On the haunted USS Hornett aircraft carrier, there is going to be an insanely interesting and creative festival thrown by the dark arts experts in the Bay Area The Menagerie Oddities Market.

Alcatraz Island, why should you go, and is it worth it?  The truth is in the eye of the beholder my fair readers.  We read a ton of reviews to find the funniest complaints that people had about their trips to Alcatraz in San Francisco. I’ve also visited the island

On the northern slope of Russian Hill, a new public park has been carved out.  The views from up there are pretty sensational and pretty panoramic. The construction of Francisco Park began in the summer of 2019 and it’s opening today (4/27/22). After extensive community outreach, The Francisco Park Conservancy

The 1.5-mile span of JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park that runs from the end of the Panhandle all the way past the De Younge Museum, was closed to cars 7 days a week during the pandemic, and it was a popular move.  Cars have been banned from JFK Drive on Sundays, since 1967, so this is not ‘revolutionary thinking’.

Florida’s legislative branch has given Governor Ron DeSantis the power to draft Florida’s new congressional districts after DeSantis vetoed the maps approved by state lawmakers earlier this year.

Perched directly above the roaring 101, these new parks provide incredible vantage points to gaze out over the north bay.  It’s pretty amazing up there. After 7 years and 98 Million dollars, San Francisco’s new ‘Tunnel Tops’ park is almost ready.  We did some snooping around with a telephoto lens

You may have seen Vincent Yuen in your news feed this year, or perhaps even on your street corner wearing a florescent vest.  He’s the engine behind San Francisco’s newest trash fighting organization Refuse Refuse SF. Their mission is simple, inspire San Francisco’s own citizens to help keep their neighborhoods

It’s called Magrittomania, and it’s a ballet inspired by the surrealist Belgian painter Magritte, whose work is complex, metaphysical, and meant to unlock different perspectives in its viewers.  The Ballet inspired by his work somehow, quite ingeniously, accomplishes this too.