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Social Distance Inflatable Dinosaur Parade
Fun & Games One neighborhood in Milwaukee got creative this past weekend with a inflatable dinosaur parade to help give people a break from the pandemic outbreak. Participants dressed up in inflatable dinosaurs and paraded through the neighborhood at a safe social distance (one dinosaur even came prepared with a ruler in hand). Unlike more...
Sweetgreen’s Free Meals for Healthcare Workers
Freebies Sweetgreen wants to give back to our healthcare workers at this critical time. They’re setting up outposts to help feed our hospital staff who are the frontlines. Fill out their form to submit your local hospital to receive free Sweetgreen salads and bowls. We’re so grateful for the hospital workers + medical more...
Burger King’s Two Free Kids Meals w/ Any Purchase
Deals Burger King is helping families out with a special deal. With any purchase, families can receive two free kids meals (complete with a side and a drink). Orders must be made on their website or app. The offer is available one time per guest every day through April 6, or as more...
San Francisco Gets 1 Million N95 Protective Masks
Brand New Mayor London N. Breed Announces Procurement of 1 Million N95 Protective Masks in Effort to Strengthen City’s Response Capacity to Coronavirus City procures one million masks from the state for front line workers Mayor London N. Breed announced on March 23, 2020 that San Francisco is procuring one million N-95 personal protective more...
SF Hires 82 New Nurses… 140 More Coming
Brand New Mayor London N. Breed Announces Hiring Of 82 Nurses In Effort To Strengthen City’s Response Capacity To Coronavirus City hires 82 qualified nurses who can start immediately to serve patients affected by COVID-19 Mayor London N. Breed announced on March 23, 2020 that San Francisco hired 82 qualified nurses this weekend as more...
“Chalk Your Walk”: Uplifting Colorful Chalk Art Trail
Fun & Games There’s an uplifting viral trend doodling across the world (and right here in The Bay) called “Chalk Your Walk.” The idea is to add some positivity to your neighborhood with colorful words of hope. Just grab some chalk and scribble encouraging messages on your sidewalk or driveway. It’s a great way more...
Yale’s Popular “Happiness” Course is Now Free Online
Brand New Thanks to CNN for tipping us off that Yale’s super popular “The Science of Well-Being” course is now available free online through Coursera. About The Science of Well-Being: In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As more...
Someone Made SF’s DNA Lounge in The Sims 4… and It’s Insane
City Discoveries So we’re all cooped up inside with nowhere fun to go at night. So one rather bored DNA Lounge employee, Jun Shéna decided to keep herself occupied and recreate the venue in The Sims almost entirely from memory thanks to ADHD hyperfocus and a Red Bull-fueled craze which resulted in more...
Trader Joe’s & Walgreens Now Offer Senior Hours
Brand New It took a while, but both Trader Joe’s and Walgreen’s have followed the lead of most other major stores and will start to offer “senior hours” starting this week. Trader Joe’s – NEW – Effective Monday March 23rd Trader Joe’s will implement senior hours every day between 9am and 10am (store more...
Bay to Breakers 2020 Officially Rescheduled for Sept. 20
Fairs & Festivals The 109th running of Bay to Breakers, originally scheduled for May 31, 2020, has been officially pushed back to September 20. Read more. Following further discussions with the City and County of San Francisco surrounding the escalating COVID-19 outbreak, we have made the decision to postpone Bay to Breakers to September more...
It’s National Puppy Day! How to Foster a Doggy
Brand New Prepare yourselves for an overdose of cuteness, because March 23rd is National Puppy Day. Established in 2006, National Puppy Day is a paw-some day for all dog enthusiasts to celebrate unconditional love and fawn over the undeniably cute furballs that bring so much happiness into this world. While we’re all softies more...
SF’s Huge New Live Online Speaker Series
City Discoveries Unprecedented LIVE online gathering of civic leaders continues Manny’s tradition as a place for community building and civic engagement w/ guest speakers like Secretary Madeleine Albright, Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts, District Attorney Chesa Boudin, Author Michael Pollan, SF Giants CEO Larry Baer, Former Presidential candidate Tom Steyer and more...
All Marin Parks Now Closed Due to Large Crowds
Outdoorsy All Marin Parks to be Closed Amid COVID-19 Spread Public Health issues order to stem influx of visitors San Rafael, CA – The Public Health Division of Marin County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an order March 22 for the immediate closure of all Marin parks to stem the more...
Every Bay Area Grocery Store with a “Senior Hour”
City Insight Since our seniors are our most vulnerable community members these days, many grocery stores have stepped up and created “seniors only” shopping hours in the morning. Here’s the current list with many thanks to SF Gate, Eater, and USA Today for their initial research and many help from our followers on more...
Free Cheesecake Slices from The Cheesecake Factory
Freebies The Cheesecake Factory is teaming up with its exclusive delivery provider, DoorDash, to offer free slices of cheesecake at lunch. Monday through Friday, through March 25, guests will be treated to one slice of any of The Cheesecake Factory’s more than 30 legendary flavors of cheesecake with their Cheesecake Factory lunch more...
