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One Minute of Stunning Drone Footage of Giant Ocean Beach Waves
Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches San Francisco’s Ocean Beach is an iconic surf spot. Thanks to The Inertia for showcasing Solomon Fragakis’s stunning drone footage over the picture-perfect swells. The one-minute edited video shows just how big Ocean Beach is and how lucky we are to have some of the best waves in the world. This video more...
SF’s New Rooftop Club w/ $300k Memberships Opens in 2023
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco A super spendy new Japanese restaurant and private club is launching right in the middle of Salesforce Park, the 5.4 acre rooftop park located in the heart of SoMa. In a move that’s sure to raise eyebrows, although technically a public park, Salesforce Park does allow for private leasing of restaurants more...
The Nation’s First Transgender History Month Begins in SF
Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco’s Transgender History Month started Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall and Mayor London Breed extolling the city’s financial investments in the trans community. August is the month in which the city’s famed Compton’s Cafeteria Riot erupted in 1966 as a response to police harassment of transgender residents more...
SF’s Newest 10-Acre Waterfont Park Coming in 2025
Brand New, New Parks, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco The San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission on Thursday approved construction firm Swinerton to build the first portion of India Basin Waterfront Park, a community-led project that will train and hire Bayview-Hunters Point residents. The proposed plan combines the existing India Basin Shoreline Park area and 900 Innes property into one more...
Sculpture Artist of SF’s “Cupid’s Span” Dies at 93
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Only in San Francisco Thanks to SFist for letting us know that Claes Oldenberg, the Swedish-born, American pop-culture sculpture artist who designed the gorgeous “Cupid’s Span” sculpture along San Francisco’s Embarcadero passed away last week at the age of 93. Cupid’s Span is a 64-foot tall* outdoor sculpture by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje more...
Whoops! Tiny “House” Blocks Traffic on Bay Bridge
Only in San Francisco, Transportation, Travel, Wow As if traffic isn’t already bad enough, thanks to KCBS Radio for letting us know that on Wednesday afternoon an adorable little pit stop toilet that looks like SF’s painted ladies being towed eastbound out of San Francisco apparently fell off a trailer and blocked a lane of traffic on more...
SF’s $20,000 Trash Cans Have Finally Hit the Streets
Brand New, Only in San Francisco This week, San Francisco Public Works will place prototypes of our next generation of public trash cans on the street for real-life testing. Community members will have the opportunity to evaluate the cans and give input into the final selection. The prototype cost $20,000, but the final cans will cost (we hope) more...
SF’s Newest Park “Presidio Tunnel Tops” Opens July 17th
Bay Area Favorites, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Presidio Tunnel Tops, the most anticipated visitor attraction ever planned for the Presidio of San Francisco, opens Sunday July 17, 2022. Come explore the park and enjoy free family-friendly events and activities on opening day and throughout the whole season, July through October. Built over the tops of the Presidio Parkway more...
“Bastille Day” French Block Party Back in SF for First Time in 8 Years
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, What's Closed / What's Open “Bastille on Belden” Returns for First Time in 8 Years After a long break, San Francisco seems to be trying to claim back the title of “The Paris of the West.” Back in the 90s and 00s, French restaurant Cafe Bastille hosted a rollicking Bastille Day celebration crammed into downtown’s narrow more...
$59 Orchestra Tickets to “Harry Potter” in SF
Deals, Get Out: Events, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Sponsored Wizzo! It’s the Summer of Magic the exclusive West Coast production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at San Francisco’s Curran Theater (445 Geary St). For just 72 hours, you can get $59 orchestra seats for any performance through September 4, 2022 The New York Times hails it as a Critic’s Pick! more...
Golden Gate Park Voted “Best Festival Site” in the World
Fairs & Festivals, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park was just voted the Best Festival Site in the world in Billboard’s Top 50 Festivals of 2022, Ranked. Its superb location, just blocks from the Pacific Ocean, paired its founders’ top notch credentials, gives “Outside Lands a level of instant credibility within the live-music space” says more...
Check Out SF’s 75+ Free Outdoor Concerts (Summer 2022)
Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy “People in Plazas” is a free annual outdoor summer music festival that puts on over 75 free lunchtime concerts featuring an array of different styles from July to September in over 12 different public plazas near Market Street. “People in Plazas” 2022 Market Street Music Festival July, August, September, 2022 – Weekdays (Tuesdays more...
SF Hosts “Tamale Lady” Celebration in Dolores Park
Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know about the 4th Annual “Tamale Lady Day” celebration at Dolores Park on June 26, 2022. We are gathering to celebrate the life of Virginia Ramos The Tamale Lady at 4pm on Sunday June 26, 2022 at Dolores Park near the playground. Music and more...
4-Mile Laser Rainbow Flag Lights Up SF (June 24-26)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Pride The majesty of San Francisco’s Market Street will be rekindled Friday, June 24, with a 4.1-mile laser Pride flag that will stretch from the Ferry Building to Twin Peaks. Dubbed WELCOME, the massive art installation is the brainchild and collaboration of San Francisco- based arts non-profit Illuminate and Nu-Salt Laser International. more...
$1 Movie Day for 100th Birthday of SF’s Castro Theatre
Only in San Francisco, Wow Happy 100th Birthday to the Castro Theatre! Thanks to SF Gate for reporting that all movies on June 22nd will be $1 (plus a 50 cent fee) June 22, 2022 marks 100 years since San Francisco’s Nasser family opened the Castro Theatre: an event that came to define an era and more...
