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More Than 25 Female Artists Take Over The Napa Ruins
Get ready for one of the largest art events The Bay has seen in a very long time – entirely created and organized by women artists from around the world. Few and Far Women is an international crew of women street artists, graffiti writers, and skateboarders celebrating their 11th anniversary

S.F. Indie Fest Takes Over The Roxie Theater
This October sees the coming of the U.N. Association Film Festival, the Drunken Film Festival, and of course that proverbial 800-pound gorilla of film festivals, the Mill Valley Film Festival. The folks at S.F. Indie Fest have contributed to this month’s cinematic bounty by offering not one but two film

10 reasons Why You Should go to Halloween Meltdown
There’s a new Halloween tradition in the Bay Area and it’s called: Halloween Meltdown. Since their first edition last year the folks from Total Trash Productions (same team behind Mosswood Meltdown, former Burger Boogaloo) and JOHN WATERS are bringing punk rock bands to the lovely Mosswood Park in Oakland and

Why There is No More Sriracha Sauce, Anywhere
There is a lot more to the story, lawsuits, exploding bottles, droughts, and drama at the home of the famous chili sauce.

Win Tix to See Alec Benjamin at the Fox!
Coming in hot with another giveaway, its our pals at the Fox Theatre! We’re teaming up with them to send one lucky winner and a friend to check out a show for FREE nearly every week this month. Next up, we’re sending you to see the Alec Benjamin when he

Why I left Portland and Returned to San Francisco
While friends in both cities asked why I planned to return, they asked the same question two different ways. Portland asked with the doubt of a dysfunctional parent, one who knows the answer and resents it. “It’s so expensive there. Isn’t that why you left in the first place?” I

San Francisco’s Best and Worst Rebrands
Chicago stubbornly calls their landmark skyscraper Sears Tower, rejecting the Willis name. In Kansas City where I grew up, it’ll always be Sandstone Amphitheater. No matter where you’re from, you no doubt know somewhere/something special that now goes by a shittier name. San Francisco has plenty. For instance, in an