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SF’s Newest Cocktail Bar “Trade Routes” Opens
Bars, Brand New, Eat & Drink Trade Routes, a trade-inspired cocktail bar on Polk St., soft opened on June 18th and celebrates their grand opening on Friday, July 2, 2021. Trade Routes is Polk St.’s newest cocktail bar by college friends Jay Ryoo and Chen-Chen Huo (MAC’D, A La Couch) that were inspired by the exchanges of more...
Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Rise to $8.05 on July 1
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Transportation By Olivia Wynkoop Bay City News Foundation The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District is increasing its toll rates and transit fares effective Thursday, July 1, 2021. The FasTrak rate on the Golden Gate Bridge will rise from $7.70 to $8.05, the Pay-As-You-Go rate from $8.40 to $8.60 and toll more...
SFMOMA Announces Three More Free Days for 2021
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Freebies, Museums / Cultural Institutions SFMOMA has announced free access to the museum for Bay Area locals for three upcoming Thursday evenings in 2021. SFMOMA Announces First Thursdays: Free Admission For Bay Area Residents From 4–8 P.M. On July 1, August 5 And September 2, 2021 First Thursdays at SFMOMA: Free Admission for Bay Area Residents All residents of more...
BART to Install Free WiFi at All Stations By 2024
Brand New By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation All BART stations are on track to have WiFi networks installed by 2024, officials with the transit agency said Thursday. Providing wireless internet service in all BART stations and on the agency’s new fleet of trains is part of the agency’s Digital Railway program, which more...
SF’s Huge New ‘Sports Basement’ Opens July 14
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Outdoorsy San Francisco is getting a brand new Sports Basement store, taking over the old Macy’s located in the newly-renovated wing of Stonestown Galleria. It’ll mark the 3rd location in The City. We started out in Mission Bay in 1998. Then in 2003, we moved to our flagship store in the Presidio. more...
SF Will Require City Employees To Be Vaccinated
Brand New, Vaccines Thanks to NBC Bay Area for sharing the news that San Francisco is requiring all city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Starting Monday, June 28, employees will have 30 days to provide their vaccination status to the city to meet with Cal/OSHA regulations. Currently the vaccines are under an emergency more...
Golden Gate Transit Resumes SF Ferry Service
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Reopening, Travel By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District’s ferry service to and from Sausalito resumed Wednesday after completing maintenance and repairs to the Sausalito float. Golden Gate Transit suspended Sausalito ferry service in March to temporarily remove and complete necessary maintenance on the float, which more...
SF’s New Free “Adaptive Bike Share” Comes to Golden Gate Park
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy Take a ride with Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program’s (BORP) adaptive bike share in Golden Gate Park, sponsored by Lyft Bay Wheels. People with mobility-related disabilities can ride on a variety of three-wheelers, hand-cycles and side-by-side tandem bikes FREE Use of Adaptive Bikes for People with Physical Disabilities. June – November 2021 Sundays more...
SF’s Very First “Book Scavenger Hunt” is Coming June 27
Brand New, City Discoveries, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco A Book Scavenger Hunt is coming to San Francisco on June 27th and yes, you can keep any books you find. The concept originated in Los Angles 6 months ago, but now it’s coming to San Francisco for the first time. “We’re excited to be starting The S.F. Book Scavenger Hunt. more...
Get 2 Free SF Giants Tickets (w/ Your COVID Vaccine)
Brand New, Freebies, Only in San Francisco, Vaccines The Department of Public Health and COVID Command Center announced a partnership today with the San Francisco Giants to get as many residents vaccinated against COVID-19 as possible. Beginning this Friday, June 25, people who get vaccinated at one of San Francisco’s designated vaccination sites will receive two complimentary tickets for more...
SF is Getting an Amazing New Immersive Art Show
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Deals Step into an experience like no other: at teamLab: Continuity, you become part of an interactive landscape of blooming flowers, darting fish, and soaring crows. At teamLab: Continuity, you will find yourself immersed in a wondrous ecosystem of lush imagery drawn from nature and East Asian art that dynamically evolves around more...
CA Launches Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Records
Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Vaccinated state residents can now access their vaccine record digitally through a tool introduced Friday by the state’s Department of Public Health and Department of Technology. The access your digital record residents will need to input their name, date of birth, phone number or email more...
East Oakland May Become Home to WNBA Team
Bay Area Updates, Brand New By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Professional basketball and soccer may be coming to East Oakland and college basketball is already on its way, city and civic leaders said at a news conference Friday afternoon. The news conference at noon at Everett & Jones BBQ in Oakland involved city and county elected more...
Oakland is Getting a New Giant Crane This Week
Brand New By Tony Hicks Bay City News Foundation The skyline around the Port of Oakland is going to get a little more crowded this week. Everport Terminal Services is bringing in a new towering, ship-to-shore crane to its Everport marine terminal, via ship from Shanghai-based ZPMC. The new cargo crane has a lift height more...
SF’s Brand New Shake Shack Opens June 28
Brand New, Indoor Dining Thanks to SF Gate for letting us know that the Shake Shack finally has an opening date set for its second ever San Francisco location. Shake Shack plans to open at the Westfield Center mall on June 28, 2021 and will be open every day from Noon to 6pm. Shake Shack / more...
