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Bay Area's Complete Outdoor Movie Guide (Summer 2023)Bay Area’s Complete Outdoor Movie Guide (Summer 2023)
By - posted 7/14/2023
Fairs & Festivals, Free Movie Screenings, Outdoorsy

Summer means the weather (usually) gets a little warmer in the Bay Area and all the outdoor movie screens pop up. So get ready to bring a blanket, pack a picnic (and smuggle in a bottle of wine) and watch a movie under the stars. San Francisco Sundown Cinema 2023 San Francisco hosts more...

BART's Secret Tunnels & Hidden GraffitiBART’s Secret Tunnels & Hidden Graffiti
By - posted 7/12/2023
Transportation, Wow

A renegade San Francisco filmmaker, Vincent Woo, has embarked on an audacious project to demystify the BART system. His guerrilla documentary, “Tunnel Vision: An Unauthorized BART Ride,” presents a raw, unfiltered glimpse of a journey typically seen only by BART conductors, all captured from a secret camera surreptitiously attached to a more...

Check Out Presidio Tunnel Tops' New Meadow Coming in 2025Check Out Presidio Tunnel Tops’ New Meadow Coming in 2025
By - posted 7/12/2023
Bay Area Favorites, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Presidio Tunnel Tops to Expand w/ New Picnic & Gathering Space The Presidio Trust today announced it will expand the iconic Presidio Tunnel Tops by adding new parkland for a picnic and gathering area along with high demand visitor amenities. New “Outpost Meadow” Coming End of 2025 Outpost Meadow will be created by transforming a more...

SF's 127-Year-Old Anchor Brewing to Close DownSF’s 127-Year-Old Anchor Brewing to Close Down
By - posted 7/12/2023
Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open

By Jeff Ballinger, Bay City News A landmark company in San Francisco has turned off its taps. Anchor Brewing Company officials announced early Wednesday that it will cease operations and liquidate the business — established in 1896 — citing economic factors including declining sales since 2016. The company gave employees 60-day notices more...

SF Hosts 2023 Frida Kahlo Festival (July 8-23)SF Hosts 2023 Frida Kahlo Festival (July 8-23)
By - posted 7/7/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Fairs & Festivals, San Francisco

Frida Kahlo loved San Francisco, and Fiestas Fridas show how much we have come to love her in return, in our own unique style, of course. In the 10th year celebrating the inimitable painter (1907-1954), Fiestas Fridas features music, activities and numerous opportunities to demonstrate devotion. SF’s Fiestas Fridas 2023 Schedule of more...

Brand New Sea Lion "Pop-Up" Opens at SF's Pier 39Brand New Sea Lion “Pop-Up” Opens at SF’s Pier 39
By - posted 7/7/2023
Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy

The Marine Mammal Center Partners with PIER 39 to Open Sea Lion Pop-up Exhibit Space, Provide Public Programming at K-Dock Brand-new educational experience for all ages launches this summer at PIER 39 with dockside docents and a pop-up experience. More than 30 years ago, California sea lions began making a home for more...

All 60+ Fireworks Shows for 4th of July for 2023 (San Francisco Bay Area)All 60+ Fireworks Shows for 4th of July for 2023 (San Francisco Bay Area)
By - posted 7/3/2023
4th of July

List of 60+ July 4th Fireworks & Drone Shows Shows | 2023 Please note details can change rapidly, so always visit the event website first before attending. All events take place on July 4, 2022 unless otherwise noted. List updated 7/3/23 at 1:58pm – Want to find parades and festivals and more...

The Biggest Fireworks Shows in the Bay Area (2023)The Biggest Fireworks Shows in the Bay Area (2023)
By - posted 7/3/2023
4th of July, Celebrations

San Francisco As long as the fog stays away, this is an awesome synchronized fireworks show that’s typically set off from two barges north of Pier 39 and Aquatic Park. Watch from Coit Tower, Tank Hill, Bernal Heights or the piers at the end of Fort Mason. July 4, 2023  View the SF more...

Sutro Tower "Sea of Lights" Laser Show (July 4-8)Sutro Tower “Sea of Lights” Laser Show (July 4-8)
By - posted 7/3/2023
4th of July

Thanks to KRON4 for letting us know about a brand new illuminated laser art piece called “loveAbove” from Illuminate – the same people who brought you the Bay Lights and the rainbow lasers above Market Street. The lights, streaming up through Sutro Tower, should be visible (depending on fog) throughout San more...

Check Out SF's New Bruce Lee Mural in ChinatownCheck Out SF’s New Bruce Lee Mural in Chinatown
By - posted 7/3/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Community, Murals, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

Last week, San Francisco’s Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and  Bruce Lee’s daughter, Shannon, actress Olivia Cheng, and actor Richard Ting, for the unveiling of the new Bruce Lee mural on Joice Street alley in the place of his birth—San Francisco Chinatown—to celebrate the premiere of season 3 of more...

SF's "Sutro Tower" is 50 Years Old Today (July 4)SF’s “Sutro Tower” is 50 Years Old Today (July 4)
By - posted 7/1/2023
4th of July, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

Sutro Tower, the famed 977-foot-tall beacon of communication, celebrates a half-century of standing tall above SF’s skyline on July 4, 2023 From its lofty perch atop Mount Sutro, the tri-pronged steel leviathan has been piercing the clouds and delivering clear signals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area since 1973. Dubbed “Sutro Tower”, more...

SF’s Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!SF’s Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
By - posted 6/30/2023
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow

The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has announced that one their rare super smelly “corpse flowers” is just about ready to bloom. And that means it’s going to start smelling like rotting flesh. Nice!   UPDATE – As of July 4, 2023 (1:06pm) We’re open regular hours today and it’s our more...

This Popular Russian River Beach Just Opened for Summer 2023This Popular Russian River Beach Just Opened for Summer 2023
By - posted 6/29/2023
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Summer swimming for 2023 has just opened at Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach along the Russian River, just a 1 hour drive north of San Francisco. And just in time. Temperatures in Healdsburg are set to hit 97 on Friday, June 30th and 100 degrees on Saturday, July 1st. For the first time more...

Greek Theatre Concert Guide for 2023Greek Theatre Concert Guide for 2023
By - posted 6/28/2023
East Bay, Get Out: Events, Sponsored

Coming up this summer and fall: Charlie Puth, Jason Mraz and His SuperBand, Big Thief & Lucinda Williams, Young The Giant, My Morning Jacket & Fleet Foxes, Sylvan Esso, plus many more! Don’t miss out – check out the full 2023 season lineup here and grab your tickets before they’re more...

Golden Gate Bridge Toll Going Up on July 1stGolden Gate Bridge Toll Going Up on July 1st
By - posted 6/27/2023
San Francisco

By Charles Ayitey Bay City News Beginning Saturday, July 1, 2023, the toll for most customers crossing the Golden Gate Bridge will increase by 35 cents. Similarly, most regional transit fares for Golden Gate Transit Bus and Golden Gate Ferry services will be up by 25 cents. Not all commuters will be affected. more...