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SF’s Brand New Laser Light Show “Grace Window” (July 11-14)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Wow San Francisco lights up with a brand new laser light art exhibition. The Grace Window installation will illuminate San Francisco from dusk to dawn, July 11-14, 2024. 25 lasers will beam from the Fairmont Hotel into the Rose Window at Grace Cathedral. In addition to the laser spectacle outside, Grace Cathedral will more...
SF’s Brand New Massive 4th of July Laser Light Show (July 3-7)
4th of July, Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, San Francisco, Wow Illuminate just announced a brand new laser art exhibit is coming to San Francisco. Illuminate will light the sky with AuroraSF on July 3-7th from 9 pm – 1:00 am, and and extended display on July 4 from 10:30 pm – dawn. Just approved by the FAA, the brand new laser art more...
Pacifica’s Spectacular 2024 Wildflower Superbloom
Outdoorsy, Spring Flowers, Wow Mori Point in Pacifica is experiencing a spectacular superbloom right now thanks to heavy winter rainfall. The City of Pacifica argues it has the most beautiful superbloom of spring flowers in the state of California. Please remember, when exploring our natural areas, be sure to remain on designated paths. Our natural areas more...
Over 1,000 Sea Lions Are At Pier 39 Right Now
Bay Area Favorites, Local Icons, San Francisco, Wow Thanks to SF Gate for sharing the news that Pier 39 is seeing an influx of sea lions on its docks. On Monday, May 29, Pier 39 counted over 1,000 sea lions, which is the highest recorded number in 15 years. The number of seal lions ebbs and flows each season; Pier more...
SF’s Brand New Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is About to Bloom
Brand New, Get Out: Events, Museums / Cultural Institutions, Only in San Francisco, Wow Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news about this brand new corpse flower from SF’s California Academy of Sciences! Hold your breath! California Academy of Sciences’ well-known stinky corpse flower is about to open up its first bloom. This huge flower will open up in the museum’s greenhouse, Osher Rainforest, sometime more...
SF’s 25-Foot Tall Life-Size Victorian Gingerbread House Is Bigger Than Ever
Bay Area Favorites, Christmas, Holidays, San Francisco, Wow For more than a century, Fairmont San Francisco has enchanted guests with holiday festivities and exuberant ambiance. This season, Fairmont’s elves were back at it once again working overtime to create a dazzling, unparalleled winter display. On display from Thanksgiving through the New Year, the hotel transforms into one of the more...
California’s 1st Drag Queen School Coming to SF
Brand New, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Wow Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the news that San Francisco will soon be home to California’s first drag queen school. San Francisco’s iconic LGBTQ+ bar The Stud is opening the The Stud School of Drag which will teach the fundamentals of drag performance. The school will offer weekly evening classes covering more...
SF’s Ferry Building to be Raised 7 Feet to Protect from Sea Level Rise?
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, Local Icons, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Uplifting, Wow Thanks to NPR for letting us know about San Francisco’s bold (and expensive) new plan to protect the important city buildings in case sea levels continue to rise. And so SF’s iconic Ferry Building may soon be getting a lift. Although there are no actual plans or specific proposals in place more...
70¢ Scoops at SF’s Iconic 1953 Ice Cream Shop
Bay Area Favorites, Celebrations, Eat & Drink, Only in San Francisco, San Francisco, Summer, Wow Mitchell’s Ice Cream celebrates 70 years in San Francisco with a special anniversary deal on National Ice Cream Day. On Saturday, July 16, 2023, get 70¢ single scoops (or go baller and get a double scoop for $1.40) for any regular cone and cup. The promotion for the historic ice cream more...
BART’s Secret Tunnels & Hidden Graffiti
Transportation, Wow A renegade San Francisco filmmaker, Vincent Woo, has embarked on an audacious project to demystify the BART system. His guerrilla documentary, “Tunnel Vision: An Unauthorized BART Ride,” presents a raw, unfiltered glimpse of a journey typically seen only by BART conductors, all captured from a secret camera surreptitiously attached to a more...
SF’s Rare Stinky “Corpse Flower” is Blooming!
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Wow The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park has announced that one their rare super smelly “corpse flowers” is just about ready to bloom. And that means it’s going to start smelling like rotting flesh. Nice! UPDATE – As of July 4, 2023 (1:06pm) We’re open regular hours today and it’s our more...
Where to See SF’s Wildflower Super Bloom (Spring 2023)
Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, San Francisco, Wow Happy first week of spring! With all of the rains, California is poised for an incredible super bloom this season. Thanks to SF Recreations and Parks Department for putting together a list of wildflowers that will be in bloom and natural areas to see San Francisco’s super bloom. When exploring our natural areas, more...
Sierra Nevada Sets Record for 2nd Snowiest Winter
Storm Watch, Wow Update as of March 20, 2023: Sierra Nevada received another 7.7″ of snow this past weekend, so this winter has passed the ’82/’83 record as the 2nd snowiest season. There’s a long way to go to beat the record for the snowiest season (812 inches), but we’re not done with more...
You Can Now Buy Part of the Golden Gate Bridge for $12,000
Worth the Splurge, Wow Thanks to KRON4 for sharing an interesting listing that has hit Facebook Marketplace. If you want to own a piece of the Golden Gate Bridge, here’s your chance. However, it won’t come cheap. Alexandra Watson, located in Penngrove, CA, which is north of Petaluma, has made a listing on Facebook Marketplace for more...
SF’s Great Highway Blocked By Sand Dunes (Again)
Only in San Francisco, Outdoorsy, Parks & Beaches, Wow By Thomas Hughes Bay City News Foundation Southbound lanes on the Great Highway in San Francisco remained closed Wednesday after sand accumulated over the weekend due to high winds and rain. The roadway was kept closed on Monday morning in both directions as crews from the San Francisco Department of Public Works more...
