Bay Area Updates
Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery is Back (And Their Cookies Too)
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to Palo Alto Online for sharing the news that well loved Bay Area cafe chain Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery has reopened. The popular bakery chain had unfortunately shut down in May last year, after 33 years in business. They had filed for bankruptcy and closed all 50 locations due to more...
Children’s Fairyland is Reopening on March 19
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Oakland’s Children’s Fairyland is reopening on March 19, 2021. To start, they’ll be open 3 days a week (Friday through Sunday) with two sessions each day, a morning (9am – noon) and an afternoon session (1 – 4pm). The Sanitation Team will deep clean the park between sessions. Their five-day schedule (Wednesday more...
“SkyStar” Officially Extended to 2025: Reopens March 4
Bay Area Updates, Fun & Games, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The SkyStar Wheel in Golden Gate Park will be permitted to spin until 2025, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. UPDATE – On 3/15/21 the SF Board of Supervisors decided to revisit the matter and now may only extend SkyStar until 2022 instead of 2025 The Historic Preservation Commission more...
SF’s Aquarium of the Bay Opening for First Time in 50 Weeks
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Welcome back Aquarium of the Bay which is opening for the first time in 50 weeks. The aquarium is reopening is on Thursday, March 4, 2021 and they’ll be opening at 25% capacity, so you’ll have plenty of room to get a great view of the sharks swimming overhead. They’ll be open more...
SF Waives Permit Fees for Restaurants’ Outdoor Heaters
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining San Francisco’s outdoor dining will hopefully be a little less chilly now thanks to The City’s new policy to waive the permit fee for outdoor heaters through June 30, 2021. The $375 application fee will be waived, but an onsite inspection will still be required. The San Francisco Fire Department, in conjunction more...
SF’s Cable Cars Will Be Back in Fall 2021
Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening Mayor London Breed took to Twitter to announce that San Francisco’s cable cars will be back this year. On Wednesday, SFMTA followed up stating that the first line will be back in the fall of 2021. “Cable car service will return on the Powell-Hyde line, between Market Street and Fisherman’s Wharf, more...
SF’s Only Krispy Kreme Closes Permanently
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Awww… Krispy Kreme took to Facebook to announce that their only San Francisco location has closed its doors permanently over the weekend. Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news of the closure. The City’s first and only Krispy Kreme was located in Fisherman’s Wharf, right next to In-N-Out. The cult more...
SF Indoor Dining, Museums & Movie Theaters Can Open Wednesday
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open The state of California has officially moved San Francisco, Napa and Santa Clara County into the red tier which means that indoor dining, movie theaters and indoor museums can all reopen. These counties join San Mateo and Marin counties that moved into the red tier last week. Mayor London Breed says that more...
Major SF Reopening News Coming at 11am
Bay Area Updates, Indoor Dining, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Mayor London N. Breed and Dr. Grant Colfax, Director of Health, announced this morning they will provide updates about COVID‑19 and reopening in San Francisco. They will be joined by City officials, and representatives of Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Golden Gate Restaurant Association. The press conference (which does not more...
Children’s Discovery Museum Reopening Its Outdoor Play Area
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum is reopening their outdoor play area, “Bill’s Backyard,” on Friday, March 5, 2021. Bill’s Backyard opens to the general public with two play sessions with limited capacity. Bill’s Backyard allows children to discover the natural world as they have fun scaling the Tree Climber, scurrying through more...
Fry’s Electronics Shuts Down Permanently Nationwide
Bay Area Updates, Goodbye Goodbye to Fry’s Electronics… Thanks KRON4 for sharing the news that Fry’s has closed its doors for good. There were 6 stores in Northern California, with a total of 31 stores across the country. The company was founded in Sunnyvale in 1985, and many of their stores had unique themes. San Jose’s more...
Oakland A’s Reveal New Waterfront Stadium Designs
Bay Area Updates, Brand New The Oakland A’s just released their latest design for their brand new waterfront stadium at Jack London Square. The plan is to build an urban neighborhood ballpark at Howard Terminal, next to Jack London Square. It’ll provide 18 acres of new parks and open space. There will be a waterfront promenade, where more...
Outdoor Team Sports Leagues Return to SF
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, What's Closed / What's Open The San Francisco Department of Public Health and Recreation and Park Department today announced the expansion of youth sports in San Francisco. The City’s anticipated reassignment to the red tier next week will allow outdoor contact sports, organized and supervised through youth sports leagues, all with safety protocols. In order more...
SF’s Brand New State-of-the-Art Tennis Center Opens March 3
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco’s brand new Lisa & Douglas Goldman Tennis Center in Golden Gate Park will open on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The $27 million renovation has transformed the legendary Golden Gate Park facility into a state-of-the-art public tennis center accessible to first-time players and seasoned athletes alike. Online court reservations can more...
SF’s Brand New “Tunnel Tops” Park Coming This Winter
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco In addition to Presidio Tunnel Tops, there’s more good news on the horizon. Battery Tunnel Tops, located along Lincoln Boulevard across from National Cemetery, is set to open in winter 2021. Visitors will enjoy sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, picnic tables, grills, benches, trails, and room to roam. Battery Tunnel Tops In more...
