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A Bar Dedicated to Emperor Norton : SF’s Patron Saint of the Weird & Wonderful
was there the first night Emperor Norton’s Boozeland opened. In attendance was what amounted to a royal retinue of SF service industry folk. People who’ve been in the trenches, getting San Franciscans drunk and fed for decades

The Odd Origins of the Easter Bunny
Have you ever wondered why we teach our children to follow around a rabbit that lays eggs? So did we

You can has free tickets to Man Overboard @ Bottom of the Hill!
Man Overboard is an American pop punk band from Mt. Laurel and Williamstown, New Jersey that began in 2008. Since then, they have released two EP’s, an acoustic EP, a split with Boston pop punk band Transit, a compilation of old songs and two full length albums. Taking influence from

How You Can Help Concrn Tackle Mental Health Crises on SF Streets
Guest post by Jacob Savage director and cofounder of Concrn We’ve all been there before: You see someone having a mental health crisis, and you want to help, but you don’t know what to do. Luckily, the people of San Francisco can now take direct action to address their frustrations

Johnny Depp, Margaret Cho & Thousands of Atheists Descend on DC for the Reason Rally
Guest post by Joe DeLong Religious conservatives Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry all believed their god wanted them to be President this year. They’ve all since dropped out of the race as a giant oompa loompa with a reverse comb over leads their party off a cliff. Does

Berkeley Curiosity Shop, The Bone Room, Is Closing its Doors
I’m all for evolution but in the grand scheme of things I would be pretty happy with a more sloth-like pace. It was this reality that I was made to deal with when The Bone Room announced yesterday via Facebook that on June 1, 2016 they will be shuttering the

We’ve got the hookup on La Cocina’s “Voices from the Kitchen” featuring Chef Gabrielle Hamilton
Voices from the Kitchen is a storytelling project from La Cocina that seeks to share the voices and stories from the cooks and kitchens that are less often heard. The event is a twice-yearly performance that revolves around (and includes) food and drink on a singular topic or theme. The