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Dolores Park’s Final Day of 2014
By - posted 3/11/2014
City Insight

Our beloved Dolores Park is being renovated in 2014/2015, so get ready for $13.2 million in changes & improvements. Get ready as the fences are going up and half the park will be closed until the fall of 2014. The northern side of Dolores Park (with tennis courts & hipster hangout area) more...

Brand New SF iPhone App: Hoodline
By - posted 3/11/2014
City Insight

Our friends over at Haighteration have combined forces with a few other neighborhood blogs to launch a brand new San Francisco-only iPhone app called “Hoodline.” It’s a single app containing stories about the Lower Haight, Upper Haight and Hayes Valley with minor coverage of surrounding areas as well. And you can get more...

Jet Blue $49 Sale
By - posted 3/10/2014
Deals

To help you travel in March, April and May, Jet Blue is on sale for two days only with $49 fares from SFO and Oakland to Long Beach. >> Search for $49 fares The fine print says the $49 fares are only good Tuesdays and Wednesdays, but we found several  Mondays through Thursdays, more...

Three Twins Grand Re-Opening
By - posted 3/10/2014
Get Out: Events

Three Twins Ice Cream invites all ice cream lovers to join in celebrating the triumphant return of the neighborhood scoop shop at 3 pm on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after a devastating fire destroyed the storefront two years ago. Three Twins Ice Cream Shop Grand Re-Opening March 11, 2014 | 3pm Three Twins, 254 Fillmore more...

2014 Holi Festival
By - posted 3/9/2014
Fun & Games

The colorful, ancient spring festival of Holi will once again be celebrated at Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, so get ready to get messy and have a lot of fun at this free gathering. 2014 Holi Celebration Friday, March 14, 2014 | 5-7 pm 2680 Bishop Drive, San Ramon FREE There will be live music, more...

Sunday Streets 2014
By - posted 3/8/2014
Fairs & Festivals

Sunday Streets (March – October 2014) is San Francisco’s official block party – a sorta-monthly roving neighborhood celebration and five hour street party where the streets are closed to vehicles, so pedestrians, roller skaters, bicyclists, yoga classes, and everyone except for cars can take over the streets for an afternoon. >> Funcheap is more...

Unauthorized “Hello Kitty” Art Attack
By - posted 3/7/2014
Artsy Fartsy

Art Attack SF and Pabst Blue Ribbon present the Second Annual Hello City Show, a collection of totally unauthorized Sanrio inspired artworks (like Hello Kitty) done by local artists. Hello City 2014 Friday & Saturday, March 7-8, 2014 | 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Art Attack SF | 2722A Hyde St., San Francisco, CA 94109 FREE, more...

World Naked Bike Ride
By - posted 3/7/2014
Only in San Francisco

Join up for the San Francisco edition of the 2014 World Naked Bike Ride Day. The Southern Hemisphere edition will meet in Justin Herman Plaza between Market Street and the Embarcadero for this international protest of our dependency on oil cartels. Meet at 11 am for body painting (Bring body paints, washable markers, watercolors or other more...

Pixar’s 3rd Annual 100-Foot-Tall Movie Night
By - posted 3/7/2014
Get Out: Events

For the third year in a row, The Great Wall will present a curated screening of the personal animated works of Pixar Animation Studio employees on the 100’x100’ urban canvas. Pixar’s 3rd Annual 100-Foot-Tall Animation Showcase Friday, March 7, 2014 – 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm The Great Wall of Oakland | Broadway more...

Unplug SF: “No Cell Phones Allowed” Festival
By - posted 3/7/2014
Get Out: Events

Ready to kick off your National Day of Unplugging? Meet in San Francisco for UnplugSF – an unplugged evening of “Device Free Drinks” on Friday, March 7, 2014, sponsored by Digital Detox, Camp Grounded and Reboot. Unplug SF 2014 Friday, March 7, 2014 – 7:00 pm to 12:30 am Broadway Studios | 435 Broadway more...

Free Janelle Monáe Concert
By - posted 3/7/2014
Get Out: Events

Futuristic R&B star and probable goddess Janelle Monáe is performing a free outdoor lunchtime concert at Justin Herman Plaza on Friday, March 7, 2014 at 12:30pm. And you can think Mark Benioff, founder of local tech giant Sales Force, who brings in the singer to do her thing for the masses on the more...

The Bay Lights: 1st Anniversary Relighting
By - posted 3/5/2014
Celebrations

In honor of The Bay Lights’ First Anniversary, The Ferry Building, MarketBar, KFOG-FM 104.5 and Illuminate the Arts will host a first anniversary celebration with artist Leo Villareal. Don lighted gear or wearable art and make your festive way to any place on the waterfront with a clear view of The more...

2014 Plastic Camera Show
By - posted 3/4/2014
Artsy Fartsy

RayKo’s Annual Plastic Camera Show includes stunning and sometimes surprising images made by the crappy camera-toting winners of this competition. Rayko’s Plastic Camera Show Opening Reception, March 5, 2014 | 6-8 pm Rayko Photo Center, 428 Third Street, San Francisco FREE Opening reception: 6-8 pm on March 5, 2014. Exhibition Dates: March 5 – April 29, 2014 The juried more...

Free Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Days
By - posted 3/4/2014
Freebies

Flying Virgin America? Save that boarding pass and get yourself a free scoop of Humphry Slocombe’s ice cream at either of the outlet’s two San Francisco locations in the Ferry Building and in the Mission between March 4 and June 30, 2014. Just present your Virgin America boarding pass (there are no more...

Fat Tuesday & Mardi Gras
By - posted 3/3/2014
Celebrations