fairs (2024/2025)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Winter is coming! Here’s a round-up of fun and fabulous winter festivals and street fairs you can look forward to this Winter 2024. > Please note that we’ll be continuing to update our Winter Festivals & Street Fairs Guide for 2024. NOVEMBER 2024 2024 Día de los Muertos in the Sunset – Friday, more...
MLK Day of Celebration & Volunteering
Get Out: Events “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Come out on your day off with free transit to hear live music, visit a museum for free, march across the bridge, or take a day ON and volunteer in your community to address issues of poverty, hunger, more...
Popular “China Live” Restaurant Opening 13,000 Sqft Spin Off in South Bay
Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that popular “China Live” restaurant and marketplace is opening a spin off restaurant called Asia Live. The team behind the acclaimed China Live prepares to debut Asia Live at Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara. Scheduled to open this fall, this massive new more...
45-ft Statue of Giant Naked Woman Coming to Union Square
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco’s Union Square Park is set to host a remarkable piece of public art that celebrates feminine strength and empowerment. Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution, a stunning 45-foot-tall sculpture, will be on display from February 6 through the end of May 2025. Originally created for Burning Man in 2015 as part more...
SF’s Huge Treasure Island Festival Not Happening in 2025
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Goodbye Unfortunately, TreasureFest, the popular monthly market with 10,000+ people over two days every month held on Treasure Island, has announced it won’t be returning in 2025. TreasureFest took to Instagram to announce the disappointing news: “Happy New Year! We hope you’ve had a wonderful start to 2025. We’re reaching out with some important more...
75,000-Square-Foot Korean Food Hub Coming to Daly City
Brand New, Eat & Drink Thanks to the San Francisco Chronicle for sharing the news that a massive Korean food complex opening soon in Daly City. A groundbreaking addition to the Bay Area’s culinary scene is set to open in February March*: Jagalchi, a sprawling 75,000-square-foot Korean food complex, will make its debut at the Serramonte more...
SF’s Great Highway Park to Get Art Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing that new artwork is planned for San Francisco’s Great Highway Park. New Art Installations Planned for Great Highway Park San Francisco is moving forward with plans to transform the Upper Great Highway into a permanent recreational space, and a key component of this transformation is the more...
SF’s Huge “Flower Market” Gets New Home After 58 Years
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco, Support the Bay Thanks to SF Chronicle for sharing that San Francisco’s Flower Market has a new home. San Francisco Flower Market is relocating to Potrero Hill after 58 years in SoMa. The new market opens January 2, 2025. The San Francisco Flower Market has moved from its longtime location at Sixth and Brannan to more...
A Luxe Sleeper Train from SF to LA Might Come in 2025
Brand New, Transportation, Travel A New Era of Travel Between San Francisco and Los Angeles San Francisco residents, take note: a transformative way to journey between the City by the Bay and Los Angeles is on the horizon. Dreamstar Lines, a Newport Beach-based transit startup, is introducing a luxurious overnight train service that promises to more...
