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SF’s New Tip Line to Report Hate Crimes
Bay Area Updates, Getting Help, Only in San Francisco, Stop Asian Hate Amid a rise of reported attacks against Asians, San Francisco Chinese community leaders on Friday announced a new hotline that will make it easier for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers to report hate crimes. The hotline is (415) 558-5588. The new hotline was possible thanks efforts by the nonprofit organization Asian Pacific Islander more...
SF’s Indoor Concerts Are Back + 11p Dining Curfew Ends
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Festival Updates, Indoor Dining, Only in San Francisco, Reopening Beginning Thursday, April 15, San Francisco will resume indoor live-audience events, performances, meetings, and receptions with capacity limits and following other protocols, and will expand existing guidelines for outdoor live-audience events, performances, and other activities. San Francisco will reopen and expand additional activities that are allowed by the State for counties more...
SF’s 420 in the Park is Canceled (Again) for 2021
Bay Area Updates, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open For the second year in a row, due to the ongoing concerns around COVID and avoiding large crowds, the annual 420 Hippie Hill celebration on April 20, 2021 in Golden Gate Park has been officially cancelled by the city. City officials scheduled a press conference at 11:30am on April 13 to discuss plans more...
SF’s Mission Bay Will Have 3 Huge Breweries By Year End
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open With both the Giants and Warriors playing in the neighborhood, breweries are betting big on Mission Bay. Thanks to Eater for sharing the news that Mission Bay will have three massive breweries by the end of the year. Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing just opened on April 9 coinciding with Giants’ Opening Day. The more...
SF’s Legion of Honor Reopens May 7
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Legion of Honor Reopens with Exhibition on Pompeii and New Sculptures in Court of Honor The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announce the reopening of the Legion of Honor. The museum opens to the public on Friday, May 7, and to members on Wednesday and Thursday May 5 and 6. What’s more...
Mission Queer Bar “Jolene’s” Reopens After 1 Year
Bay Area Updates, Eat & Drink, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open One of the last remaining lesbian bars in the country has just reopened after being shut for over a year. Thanks to NBC News for sharing that Jolene’s, one of only two lesbian bars in California, and just one of the last remaining 16 lesbian bars across the country, down from more...
SoMa Finally Gets Its First “Slow Street”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to San Francisco Bicycle Coalition for sharing the new that SoMa is getting its first ever “Slow Street.” SoMa’s Slow Street will be a combination of Lapu-Lapu Street, Rizal Street, Tandang Sora Street, Bonifacio Street and Mabini Street between Folsom Street and Harrison Street. The goal of the SFMTA’s Slow Streets more...
SF Fireboat Creates Beautiful Rainbow
Only in San Francisco, Wow In case you missed it, the San Francisco Fire Department shared an amazing photo by N. Gardner on Easter, showcasing a spectacular rainbow created by Fireboat 3, a San Francisco Fireboat, in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. #SFFDFB3 is wishing everyone a very happy and safe Easter Afternoon and day. more...
SF’s New Rooftop Dining Terrace at Westfield Centre
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open For a limited time, grab a bite and head up to Westfield Centre’s newly opened rooftop where you can safely enjoy your breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The Rooftop Dining Terrace is open from March 1 to September 30. Please note the original end date was April 30, but we’ve been told more...
New Belgium Brewery Opens in SF on April 9
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco Colorado Brewery, New Belgium Brewery, known for its famous Fat Tire Ale and its bicycle theme, is rolling into San Francisco with its own taproom and the brewery’s first full restaurant. Thanks to Eater SF for sharing the details that New Belgium Brewery is taking over the massive 6,300 sqft former more...
SF’s Muni Subway is Getting Wi-Fi
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Travel The recent wave of major subway repairs is finally wrapping up and customers can expect smoother, more reliable rides when Muni Metro reopens. New wayfinding signs and art projects are in place at Castro and West Portal stations, and – drumroll, please – Wi-Fi availability, thanks to routers installed in more...
SF’s Restaurant Week 2021: Spring Edition (April 9-19)
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Only in San Francisco, Support the Bay San Francisco Restaurant Week returns this spring, April 9-18, 2021 with special pre-fixe menus from over 140 restaurants all over the city. Thanks to SFGate for sharing the details of some of the best deals for SF Restaurant Week that they’re excited about. Highlights include many Chinatown restaurants participating in SF Restaurant more...
SF’s “How Weird’ Street Faire” is Back September 12
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco How Weird Street Faire has announced its plan to come back for its 22nd edition on September 12, 2021. The Faire returns to Howard and 2nd Streets in Downtown San Francisco “to celebrate peace, dance in the streets, be inspired by art, shop exotic stores,reunite with our friends, generate waves of more...
San Francisco’s Sunday Streets is Back in 2021
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open San Francisco just announced the return of Sunday Streets in 2021 beginning with the Rise Together Season. Sunday Streets in its large-scale format is slated to return in October (location and date to be announced). Until then, San Franciscans can enjoy the spirit of Sunday Streets beginning in April at Rise more...
SF’s “Lone Palm Bar” is Now “No Palm Bar”
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, City Insight, Only in San Francisco, Support the Bay Oh no….The Mission’s tropical art deco cocktail lounge Lone Palm Bar has now lost their only palm tree. Thanks to Helmut the Schmidt for sharing the photos of the lone palm tree now in pieces. According to Shotwells Bar, the tree was sick and the property manager wanted it removed. Hopefully, the more...
