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Why Walking Around San Francisco is My Favorite Thing to Do
Perambulate is a great word, isn’t it? It sounds like something a fancy fop in a waistcoat and coattails would do after dinner. And that’s because it is! To perambulate is to go for a walk, and lately I’ve been perambulating like the top-hatted, riding-booted, cane-carrying geezer on the Johnnie

6 of the Coolest Themed Bars in San Francisco
By Regina Park Shake up your next night on the town with these six San Francisco bars that take theme to the next level. Themed bars are always in danger of being over-the-top, resulting in a space that’s cliche and kitschy rather than fun and unique. But some bars really

The Big Opening in the Chinatown Art Scene!
Edge on the Square, the Bay Area’s first Asian Pacific Islander contemporary arts and media hub, opened on January 13th. Located at 800 Grant Avenue at the edge of Portsmouth Square, in the heart of Chinatown, Edge on the Square will cultivate a space for creativity, education, art and culture.

This Bay Area BINGO Card Went Viral And is Part of a Ridiculous Series
I love when we all have fun and don’t take the world so seriously. Are we going into week three or is it week 4 of non-stop rain? I’ve lost all track of time at this point and I’m starting to lose it. I can tell you that I’ve officially

The Atmospheric River has a Twitter, & He’s Kind of a Dick
Meteorologists and local news channels have been pretty creative in labeling the recent storm systems in California. We’ve seen ‘bomb cyclone’, and even ‘pineapple express’, but it looks like the media has settled on “Atmospheric River” as the dominant label for these storms. Partly because of a certain parody twitter

5 Times Your Server Wants to Laugh at You
Restaurant servers are great actors. They must present the image that they are happy to be at work and eager to serve people while behind that facade, they are very often the exact opposite. If it was possible to earn money with a “poker face” waiters and waitresses wouldn’t need

Bay Lights at Risk of Going Dark
Any date night about downtown should conclude with a walk along the Embarcadero. The waterfront crescent serves up several city landmarks on a platter: the Ferry Building, Coit Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid. Provided you’re well-dressed for the winds whipping off the Bay, the stroll promises romance whichever end you begin.