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SF's Small Businesses Can Apply for $35k Relief of Unpaid Rent DebtSF’s Small Businesses Can Apply for $35k Relief of Unpaid Rent Debt
By - posted 2/20/2022
Brand New, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco

San Francisco small businesses can apply for a grant to pay rent debt due to COVID-19. This grant will pay for a portion of the rent debt you accrued from March 2020 to September 2021 if your property owner agrees to extend your repayment term to September 2024. The pilot program more...

SF's Huge New Market St. "Whole Foods" Opens March 10SF’s Huge New Market St. “Whole Foods” Opens March 10
By - posted 2/20/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Whole Foods Market will open its new 64,737-square-foot San Francisco flagship store at Trinity Place (1185 Market Street) in San Francisco’s Mid-Market neighborhood on Thursday, March 10. The store’s design nods to classic San Francisco with inspiration from the former Crystal Palace Market, the modern, industrial feel of the Tenderloin more...

Frida Khalo Immersive Art Exhibition Opens in SF March 12Frida Khalo Immersive Art Exhibition Opens in SF March 12
By - posted 2/17/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New

The  newest immersive art installation, Immersive Frida Kahlo, will make its West Coast premiere atLighthouse ArtSpace San Francisco at SVN West (10 S. Van Ness Ave.) beginning March 12 and running through June 11, 2022. Tickets start at $39.99 with timed and flexible options available. Immersive Van Gogh will continue to be on more...

Cult Fav Fast Food "Raising Cane's" Coming to Bay AreaCult Fav Fast Food “Raising Cane’s” Coming to Bay Area
By - posted 2/17/2022
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink

Thanks to SFGate for sharing the news that the fast-food cult fav Raising Cane’s is expanding into the Bay Area. The fried chicken chain specializes in crispy chicken tenders paired with a limited option of sides including crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw, Texas toast, plus their signature Cane’s sauce. Alternatively, you could order more...

BART's New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its LinesBART’s New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its Lines
By - posted 2/15/2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation, Wow

BART recently took to Twitter to announce the change to its BART system map. BART will transition to identify its lines by a new color-coded system. You’ll notice the new map has a legend for the color lines. BART will still use both the original starting and endpoints system and the more...

SF's "Soapbox Derby" Returns for First Time Since 1978SF’s “Soapbox Derby” Returns for First Time Since 1978
By - posted 2/15/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Fun & Games, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco

Witness Bay Area creativity in overdrive when SFMOMA’s Soapbox Derby returns to McLaren Park for the first time in more than 40 years. The original artists’ derbies from the 1970s are legendary events in our history. Between the two races in 1975 and 1978, the museum commissioned cars and trophies more...

SF to Officially Lift Mask Mandate February 16SF to Officially Lift Mask Mandate February 16
By - posted 2/9/2022
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks

In alignment with the State, the Bay Area counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, Feb. 16.   Unvaccinated individuals over age 2 will continue to be more...

Dolores Park Cafe Opens in SFO's Terminal 2Dolores Park Cafe Opens in SFO’s Terminal 2
By - posted 2/8/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Travel

Dolores Park Cafe has a brand new location, and it’s at San Francisco International Airport. Next time you fly, you can find tasty sandwiches, salads, pastries, coffees, and juices in Terminal 2 near Gate C. The original Dolores Park Cafe is a neighborhood cafe located right across the street from Dolores Park. more...

Brand New Roller Rink Opens in EmeryvilleBrand New Roller Rink Opens in Emeryville
By - posted 2/8/2022
Brand New, East Bay, Fun & Games

Thanks to 510Families for sharing the news that a brand new roller rink has opened in Emeryville. Aloha Fun Center is located at 5625 Bay St. across from H&M in the former Old Navy spot. The new roller rink has an arcade and live DJs. Skate admission is $15, but the more...

Fremont's $41 Million BART Pedestrian Bridge & Plaza Just OpenedFremont’s $41 Million BART Pedestrian Bridge & Plaza Just Opened
By - posted 2/3/2022
Brand New, East Bay, Transportation

By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation BART is officially opening the long-delayed pedestrian and bicycle bridge and plaza at the Warm Springs/South Fremont station, making it easier to get to the station for residents living to its west. The 250-foot bridge spans across five Union Pacific Railroad tracks adjacent to the more...

Free Driverless Taxi Rides Coming Soon to SF (Sign Up Now)Free Driverless Taxi Rides Coming Soon to SF (Sign Up Now)
By - posted 2/3/2022
Brand New, Freebies, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Transportation

Thanks to SFist for sharing the news that soon you can take a driverless car in San Francisco (This is fully driverless… there’s with no back-up human driver in the front seat. Welcome to the future!) Cruise just announce that they are opening up their driverless cars in San Francisco to more...

Brand New US 101 Express Lanes to Open on February 11thBrand New US 101 Express Lanes to Open on February 11th
By - posted 2/1/2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation

US 101 Express Lanes are opening soon in San Mateo County. Express Lanes on US 101 from the Santa Clara County line to Whipple Avenue in Redwood City will officially open on Friday, February 11. The Express Lanes will operate from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. Travelers can take advantage more...

SF's "Lighted Forest" in Golden Gate Park Extended to March 5thSF’s “Lighted Forest” in Golden Gate Park Extended to March 5th
By - posted 1/27/2022
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Festival Updates, San Francisco

San Francisco Parks Alliance and the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, in partnership with San Francisco artist Charles Gadeken, are pleased to announce the extension of Entwined, the illuminated art installation in Golden Gate Park’s Peacock Meadow through March 5, 2022. The light exhibit will continue an additional month past more...

Asian Art Museum’s New Exhibit “Seeing Gender” (Jan. 21 – Sept. 5)Asian Art Museum’s New Exhibit “Seeing Gender” (Jan. 21 – Sept. 5)
By - posted 1/21/2022
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, LGBTQ+, Museums / Cultural Institutions, San Francisco, Sponsored

Seeing Gender is the museum’s first exhibition to explore the collection through the lens of gender. “Gender and sexuality are so central to conversations our society is having today, especially in the Bay Area. With its diverse holdings, the museum can make an important contribution to that dialogue,” explain the more...

SF's Slanted Door Chef to Open Sandwich Shop in the MissionSF’s Slanted Door Chef to Open Sandwich Shop in the Mission
By - posted 1/21/2022
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco

Thanks to Eater San Francisco for sharing the news that Chef Charles Phan from Slanted Door has been busy mastering the perfect banh mi rolls. Now he’s ready, and he’s opening a brand new sandwich shop in the Mission. His new endeavor, Chuck’s Takeaway, will open in Feburary at 3332 18th more...