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SF Getting a Huge New Monthly Block Party: "Downtown First Thursdays"SF Getting a Huge New Monthly Block Party: “Downtown First Thursdays”
By - posted 3/14/2024
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco

Thanks to SFGATE for sharing the news about this new free monthly party coming to Downtown SF starting May 2, 2024 with the hopes of drawing 10,000 people each month. On Tuesday, March 13th, a meeting was held for local shop owners and people who work for the neighborhood to announce more...

SF's "Bhangra" Night Market & Block Party is Back Four Times in 2024SF’s “Bhangra” Night Market & Block Party is Back Four Times in 2024
By - posted 3/12/2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, San Francisco

A bi-monthly night market & block party is back to Downtown San Francisco in the spring and summer of 2024 with up to 15,000 expected to attend! Enjoy 3 city blocks of Downtown full of music, dancing, delicious street food cuisine, cocktails and shopping from over 30 unique local artisans and more...

SF’s Brand New Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is About to BloomSF’s Brand New Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is About to Bloom
By - posted 2/23/2024
Brand New, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Wow

Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news about this brand new corpse flower from SF’s California Academy of Sciences! Hold your breath! California Academy of Sciences’ well-known stinky corpse flower is about to open up its first bloom. This huge flower will open up in the museum’s greenhouse, Osher Rainforest, sometime more...

SF's Iconic "Golden Boy" Pizza Opening New SpotSF’s Iconic “Golden Boy” Pizza Opening New Spot
By - posted 2/7/2024
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Local Icons, San Francisco

Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the news that San Francisco’s iconic North Beach pizza joint Golden Boy Pizza is opening up a new location. The newest location will be at 1447 Taraval Street in the Parkside neighborhood, which was formerly home to another Italian foodie spot, Marco Polo Italian Ice more...

This is What SF's New "Harvey Milk Plaza" May Look LikeThis is What SF’s New “Harvey Milk Plaza” May Look Like
By - posted 1/18/2024
Brand New, LGBTQ+, San Francisco

San Francisco’s Harvey Milk Plaza will be reimagined as a welcoming, vibrant space that honors and celebrates Harvey Milk’s life and legacy, celebrates his enduring importance to the LGBTQ+ community, and inspires all by acting as a beacon of hope to marginalized communities worldwide. The Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza more...

SF's New 2024 Heart Sculptures On View at the Ferry BuildingSF’s New 2024 Heart Sculptures On View at the Ferry Building
By - posted 1/12/2024
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Causes, Only in San Francisco

Hosted by the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, Hearts in San Francisco 2024 opens January 9 at the San Francisco Ferry Building. The free public display of heart sculptures created by Bay Area artists in support of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG) will run through February 29, 2024. more...

SF Now Has 30 New Sidewalk GardensSF Now Has 30 New Sidewalk Gardens
By - posted 1/9/2024
Brand New, Green, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

San Francisco now has 30 beautiful new sidewalk gardens. Sidewalk gardens beautify neighborhoods, create a natural habitat for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators, reduce stormwater runoff, and increase the lifespan of adjacent trees. SF Parks Alliance took to Instagram to send a thank you to its volunteers for helping to beautify more...

How to Get the NY Times for Free (Updated for 2024)How to Get the NY Times for Free (Updated for 2024)
By - posted 1/1/2024
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates

Reliable news is hard to find these days with the news changing every hour. The Chronicle and SFGate are great, but The New York Times does an excellent job of coverage should you want a more national perspective. Free 72-Hour Pass to NY Times Online The San Francisco Public Library provides free more...

Filipino Fast Food Chain Jollibee Returning to Downtown SFFilipino Fast Food Chain Jollibee Returning to Downtown SF
By - posted 12/30/2023
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Downtown San Francisco will once again have a Jollibee, the world famous fast food chain that hails from the Philippines. Its previous downtown SF location, near Moscone Center, closed in 2011. The popular chain filed applications back in 2020 for its new location, and according to the San Francisco Standard, construction more...

Avoid SF Parking Tickets w/ Help from Brand New AppAvoid SF Parking Tickets w/ Help from Brand New App
By - posted 12/30/2023
Brand New, Getting Help, Transportation

Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing the news about a brand new app to help prevent parking tickets. A local San Francisco couple, Pablo Felgueres and MaryLouise Howell, was sick of getting parking tickets for forgetting to move their car for street cleaning. So, over a weekend, they got more...

SFO Has A Brand New Budget Airline Coming Spring 2024SFO Has A Brand New Budget Airline Coming Spring 2024
By - posted 12/30/2023
Brand New, San Francisco, Travel

Thanks to the San Francisco Standard for sharing the news that SFO is getting a new budget airline. Canadian airline Lynx Air is launching nonstop service between San Francisco, Toronto, and Boston starting May 2024. You can fly between SFO and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) starting at $159 for one-way flights more...

This is Muni's New Seating ArrangementThis is Muni’s New Seating Arrangement
By - posted 12/26/2023
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation

SFMTA has just shared its new seating arrangement. “At the SFMTA, we’re committed to improving service every way we can, and your input is critical to doing it. Our LRV4 Muni fleet is newer and easier to clean and maintain. These state-of-the-art vehicles are helping us make dramatic improvements in Muni more...

The Bay Area Just Got 18 New Miles of TrailsThe Bay Area Just Got 18 New Miles of Trails
By - posted 12/8/2023
Brand New, New Parks, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches

Bay Area nature lovers, you’re in luck. The Bay Area just got 18 new miles of trails. The Tyler Ranch Staging Area provides new public access for pedestrian, equestrian, and bicycle use on more than 18 miles of trails across 2,800 acres of protected open space on the Tyler Ranch and more...

SF Opens Two New Mission Street Marketplaces As Street Vending Ban Takes EffectSF Opens Two New Mission Street Marketplaces As Street Vending Ban Takes Effect
By - posted 11/28/2023
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, San Francisco

San Francisco opens two new Mission street marketplaces to support permitted street vendors and fill empty storefronts as street vending moratorium begins. Mayor London N. Breed and Supervisor Hillary Ronen announced today the unveiling of a plan to support permitted street vendors as the temporary moratorium on street vending begins along more...

SF's New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Just OpenedSF’s New I-80 Freeway “Urban Forest” Just Opened
By - posted 11/17/2023
Brand New, Outdoorsy, San Francisco

San Francisco Public Works has opened the city’s first street tree nursery. The City’s new Street Tree Nursery took root on November 9, 2023, at a celebration marking the opening of the innovative Public Works project to grow San Francisco’s urban forest, combat climate change and train people for jobs planting more...