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SF’s Outdoor Roller Rink Has Reopened
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco Golden Gate Park’s Skatin’ Place has been recently been repaved and has now reopened. More upgrades are coming soon though. Phase two of the renovations will begin in May when the outdoor skating rink gets repainted with a brand new mural. We’re excited to announce that the Skatin’ Place repaving is more...
SF’s “Sunday Streets” Block Parties Are Back for 2022 (April-October)
Bay Area Favorites, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Outdoorsy, San Francisco Sunday Streets SF will be returning in 2022 with the program’s big, beautiful mile plus long routes running from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm in six historic neighborhoods between April and September. And the second annual “Phoenix Day” will be celebrated citywide on October 16th, 2022. Inspired by the Ciclovía in more...
SF’s Magnolia Brewing Closing Dogpatch Location
Bars, Bay Area Favorites, Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the sad news that Magnolia Brewing is closing its Dogpatch location, located at 2505 3rd St, San Francisco. The Brewery took to Instagram to announce its departure. They cite COVID as a factor in their decision to close, plus Eater notes that they had been more...
SF’s 420 Celebration at Hippie Hill is Back for 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco According to their post on Instagram, 420 at Hippie Hill plans to return for 2022 after being canceled for the past two years. They will have on-site cannabis sales and a special Hippie Hill menu. 420 at Hippie Hill is a well-known San Francisco tradition, bringing tens of thousands of people from more...
GG Park’s “Lighted Forest” Special Valentine’s Display (Feb. 11-14)
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, San Francisco, Valentine's Day Golden Gate Park’s Entwined will feature a special Valentine’s Day display from Friday, February 11 to Monday, February 14. Take a walk with your loved ones and stop by Peacock Meadow to enjoy this illuminated art exhibit. An illuminating art installation in Golden Gate Park transforms Peacock Meadow into an enchanted forest of more...
SF’s Easter In the Park & Hunky Jesus Contest is Back for 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Easter, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Reopening, San Francisco For the first time in two years, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the kabuki-inspired cross-dressing nuns-of-fun, are planning a comeback of their annual Easter Sunday in the Park at Dolores Park for 2022. The Sisters Easter Celebration at Dolores Park Sunday, April 17, 2022 | 10 to 4pm Mission Dolores Park, 19th & Dolores more...
SF Lights Up for the 49ers
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Celebrations The 49ers are heading to the NFC Championships and hopefully the Super Bowl, and around San Francisco, our landmarks are lighting up in red and gold to celebrate. Snap a photo of these iconic buildings lighting up in Niners colors and cheer them on against the Rams in NFC Championship Game on Sunday, more...
Free Family Admission to Oakland Zoo at Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic
Bay Area Favorites, Oakland, Vaccines Oakland Zoo is hosting two pop-up COVID vaccination clinics, on February 5 & 26, 2022. Receive your free COVID-19 vaccine/booster at Oakland Zoo’s pop-up clinic and get a free Oakland Zoo Family Pass*, good for a one-day admission for 2 adults and 2 children, plus free parking for one vehicle (a $98 more...
SF’s Fav Icon “Karl the Fog” Returns to Twitter
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco San Francisco’s sassy weather icon Karl the Fog has returned! @KarlTheFog went mysteriously silent in January 2020 right around the time the 49ers were in the Super Bowl and when COVID started to dominate the news. After two years missing, Karl the Fog has reappeared nearly to the day of his more...
Oakland Zoo Celebrates 100th Birthday in 2022
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Celebrations, East Bay, Oakland Oakland Zoo is celebrating 100 years this year. 1922 was quite the year. You could buy a brand-new car for about $1,000, automated telephone service just began, the White House installed its first radio, Betty White was born, and five zoos opened worldwide. One of those was the Oakland Zoo. This is the more...
SF’s Castro Theatre Getting Major Makeover for 100th Birthday
Bay Area Favorites, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the SF Chronicle for letting us know that San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre, originally built in 1922, is about to get a major makeover for its 100th birthday. The 100-year-old movie theater (429 Castro St.) will be shutting down temporarily later this year and then will reopen as a more...
SF’s 115-Year-Old Mochi Spot Set to Close Forever
Bay Area Favorites, Eat & Drink, Goodbye, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KPIX and Hoodline for letting us know the sad news that days are numbered for a beloved bakery that’s widely known and Japantown’s oldest business, Benkyodo Company. The shop, which opened in 1906, makes traditional hand-made Japanese rice cakes, manju and mochi, announced that they are hoping someone will more...
Check Out BART’s New Local “Holiday Shopping” Map
Bay Area Favorites, Holidays, Transportation By Sophia Markoulakis, BARTable Thanks to BARTtable for sharing the best places to shop along the BART line. Shopping locally has never been more important. Many merchants have been hit hard by the pandemic and they need our support to get through these tough times. Add a personal touch to the gift-giving more...
SF Sketchfest is Back In-Person for 2022 (January 7-23)
Bay Area Favorites, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco SF Sketchfest returns in person to celebrate its 20th year, January 7 – 23, 2022. The San Francisco Comedy Festival is a yearly celebration of sketch, improv, stand-up, musical and alternative comedy, bringing the best in headlining and up-and-coming comedy to the Bay Area every January. 20th Annual SF Sketchfest January 7-23, 2022 See more...
BART’s Ugly Holiday Sweater Sold Out in Just 40 Minutes
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Transportation Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that BART created a limited edition ugly holiday sweater. BART joined the ever-fun ugly sweater phenomenon and produced their own version featuring the BART logo, colors and a Fleet of the Future train. After a video shared on Twitter featuring Principle Vehicle Systems Engineer Charles more...
