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SF Chinatown’s 1st New Nightclub in 37 Years
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open A brand new nightclub is opening up in San Francisco Chinatown, and you can check out their second soft opening weekend. Lion’s Den will be Chinatown’s first new nightclub to open in 37 years since the entertainment restrictions were placed in 1984. The historic live music lounge carries on the legacy and more...
SF’s Newly Remodeled Garfield Square Rec Center & Pool
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Community, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, Swimming / Waterparks San Francisco’s newly renovated Garfield Center includes an indoor pool and modern clubhouse that will serve as a Community Hub for San Francisco students. San Francisco just completed their newly transformed Garfield Square Park in the Mission District. The facility has a renovated indoor pool, clubhouse, courtyard, and public art installation. more...
SF’s 1st Black, Woman-owned Dispensary Opens
Bay Area Updates, City Discoveries, Only in San Francisco, Support the Bay, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for sharing the news the the first Black, woman-owned cannabis dispensary has opened in The City. Posh Green Cannabis Boutique, located in Bayview-Hunters Point at at 828 Innes Ave #110, was founded by San Francisco native Reese Benton. Reese created her own CBD more...
Bay to Breakers Live Race Canceled (Again) for 2021
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Virtual Events, What's Closed / What's Open The 109th running will have to wait, again. Bay to Breakers, one of the first major events to postpone back at the beginning of COVID in 2020 has decided to cancel their live event for 2021 and convert again to the virtual race. Upon further examination, and due to the size and more...
Golden Gate Park’s “Lighted Forest” Now Open Until 9:30p
Artsy Fartsy, Bay Area Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open, Wow Now that it’s lighter later, COVID numbers seem to be improving and we’re getting into the exhibition’s planned final month, “Entwined” is now open until 9:30pm nightly in Golden Gate Park according to an Instagram post over the weekend by artist Charles Gadeken. The exhibit is currently scheduled to end on more...
Pi Digits Floated Above SF for ‘Pi Day’
Celebrations, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the story about a unique way Pi Day, 3/14, was celebrated in San Francisco this year. If you were near Twin Peaks on March 14, you might have seen the digits of Pi floating across the sky. James Nicovich and his friends wrote the digits of Pi more...
Tommy’s Joynt Reopens for Indoor Dining
Eat & Drink, Indoor Dining, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open SF’s iconic hofbrau, Tommy’s Joynt, is back open for indoor dining (and take out). Thanks to SFGate for dishing the news that Tommy’s Joynt, located at Geary and Van Ness in San Francisco, made the surprise announcement on social media on Wednesday, that they’d be reopening on March 11th. They’re now open more...
SF Ferry Building’s Brand New Chinatown Pop-up Series
Brand New, Only in San Francisco Throughout the month of March, the Ferry Building will host a series of weekend pop-ups featuring some of Chinatown’s most beloved small businesses. A portion of proceeds from sales will go toward San Francisco Community Business Resources, a nonprofit organization providing business resources, information, and collaboration to various small businesses more...
Twin Peaks’ New Configuration is Now Open
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open This week, Twin Peaks opened its new configuration. Portola gate is now open for vehicle peak access and the Burnett gate is closed for pedestrian and bicycle use only. The pandemic saw many changes to Twin Peaks, which abruptly closed to car traffic at the start of the pandemic to reduce more...
SF’s “Church of 8 Wheels” Indoor Roller Disco Reopens
Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open SF’s legendary indoor skating rink, located in an old church, is back open. Come join D. Miles, San Francisco’s Godfather of Skate at the Church of 8 Wheels and roll all masked up to the old school funk and roller disco. It’s lights camera, action as you roll into the legendary more...
Planned Parenthood’s New $22 Million Flagship Opens in SF
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco Thanks Broke-Ass Stuart for sharing the news that Planned Parenthood has just opened their brand new flagship health center in downtown San Francisco. Planned Parenthood Northern California’s brand new, state-of-the-art $22MM flagship health center, located at 1522 Bush Street, was funded entirely by more than 800 individual donations. It offers access to more...
Ocean Beach Fire Pits Are Back
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Ocean Beach’s fire rings are back. They’ve just been reinstalled following changes to public health guidelines. Fires are only allowed between 6am-9:30pm in the 16 provided fire rings between Stairwells 15 and 20. The rings are available to visitors for free on a first-come, first-served basis. PS: This is an old photo more...
Alcatraz Reopens Cellblock Tours After Nearly a Year
Bay Area Updates, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Reopening, What's Closed / What's Open Just announced, Alcatraz is fully reopening on March 15, 2021. Thanks to Marin Independent Journal for sharing that Alcatraz is reopening for the first time for indoor cellblock tours since March 14, 2020. Alcatraz reopened for outdoor tours only in August, but closed again on December 6 when cases surged. The more...
SF’s Mayor Joined Golden Gate Park’s Roller Disco Party
City Insight, Community, Fun & Games, Only in San Francisco, Things to Do San Francisco Mayor London Breed strapped on some roller skates and joined in for Golden Gate Park’s Roller Disco Party on Sunday, March 7, 2021. Every Sunday afternoon, skaters from all over head to Skatin’ Place in the park at 6th Ave and Kennedy Drive for an afternoon of skating delight. Even more...
SF Residents Will Get About $190 Back from Recology Scandal
Bay Area Updates, Deals, Only in San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera just announced that Recology San Francisco, the contractor for the City’s waste and recycling collection, will lower rates and reimburse ratepayers for overcharges that were unearthed as part of a wide-ranging investigation into public corruption tied to former Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru and others. The more...
