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Lawrence Livermore Lab's Discovery Center Reopens After 3 Year ClosureLawrence Livermore Lab’s Discovery Center Reopens After 3 Year Closure
By - posted 3/14/2023
East Bay, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening

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...

You Can Now Buy Part of the Golden Gate Bridge for $12,000You Can Now Buy Part of the Golden Gate Bridge for $12,000
By - posted 3/14/2023
Worth the Splurge, Wow

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...

Tahoe's Emerald Bay Has Completely Frozen OverTahoe’s Emerald Bay Has Completely Frozen Over
By - posted 3/14/2023
Storm Watch, Tahoe

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...

SF's "Bay Lights" Are Back On Due to "Glitch"SF’s “Bay Lights” Are Back On Due to “Glitch”
By - posted 3/13/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open

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...

SF's Martin Luther King Jr. Pool ReopensSF’s Martin Luther King Jr. Pool Reopens
By - posted 3/13/2023
Good News, San Francisco

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...

SF's Historic 1892 Roadhouse Damaged by Fallen TreeSF’s Historic 1892 Roadhouse Damaged by Fallen Tree
By - posted 3/11/2023
Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

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...

This SF "Kink" Castle Might Become a Jazz ClubThis SF “Kink” Castle Might Become a Jazz Club
By - posted 3/10/2023
Brand New, Only in San Francisco

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...

SF Ranks Last for "Best Tippers"SF Ranks Last for “Best Tippers”
By - posted 3/10/2023
San Francisco

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...

SF's "Princess Diaries" Home Up for Sale for $8.9 MillionSF’s “Princess Diaries” Home Up for Sale for $8.9 Million
By - posted 3/10/2023
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco

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...

Yet Another Shop in Union Square Closes for GoodYet Another Shop in Union Square Closes for Good
By - posted 3/9/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

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 is Getting New Restaurant in Summer 2023The Presidio is Getting New Restaurant in Summer 2023
By - posted 3/8/2023
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

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...

SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast...SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast…
By - posted 3/8/2023
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco

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...

SF's Wettest Day of the Year is Coming (Mar. 9)SF’s Wettest Day of the Year is Coming (Mar. 9)
By - posted 3/7/2023
Bay Area Updates, Storm Watch

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Another large storm will douse the Bay Area and Central Coast later this week, according to weather experts, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall and renewed risk of flooding across the region. While showers are likely into Thursday, according to the National Weather Service’s San Francisco more...

All of SF's 'Amazon Go' Stores Closing April 1All of SF’s ‘Amazon Go’ Stores Closing April 1
By - posted 3/6/2023
Goodbye, San Francisco

Hoodline recently shared that Amazon is closing all four of its Amazon Go stores in San Francisco. Amazon announced that Amazon’s San Francisco brick-and-mortar cashless stores, located at 300 California Street, 98 Post Street, 575 Market Street, and 3 Embarcadero Center, will close on April 1, 2023. Amazon has stated it more...

New Food Hall Coming to Haight's Old McDonald's SiteNew Food Hall Coming to Haight’s Old McDonald’s Site
By - posted 3/4/2023
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Fransisco’s former McDonald’s in the Haight, located at 730 Stanyan, will become an 8-story mixed-use building with affordable housing and also a new food hall. The site has sat vacant and has been used for temporary activities intended to serve the more...