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The Independent just announced a surprise concert by Metallica tonight, Thursday, September 16, 2021. Tickets are $20 cash and you’ll be given a wristband immediately to enter this evening. This is a rare opportunity to see a major band like Metallica play an intimate venue like The Independent – the last more...
An outdoor cinema is popping up at Dirty Habit, the fifth-floor hideaway in SoMa with a spacious heated outdoor patio. Embrace the uniquely San Francisco ‘Second Summer’ again this September and October with an outdoor movie series, Second Summer Outdoor Movie Series at Dirty Habit, Silenced by Sound Off. Hotel Zelos and more...
San Francisco’s free-of-charge nature and culture museum, located in Corona Heights Park, is reopening to the public on Saturday, October 2, 2021. To celebrate the reopening of the Randall Museum, after 18 months of virtual programs and a summer of children’s camps, RePurposeful, The Art of Collage and Assemblage is on display more...
San Francisco recently launched its new Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant program, which provides up to $2,000 in financial relief to restore and repair damages from vandalism at neighborhood storefronts. The program launches during a time when many small businesses are recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Storefront Vandalism more...
San Francisco’s dazzling 95-foot tall illuminated ladder, appropriately named “The Ladder,” recently took home a big international design award. Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Ivan Navarro’s piece won the award for “Best Residential Art.” CODAawards is an annual celebration of the most exciting Art + Design projects from more...
Join us on Union Street to discover the magic of Bloomtown, a multi-layered, interactive art experience taking place on Union Street, between Steiner and Gough from September 15 to November 15, 2021. In partnership with Building 180, SF Parks Alliance is bringing eight large-scale inflatable dahlias and multiple never before seen more...
Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that San Francisco is getting a brand new skyscraper. The mixed-use skyscraper will be located adjacent to the current tallest building in The City, the Salesforce Tower. The two looming towers will share the Salesforce Park between them. The newest skyscraper will match more...
The first official trailer for The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth installment in The Matrix series, just landed, and it stars our favorite leading lady…. San Francisco. According to SF Gate, the movie was filmed over 21 days in San Francisco in 2020. The studio paid over $420,000 to the SFPD for security more...
San Francisco Recreation and Park Department recently announced that the majority of their Recreation Centers will reopen on weekdays beginning on Tuesday, September 7. Note that the Harvey Milk Photo Center will reopen on September 15, the Randall Museum on October 2, and the Golden Gate Park Senior Center on more...
A free art exhibit opening on Tuesday in San Francisco’s Mission District aims to highlight the history of lowrider vehicles — a celebrated form of expression for Latinos in the U.S. The exhibit is being put on by the San Francisco Lowrider Council as part of the organization’s 40th anniversary celebration more...
By Pamela Johnson, SFMTA All aboard? Ding! Ding! A familiar sound is in the air again. It’s time to experience San Francisco once more with a ride on one of the city’s landmark cable cars. When was the last time you were on board? Shop, dine, and visit your favorite destinations more...
As part of Shake Shack’s collab series Now Serving, Shake Shack’s culinary team has joined forces with award-winning, three Michelin-starred restaurateur Dominique Crenn of Atelier Crenn, Petit Crenn, and Bar Crenn to create a one-of-a-kind, limited-time menu item: Dominique Crenn’s Grilled Cheese. Recently awarded the Icon Award from The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, more...
Evening tours at Alcatraz Island are back after having been temporarily suspended for the first time in more than a year, Alcatraz City Cruises announced this week. The night tours return beginning Sept. 9, and will be offered Thursdays through Mondays with ferries leaving from San Francisco’s Pier 33 at 6 more...
On Sunday, August 29 from noon to 4 pm, the Transgender District will be hosting a neighborhood block party, “The Riot Party,” featuring food, live music, performances, and more. The event will also honor community members who have advanced trans rights in San Francisco and beyond. In observance of one of more...
On the 55th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots, San Francisco recognizes the country’s first Transgender History Month. San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed today officially declared August as Transgender History Month in San Francisco. Developed in partnership with the Transgender District and Office of Transgender Initiatives, today’s proclamation signing at more...