San Francisco
The Presidio is Getting New Restaurant in Summer 2023
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco The Presidio Trust and rising Chefs Laura and Sayat Ozyilmaz announce a lease agreement for indoor and outdoor restaurant space at the historic Building 101 on the Presidio’s Main Parade Lawn, formerly occupied by The Commissary. The new restaurant will offer brunch, lunch, dinner, and cocktails celebrating eastern Mediterranean foods more...
SF’s Lighted Forest Ends March 12? Not So Fast…
Artsy Fartsy, Goodbye, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco Another update! (As of 3/11/23) – Good news for people who love Entwined! According to Box Shop SF, due to the wet weather the organizers are unable to de-install their lighted forest as they were planning on doing after March 12th. So, for the time being, the lights will stay more...
All of SF’s ‘Amazon Go’ Stores Closing April 1
Goodbye, San Francisco Hoodline recently shared that Amazon is closing all four of its Amazon Go stores in San Francisco. Amazon announced that Amazon’s San Francisco brick-and-mortar cashless stores, located at 300 California Street, 98 Post Street, 575 Market Street, and 3 Embarcadero Center, will close on April 1, 2023. Amazon has stated it more...
New Food Hall Coming to Haight’s Old McDonald’s Site
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that San Fransisco’s former McDonald’s in the Haight, located at 730 Stanyan, will become an 8-story mixed-use building with affordable housing and also a new food hall. The site has sat vacant and has been used for temporary activities intended to serve the more...
SF’s Beloved “Samy’s Camera” Abruptly Closes After 10 Years
Goodbye, San Francisco The San Francisco Standard shared the news that San Francisco camera shop “Samy’s Camera” abruptly closed its doors on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. San Francisco photographers and videographers have been coming to Samy’s Camera, located at 1090 Bryant St., for the past 10 years for their camera gear. They were one more...
80,000 Free Tulips Coming to SF’s Union Square
Fairs & Festivals, Freebies, San Francisco, Spring Flowers In honor of International Women’s Day, on March 4, 2023, a colorful display of more than 80,000 tulips will cover Union Square in San Francisco. Best of all, you’re invited to visit the site and pick your own bunch of tulips to take home or give to a woman who more...
SF Giants Drop Beer Prices for 2023 Season at Oracle Park
Bay Area Updates, San Francisco Good news for Giants fans. KRON4 shared the news that Giants CEO Larry Baer announced recently in an interview with KNBR that beer prices are dropping at Oracle Park Thankfully, the cost of an ice-cold beer will now be in the single digits once again. However, predictably, this only applies to more...
SF’s Cafe Flore is Back After 3+ Years Closed
Eat & Drink, Reopening, San Francisco Castro’s Cafe Flore is finally back after a long 3-year closure. After 47 years, the charming cafe, located at 2298 Market St., quietly closed for regular service during the winter holidays in late 2019, according to Hoodline. At the time, it announced it had switched to an events-only concept. Now, you more...
Permanent Car-Free Promenade Coming to SF’s McLaren Park?
Bay Area Updates, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Transportation By Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News Foundation San Francisco is considering turning a portion of McLaren Park’s John F. Shelley Drive into a car-free promenade. Mirroring Golden Gate Park’s John F. Kennedy Drive, the roadway, which loops through the McLaren Upper Reservoir and the Redwood Playground Picnic Area, first turned car-free in more...
SF Zoo Welcomes Adorable New Baby Mandrill
Adorable, Brand New, San Francisco Quite possibly the cutest baby born in San Francisco this month, with huge brown eyes and big ears, is currently in residence at the San Francisco Zoo. The as-yet-unnamed baby mandrill arrived on February 1, presumably to the delight of his parents, longtime zoo residents Lulu and Big Joe. “We are more...
SFO’s New Budget Airline w/ Cheap Nonstop Flights to Tokyo
Brand New, San Francisco, Travel The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) celebrated an announcement today from ZIPAIR, a Japanese low-cost airline, detailing plans to launch nonstop service from SFO to Tokyo Narita in summer 2023. Zipair intends to operate flights between SFO and Tokyo using Boeing 787 aircraft. “We are truly excited to welcome ZIPAIR service between more...
SF’s Rainbow Bridge Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint (And Clouds!)
Artsy Fartsy, San Francisco San Francisco’s gorgeous rainbow bridge just got a refresh. DoloRainbow, the pedestrian bridge, which connects Church St. (at 19th St.) to Dolores Park, has unfortunately been the victim of graffiti. Thankfully, it’s nothing a fresh coat of paint can’t fix. The bridge is looking bright once again, and if you haven’t more...
5,000 Gorgeous Pink & White Tulips Blooming in Golden Gate Park
Brand New, San Francisco, Spring Flowers Five thousand tulip bulbs gifted to the City of San Francisco last year by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands are now in full bloom in the Queen Wilhelmina Garden in Golden Gate Park, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department recently announced. The pink and white “London N. Breed tulips” were more...
SF’s New Dreamy “Fantasy Forest” Bar
Bars, Brand New, Fun & Games, San Francisco Check out San Francisco’s new “Fantasy Forest” that just opened on the second floor of Thriller Social Club located at 508 4th Street in SoMa. Immerse yourself in this magical forest, filled with mushrooms, butterflies, and lights. According to Andrew at andrewtourssf, it took the staff 5 days to transform the space more...
San Diego Brewery Ballast Point Opens Brand New SF Taproom
Brand New, Eat & Drink, San Francisco San Diego brewery Ballast Point, famous for its juicy Sculpin IPA, will open its brand new 12,000 sqft taproom and kitchen in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 4pm Located at 705 16th Street at the base of the Icona:Labs building in Mission Bay, and adjacent to the waterfront more...
