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Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Canceled for 2nd YearHalf Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival Canceled for 2nd Year
By - posted 9/9/2021
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates

Sadly, the world-famous Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival has been canceled for the second year in a row. The Half Moon Bay City Council voted unanimously to deny a special event permit for this year’s festival which was scheduled to take place on October 16, 2021. The last pumpkin festival took more...

Steph Curry Converts Bus to Serve Oakland FamiliesSteph Curry Converts Bus to Serve Oakland Families
By - posted 9/9/2021
Brand New, Getting Help, Oakland

By Keith Burbank, Bay City News A bus for books, food and play launched in Oakland courtesy of Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry, their foundation announced Wednesday. The Eat. Learn. Play. Bus aims to provide nutritious meals, groceries, books and more to Oakland children and families more...

SPIN Ping Pong Club Reopens In SF After 18 MonthsSPIN Ping Pong Club Reopens In SF After 18 Months
By - posted 9/8/2021
Brand New, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open

SPIN announced that it just reopened its 12,000 sq ft San Francisco ping pong club for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Reopening day was Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Currently there are no happy hours or special prices (so everything is full price), but SPIN told Funcheap that more...

SFMOMA's Final Free Days for 2021SFMOMA’s Final Free Days for 2021
By - posted 9/8/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions

SFMOMA has announced another batch of dates or free access to the museum for Bay Area locals for upcoming Thursday evenings in 2021 along with a series of free events throughout the fall First Thursdays at SFMOMA: Free Admission for Bay Area Residents All residents of the nine Bay Area counties are more...

SF's Late Night Muni Subway Service Returns October 2SF’s Late Night Muni Subway Service Returns October 2
By - posted 9/7/2021
Bay Area Updates, Transportation

By Mariana Maguire, SFMTA The SFMTA plans to extend Muni Metro service in the subway to midnight as part of our ongoing rail recovery and COVD-19 Muni service expansion starting Saturday, October 2. Monday through Saturday, last trains will depart their terminals before midnight and will reach the end of the subway more...

SF Gets a New Union Square Rooftop Restaurant in 2022SF Gets a New Union Square Rooftop Restaurant in 2022
By - posted 9/7/2021
Brand New, Outdoor Dining

Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that a huge new rooftop bar and restaurant is getting ready to be perched atop the old Macy’s Men’s Store in San Francisco. Blatteis & Schnur, Inc. just announced the execution of a lease with celebrated international restaurant Chotto Matte for a rooftop more...

SF Recreation Centers Reopen w/ Vaccine Proof (Sept. 7)SF Recreation Centers Reopen w/ Vaccine Proof (Sept. 7)
By - posted 9/7/2021
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, Vaccines

San Francisco Recreation and Park Department recently announced that the majority of their Recreation Centers will reopen on weekdays beginning on Tuesday, September 7. Note that the Harvey Milk Photo Center will reopen on September 15, the Randall Museum on October 2, and the Golden Gate Park Senior Center on more...

Smithsonian's Annual Free Museum Day Returns (Sept. 18)Smithsonian’s Annual Free Museum Day Returns (Sept. 18)
By - posted 9/6/2021
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening

Smithsonian Magazine annual Museum Day returns on Saturday, September 18, 2021 as participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket. Museum Day brings together museums, zoos and cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all more...

Free Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Pints for the VaxxedFree Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Pints for the Vaxxed
By - posted 9/6/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Freebies, Vaccines

Thanks to ABC7 for sharing the news that Humphry Slocombe is giving away free pints of ice cream for the vaccinated. Show proof of your COIVD-19 vaccination at any Humphry Slocombe scoop shop and receive a free pint of Cornflake Crunch Ice Cream, no substitutions. The offer is valid through the more...

SF Lowrider 40th Anniversary Exhibit & Cruise (Sept. 18)SF Lowrider 40th Anniversary Exhibit & Cruise (Sept. 18)
By - posted 9/6/2021
Artsy Fartsy, Celebrations, Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco

A free art exhibit opening on Tuesday in San Francisco’s Mission District aims to highlight the history of lowrider vehicles — a celebrated form of expression for Latinos in the U.S. The exhibit is being put on by the San Francisco Lowrider Council as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary celebration more...

Oakland Hosts CA's First Ever Legal "Sesh"Oakland Hosts CA’s First Ever Legal “Sesh”
By - posted 9/6/2021
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, Oakland

Harborside & Smoakland present Market Daze 2021 feat. Hiero and Friends. California’s 1st Legal Sesh Market Daze, is a cannabis marketplace for legally licensed brands like Korova, Smoakland, Sublime, and many more! Come out to chop it up with some of your favorite cannabis brands and retailers like Harborside, Blunts + more...

Labor Day 2021 Parking Rules in San FranciscoLabor Day 2021 Parking Rules in San Francisco
By - posted 9/6/2021
City Insight

If you’ve got a car in San Francisco, in addition to crazy high gas prices, you also have to worry about the insanely complex, nearly impossible to decipher conflicting parking signs and rules. Thankfully on Labor Day, the city of San Francisco is going to reward you with a ticket-free day more...

Double Features Are Back at San Jose's West Wind Drive-InDouble Features Are Back at San Jose’s West Wind Drive-In
By - posted 9/4/2021
Brand New, Drive-In Movies, Reopening

Good news for moviegoers. See two movies for the price of one. Double features are back at West Wind Drive-In in San Jose. Sadly, they’re still only showing single features at their East Bay location in Concord. If you’re up for a drive, their Sacramento location also has double features. West more...

Muni Gets $288 Million in Covid Relief FundsMuni Gets $288 Million in Covid Relief Funds
By - posted 9/4/2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation

San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency will receive $288.2 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday. The newly announced funding comes from the more than $30 billion that’s been allocated to public transportation nationwide under the American Rescue Plan Act, which was signed into law more...

Brand New Gott's Roadside Coming to SF's "Thrive City" on Sept. 17Brand New Gott’s Roadside Coming to SF’s “Thrive City” on Sept. 17
By - posted 9/4/2021
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining

Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that Bay Area favorite burger joint, Gott’s Roadside is opening a brand new restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission Bay at Thrive City, the plaza surrounding Chase Center, on September 17, 2021. The new location marks the 8th location for the Napa County-based burger more...