Funcheap Needs Your Help Our goal is to stay open during the crisis and, more importantly, when we come out of this. If you love Funcheap, can you help us stay alive? Learn more at GoFundMe Sad news from SF Gate that the Stork Club, the longstanding Oakland dive bar operating since more...

According to a press release sent out late Wednesday by Honey Mahognay, The Stud (399 9th Street in SoMa), SF’s oldest Gay Bar dating back to 1966 is shutting down. The bar is the country’s only cooperatively owned LGBT venue and has been in operation for 54 years. The Stud was more...

Sad news courtesy of SF Gate, Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery will close all 50 locations due to the financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic. We will surely miss their delightful (but rather expensive) fresh-baked cookies. Specialty’s Café & Bakery announced on their website that they are closing after 33 years of more...

Hat tip to SFGate for letting us know that the SF’s oldest ice cream parlor might have to close for good. The 102-year old ice cream parlor and diner “St. Francis Fountain” has been serving the Mission since 1918.  Sadly the iconic landmark, beloved diner, candy shop, and soda counter at more...