SF City Guides
When natural disasters strike faraway countries, distances suddenly shrink as our compassion grows. The tragedy that struck Japan is particularly rattling because of the San Francisco Bay Area’s own history with earthquakes beginning with the one 105 years ago that all but destroyed our nascent city at 5:12am on April 18, more...
Thursday, April 14, 2011 is Free Drive-in Movie Night at the West Wind Drive-in movie theaters in Concord and San Jose – yes, it’s a good old fashioned drive in theater with double features every night. Gates open at 6pm, Films start at dusk. Arrive early! Free Movie Night more...
SF Refresh is six daylong citywide events that enable San Franciscans to receive free whole body care in community garden settings in 2011. Activities include: gardening classes, yoga, life coaching, meditation, trauma care, nutrition classes, massage, acupuncture, movement classes, preventative health care information and even bicycle-powered smoothies. The next SF more...
Ike’s Place, the most celebrated sandwich shop in the Bay Area celebrates their grand re-opening this week on 16th Street right across the street from their old shop in a bigger and better location. Yes, Ike’s is finally back in a permanent location so you can come get your more...
If you love ice cream, are super cheap and you don’t mind waiting in a looong line, then Ben & Jerry’s 33rd Free Cone Day (April 12, 2011) will be like Christmas to you. Scoop shops all across the country (including several in the Bay Area) will serve up more...
Win a mini-getaway in your very own town from W San Francisco and SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) including a one night stay, overnight parking, 2 “SIP” cards to enjoy in the XYZ Lounge, two tickets to the museum plus a $25 gift card to the SFMOMA more...
It’s nearly impossible to describe the Games of Nonchalance without giving it all away. And that, in itself, says something about the kind of experience it offers: a chance to see the city as a pervasive playground. Players show up at a downtown San Francisco office and the game begins in more...
This weekend in San Francisco features a series of contrasts: thigh-burning hikes or street food gluttony & discount boozing; beautiful cherry blossoms or descend into chaos with highly literate anarchists. Only in San Francisco, right? Here’s our picks for our favorite five things to do this weekend – April 8-10, 2011. Friday, more...
You’re always looking to save a buck but sometimes it’s time to save a life. To that end, the popular South Indian restaurant Dosa is hosting Tuesdays for Tokyo in April and giving all the profits from both locations to a relief effort in Japan‘s devastated northern coastline. [Details on “Tuesdays more...
Celebrating all that is weird and wonderful, Obscura Day on April 9, 2011, is an international day in 103 cities during which unusual places full of local hidden lore open their doors including several in San Francisco and the Bay Area. Find out about the wonderful books in the private more...
When you’ve outgrown sloshball but you find hiking boring, have you ever thought of trying the outdoorsy, loose thrill of sailing and windsurfing in the San Francisco Bay? Thankfully, the non-profit Cal Sailing Club (CSC) on the Berkeley Marina has super reasonable membership rates (Think Netflix-type prices of about $20 to $25/month) more...
Sorry folks! Looks like Virgin America pulled the plug on this 20% off deal prematurely on April 7th. Instead they are having a $59 fare sale good from SFO to LAX or to San Diego – details here (gotta book by Friday April 8th) To help celebrate the grand re-opening of more...
Free Final Four BBQ at Northstar: Butler (+3.5) vs. UConn – It’s the final men’s college basketball game of the year, so go for broke and get yourself fed on a Monday night. Northstar cafe (don’t worry about the name “cafe,” it’s actually a full neighborhood bar with great $3 happy hour draughts) will more...
If April showers bring May flowers then what does an April heatwave bring? Lots of fun, free things to do apparently! Here’s our picks for our favorite five things to do this weekend – April 1-3, 2011. Friday, April 1, 2011 Lower Haight Spring Art Walk & Scavenger Hunt Spend your Friday night wandering more...
Fanboys, geeks and superhero wannabes are flocking to WonderCon, the annual comic book, sci-fi and movie convention at the Moscone Center South. Come join in on the fun with all kinds of movie previews, panels of comic book artists, autograph sessions, exhibits, special showings and workshops, vendor booths and, as always, more...
