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Golden Gate Bandshell Hosts 110+ Free Concerts in 2022
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, San Francisco Golden Gate Bandshell welcomes back live performances with a diverse lineup of musicians to play free concerts at historic landmark. Live music has returned to the Golden Gate Bandshell’s iconic stage with a series of free outdoor concerts in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, San Francisco more...
Sculpture of 100 Old Vibrators Coming to SF
Artsy Fartsy, Sponsored Magic Wand’s ‘Pleasure as Art’ Sculpture, a sculpture made out of 100 decommissioned wand vibrators, is coming to Good Vibrations in San Francisco next month. The exact opening date has not yet been announced, but it’s expected to be on view starting in early December 2022. The piece was created by visual artist more...
SF’s Polk Street “Trick or Treat” Trail 2022
Fairs & Festivals, Halloween, San Francisco, Sponsored Join Discover Polk CBD, Russian Hill Neighbors, & Lower Polk CBD for an afternoon of family-focused Halloween fun up and down Polk Street. From 11am to 3pm, we’ll have child (candy) and adult (e.g. wine tastes, tiny beers, and cheese samples, etc.) trick-or-treating at dozens of Polk Street merchants from Union Street to all the way to Geary! And more...
Check Out SF Chinatown’s Brand New Lanterns
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco San Francisco’s Chinatown has some brand new illuminating art. Lantern Stories: San Francisco is a new public art installation of 29 illustrated lanterns by award-winning interdisciplinary artist Yu-Wen Wu was installed in October 2022 and illuminates San Francisco Chinatown’s history, culture, and community. Creating a luminous canopy on the 600 more...
SF Tops National Geographic’s “Best of the World” Destinations for 2023
San Francisco, Travel Thanks to National Geographic for naming San Francisco to their annual list of the world’s best destinations for travelers, 25 Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023, and we couldn’t agree more. San Francisco made this year’s list as a fantastic family-friendly destination under their Family: Inspiring Journeys for All Ages category, more...
BART-themed Jack-O’-Lantern Stencils for Halloween
Artsy Fartsy, Halloween Carving a pumpkin is an art. The “oooos” and “aahhs” of trick-or-treaters coming to your door as they check out your carefully crafted pumpkin is something we all love to hear. From the classic jack-o’-lantern to a favorite cartoon character, there’s so much to choose from when it comes to more...
SF Skate Park Gets a $200K+ Makeover
New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches The San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department recently rolled out improvements to the Waller Street Skate Park, 751 Stanyan St.,—a project spearheaded by local skaters who helped shape its inclusive design that honors its street skateboarding roots. The skateboarding area on the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park has been beloved more...
San Jose’s Newest Residents: Adorable Capybara Sisters Move In
Adorable By Heather Allen, Bay City News Foundation They are known as the largest living rodents in the world and now two 1-year-old capybara sisters call Happy Hollow Zoo and Park in San Jose home. The capybara sisters were born at Abeline Zoo in Abeline, Texas, early in October and were transferred to Happy more...
SF Closer to Preserving 100-Year-Old Castro Theatre’s Interior
Bay Area Favorites, LGBTQ+, Local Icons, San Francisco Recently, San Francisco Heritage joined other community stakeholders at the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission hearing in support of expanding the historic landmark designation for the Castro Theatre to include interior elements. SF Heritage also recognized the importance of the seating and LGBTQ+ and film programming in the theatre’s significance. The 100-year-old more...
SF’s Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park May Be Renamed
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park may be renamed. The picturesque man-made lake with pedal boats, a waterfall and Chinese pavilion was named after California Assemblymember William Stow, who was speaker in 1855. The politician, who was unapologetically and outspokenly more...
Bay Area Rapper Gives Back w/ “Pay-What-You-Can” Deal at Vallejo Restaurant
Eat & Drink, Freebies, Getting Help Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Vallejo’s Momo’s Cafe, located at 402 Georgia St, is now the first-ever “Proud 2 Pay Cafe,” courtesy of Bay Area rapper LaRussell. LaRussell has a big heart, and has generously offered to buy out his favorite hometown restaurant, Momo’s Cafe, offering everyone more...
This is SF’s Last Ocean Beach Bonfire Night Until 2023
Bay Area Updates, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco October 31st is the last night to legally have a bonfire at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. During the “No Burn” Season (which runs from November 1 to the end of February), bonfires are not allowed, but starting March 1, 2023 bonfires are back through the end of October with a more...
Bay Area’s First Hi-Fi Vinyl Listening Bar is in Oakland
Bars, Oakland Thanks to CBS News for sharing about Bar Shiru, the Bay Area’s first vinyl lounge. Inspired by some of Tokyo’s incredible hi-fi bars and motivated by the lack of a comparable offering in the Bay Area, Oakland couple, Daniel Gahr and Shirin Raza, set out to open Bar Shiru, the Bay more...
SF’s Cult Fav “Bob’s Donuts” Plans New Locations
Brand New, Local Icons Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Francisco’s popular 24-hour donut shop Bob’s Donuts, 1621 Polk St, is planning not one, but two new locations outside The City for the first time in its 62-year history. The first location outside San Francisco is already set to open at the more...
SF’s Brand New 45,000 Sqft Southeast Community Center in Bayview
Brand New, Community, San Francisco On Saturday, October 22, 2022, San Francisco celebrated the opening of Southeast Community Center, a state-of-the-art space designed to bring local residents together in the Bayview-Hunters Point community. Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, Public Utilities Commissioner (SFPUC) General Manager Dennis Herrera, City and community leaders took part in the more...
