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2016 Bay Area Pet Expo
By - posted 1/6/2016
Fun & Games

Bring your pet (yes, pets are allowed) to the Bay Area Pet Expo with pet friendly exhibitors and rescue groups, and more. Bring your dog, bird or even lizard – just make sure you have proof of current immunizations (if applicable) and have your canines on a non-retractable lead. 2016 Bay Area Pet Expo – Saturday, January more...

What to Do on a Rainy Day in SF
By - posted 1/6/2016
City Insight

You could curl up with a book on your couch on a rainy day. You could just lounge in your PJs all day with drinks in hand. But we’ve got some better ideas. See what kind of awesome (and cheap) shenanigans you can get yourself into on a rainy day in San Francisco. more...

$5 Dance Class Week
By - posted 1/5/2016
Get Out: Events

Ditch running in place on the treadmill and learn some new dance moves with $5 absolute beginners’ dance classes! Try Hip Hop, Vogue & Tone, Salsa Rueda, and more. ODC’s $5 Dance Class Week January 5-10, 2016 ODC Dance Commons, 351 Shotwell St., SF $5 per class, with an RSVP required for each one. No previous more...

Is “Karl the Fog” Trying to Kill Us?
By - posted 1/5/2016
City Insight

Yet another reason why we long for sunny days. Was Karl so upset over this summer’s record breaking heat wave that he is seeking revenge by poisoning San Franciscans? Photo credit: Ryan Lum No. Well, maybe… Scientists studying the fog along the California coast have discovered monomethyl mercury, a neurotoxin released partly from burning coal more...

SF’s Goats Chow Down Your Leftover Christmas Tree
By - posted 1/3/2016
City Discoveries

Local Goats “Pine” “Fir” Post Holiday Feast Instead of leaving your old Xmas tree out on the curb, or burned on the beach, bring them to a place where they’ll be devoured by goats, the adorable garbage disposals of the animal kingdom. City Grazing, a company that specializes in bringing goats more...

Free de Young Museum Day
By - posted 1/3/2016
Get Out: Events

Founded in 1895 in Golden Gate Park, the de Young Museum is a landmark art museum to showcase the museum’s priceless collections of American art from the 17th through the 20th centuries, and art of the native Americas, Africa, and the Pacific. The museum was designed by the renowned Swiss architecture more...

15th Annual “No Pants” BART Ride Day
By - posted 1/3/2016
Get Out: Events

Drop your pants for the 15th Annual No Pants Subway Ride which will take place on Sunday, January 10, 2016 in San Francisco. The whole point is for 600+ people to ride BART (and then Muni) without any pants (wearing interesting undies and colorful socks) and to keep a straight face and act more...

2016 Bay Area “Fungus Fair”
By - posted 1/3/2016
Fairs & Festivals

At the 11th annual Point Reyes National Seashore Fungus Fair you’ll learn about the fungi of the Point Reyes National Seashore, see remarkable colors and shapes of wild mushrooms that were collected right in the park. Attend lectures, and learn about edible and poisonous mushrooms in the Bear Valley Visitor Center Auditorium. 2016 more...

Could This Pop-Up Help Solve SF’s Homeless Problem?
By - posted 1/1/2016
City Discoveries

It’s a New Year, so it’s time to start thinking about new ways to make San Francisco a better city. Broke Ass Stuart tipped us off to a volunteering event on January 2, 2016 that might be a step in the right direction. At the “Saint Francis Homeless Challenge” you’ll help construct a more...

Justin Bieber’s Graffiti Rampage in SF
By - posted 1/1/2016
City Insight

Justin Bieber and his record label are in trouble with the city of San Francisco for using graffiti to market the pop star’s shitty new album, “Purpose.” The stenciled graffiti appear on sidewalks all over the city and unfortunately hasn’t washed off with the recent rains. And rather than use chalk-based more...

10 Awesome Ways to Kick off 2016 in SF
By - posted 1/1/2016
Get Out: Events

New Year’s Day 2016 Picnic Party
By - posted 1/1/2016
Get Out: Events

Rise and shine and enjoy a sunny crisp New Year’s Day Brunch picnic with bottomless mimosas, sangria & micheladas, DJs spinning killer Reggae and Dub Roots, and college football bowl games on the TVs. Enjoy mind-blowing brunch & hangover cure specials from 10+ different food trucks and pop-up vendors including spicy noodle soups of Burma, more...

Ride Muni Free on New Year’s Eve
By - posted 12/27/2015
New Year's Eve

If you choose to get hammered on New Year’s Eve, rest assured you can get home safely for free via bus, train or light rail if you live anywhere other than the East Bay and North Bay. Within San Francisco, get free rides on Muni all night starting at 8 pm on more...

SF Bests NYC in List of Top Food Cities in U.S.
By - posted 12/26/2015
City Insight

We’re Number 2! We’re Number 2! According to a recent 10-month cross-country study by Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema, San Francisco is the second best place in all of America to get your eating out on. Sietsema even created a map of his recommended SF eateries and drinkeries including everything from Boulevard more...

The Northern Lights in the Bay Area?
By - posted 12/26/2015
Geeks

So you’re saying there’s a “chance…” Due to a massive solar eruption about to hit earth, you might notice power fluctuations, radio blackouts and even GPS might be affected. But more importantly, there’s a small chance that it could make the Northern Lights visible in the Bay Area in the final days of more...