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Meet “Kiri” SF’s Teeny Tiny Japanese Firetruck
Adorable Meet Kiri, a tiny retired 1990 Daihatsu firetruck from Japan. He protected the mountain town of Kirigamine (霧ヶ峰), Japan for 25 years, and now calls SF home. We reached out to Kiri to find out more about the quirky mini bright red firetruck and why you can spot it on the more...
SF’s Trade Routes Bar’s Over-the-Top Lunar New Year Decor & 23-ft Dragon
Eat & Drink, Lunar New Year, San Francisco Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing that Trade Routes Bar, located at 1750 Polk St. in San Francisco, is celebrating Lunar New Year in a big way. Trade Routes Bar has decked out the bar to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit; with a 23-foot dragon, lanterns galore, and more...
Castro Bar “Harvey’s” Closing After 27 Years in SF
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, LGBTQ+, San Francisco Thanks to Hoodline for sharing the unfortunate news that Harvey’s, located at 500 Castro Street, is closing its doors for good after 27 years. Harvey’s bar and restaurant opened in 1996 in memory of Harvey Milk. Before Harvey’s, the bar and restaurant was the iconic Elephant Walk in the 1970s and more...
Performing Arts Venue PianoFight Closing Both Locations
Goodbye, Oakland, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the unfortunate news that PianoFight, which has performing arts venues in San Francisco and Oakland, is closing both of its locations. PianoFight will shutter both SF and Oakland locations on March 18, 2023. What began in 2007 with an unproduced play by a few young artists more...
North Beach’s Brand New Carol Doda Mural
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Local Icons, San Francisco Thanks to our friend Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing that San Francisco has a brand new mural honoring local icon Carol Doda. You’ll find the new mural in North Beach at Bodega SF, at the corner of Filbert and Columbus. If you walk by, you might remember there was another iconic more...
Someone Ditched a Zipcar Stuck in the Sand at an SF Beach
Getting Help, Jerk Alert, San Francisco Thanks to itsthebay on for sharing an unusual sight. The Instagram account shared a video from @rolemodelrick showing an abandoned Zipcar stuck in the sand on the beach in San Francisco. We have questions. How did the person get their car onto the beach and how much did that mistake cost more...
SF’s Esprit Park Closes for a Year for Renovations
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco By Victoria Franco, Bay City News Foundation A renovation project at Esprit Park in San Francisco broke ground on Friday and will leave the park closed for about a year, according to the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. Once renovated, the 2-acre Dogpatch neighborhood park will still have its original design, more...
SF’s Iconic Ferry Building is Getting a Big Makeover
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco The Ferry Building is planning a series of enhancements to benefit the public, protect its status as a historic landmark and support the Ferry Building Marketplace’s beloved local, farm-driven and ethnically diverse merchants by improving the infrastructure and visitor circulation they need to be successful. The proposed enhancement plan will create more...
49ers Host Official Playoff Watch Parties in SF & San Jose (Jan. 22)
Celebrations, Super Bowl, Support the Bay By Heather Allen, Bay City News Foundation The San Francisco 49ers are hosting watch parties in San Jose, San Francisco and Mexico City for fans who can’t go in person to Sunday’s NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The 49ers will host the Dallas Cowboys in the more...
President Biden Visits Bay Area to Assess Damage from Recent Storms
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help President Joe Biden will visit Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties Thursday, January 19, to see first-hand the damage from a series of atmospheric river storms in the past three weeks. During the trip, the president plans to meet with business owners and residents affected by recent storms, as well as more...
SF Pushes for Privately-Funded Overdose Prevention Sites
Getting Help, San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen recently announced local steps the City is taking to address a recently identified permitting barrier to move forward with a non-city-funded Overdose Prevention Site. As the City has continued to wait for federal guidance around whether it can fund an overdose prevention program more...
Palace of Fine Arts’ Beloved Swan ‘Blanche’ Dies at 28
Goodbye, San Francisco Blanche, the swan who captured the hearts of generations of visitors to the Palace of Fine Arts, has died at 28, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Blanche passed away Thursday, Jan. 12 at her home in Sonoma County, where she retired in July 2022 after a lifetime more...
McDonald’s Closes SF’s Fisherman Wharf Restaurant
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that the McDonald’s restaurant located at 145 Jefferson Street in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf has closed. A sign was put up on the front door stating that the restaurant has closed, but a new restaurant would take its place. McDonald’s has disclosed that more...
McDonald’s Free Chicken McNugget Day for One Day Only (Jan. 18)
Eat & Drink, Freebies McDonald’s is giving away its famous McNuggets for one day only on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 to celebrate their iconic chicken nugget’s 40th birthday. For today only, you can get a free 6-piece order of McNuggets. To get the freebie, customers must use the McDonald’s app to place the order. No other more...
SF Launches Flood Relief Grants for Residents & Small Businesses
Getting Help, San Francisco By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco residents, property owners, and businesses that were badly impacted by January’s series of winter storms may be eligible for financial relief, Mayor London Breed announced on Tuesday. Since the beginning of the year, San Francisco has been hit by a series of more...
