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Say hello to San Francisco’s newest and cutest residents. California Academy of Sciences just welcomed two new baby penguins to its Species Survival Plan colony. The siblings were hatched from parents Poppy and Darcy. Soon, they’ll be heading off to fish school. View this post on Instagram A post shared by California Academy more...
Shake Shack is thrilled to announce it will open at Bay Street Emeryville on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 11am. The Bay Street Emeryville Shack will be Shake Shack’s third location in the East Bay and the 11th location in the greater Bay Area. This Shack will be a part more...
By Tony Hicks, Bay City News There are probably more secrets inside Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory than any single square mile in Northern California. One of them, ironically, isn’t one they try to keep: the existence of the lab’s Discovery Center. In an outbuilding of approximately 1,110 square feet on the lab’s more...
Thanks to KRON4 for sharing an interesting listing that has hit Facebook Marketplace. If you want to own a piece of the Golden Gate Bridge, here’s your chance. However, it won’t come cheap. Alexandra Watson, located in Penngrove, CA, which is north of Petaluma, has made a listing on Facebook Marketplace for more...
For the first time in decades, Tahoe’s Emerald Bay has completely frozen over. ABC7 shared the news from the California State Parks that the stunningly beautiful Emerald Bay has not frozen over since the early 1990s. Located 12 miles north of South Lake Tahoe, Emerald Bay last froze in 1993 and more...
On March 5th, the Bay Lights officially went “dark” after 10 years – part of a planned shutdown to take 6-months to repair the lights and bring them back brighter and bigger than ever on Labor Day Weekend 2023. But there’s a catch. Actually, a glitch. The Bay Lights actually turned more...
We’re excited to share that Martin Luther King Jr. Pool reopened earlier this week with a limited schedule after completing repairs to its roof, as well as other maintenance work around the facility. A special thanks to our structural maintenance team including our roofers, painters, electricians, iron workers, sheet metal more...
Fallen Tree Severely Damages Historic Trocadero Clubhouse Iconic San Francisco landmark and event space in Stern Grove red-tagged by City SAN FRANCISCO, CA – An approximately 85-foot eucalyptus tree fell onto the Trocadero Clubhouse in Sigmund Stern Grove early Saturday morning, causing severe damage to the San Francisco Historical Landmark, the San Francisco Recreation more...
The San Francisco Armory, located at 1800 Mission Street, could become a new jazz club. Thanks to SF Yimby for sharing the details that a project review meeting has been requested to transform the famed “Kink Castle”. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the plans shows that the historic more...
CNBC recently shared a list, compiled by restaurant software firm Toast, that ranked 12 US metropolitan cities to determine which city has the best tippers. Cleveland, Ohio topped the list. On average those in Cleveland leave a 20.6% gratuity. However, San Francisco ranked dead last. We leave an average 17% gratuity. more...
San Francisco’s gorgeous stately home, located at 2601 Lyon St., is best known as the fictional Grove High School as depicted in the 2001 fairytale comedy The Princess Diaries, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews. The 100-year-old mansion whose exterior served as Mia Thermopolis’ school in the hit film has just more...
Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that unfortunately yet another Union Square store has closed up shop. Canadian outdoor apparel and gear brand Arc’teryx quietly closed its only San Francisco store located at 300 Grant Ave on January 15, 2023. On the same day, it also closed its Walnut more...
The Presidio Trust and rising Chefs Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz announce a lease agreement for indoor and outdoor restaurant space at the historic Building 101 on the Presidio’s Main Parade Lawn, formerly occupied by The Commissary. The new restaurant will offer brunch, lunch, dinner, and cocktails celebrating eastern Mediterranean foods more...
Another update! (As of 3/11/23) – Good news for people who love Entwined! According to Box Shop SF, due to the wet weather the organizers are unable to de-install their lighted forest as they were planning on doing after March 12th. So, for the time being, the lights will stay more...