If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. It’s what mama always said, along with “hold doors open” and “always carry an extra sidearm.” Unfortunately, as we all strive for reinvention in this ever-swirling snafu known as life, sometimes we get a change we don’t need for the simple sake of

San Francisco has been getting a nasty rep for losing its edge for a while now, and with only 49 some square miles of land to occupy it’s not hard to see how things can get a little homogenous with the right variables at play. Of these, one be the urban property

Allow me to preface what you are about to read with this – By no means am I a music critic, but I do know the potential for something good when I hear it.  And Funeral Party, my friends, sounds good. I’ve never understood the idea of classifying or placing

If you’re an East Coast transplant living in California, then you’ve probably lamented the lack of greasy spoon diners in the Bay Area (no, Mel’s, IHOP, and Denny’s don’t count, though they are the greasiest).  Well, guess what?  Ole’s Waffle Shop in Alameda is here to fill the gap (with

Desperate times call for desperate measures. We are solidly into April, ie spring, but my winter coat is still on and my skin is still an “indoor kid” shade of pale. So off I go to where a lei and drink shots that have been lit on fire even though

Okay so maybe you group together the term “food truck” along with artisan, pork belly, comfort food, and all the other foodie terms you’re sick of, but c’mon, it’s delicious food that travels to you! Can it really be that bad?  Some of the buzz-iest food trucks in town with

One of my fondest memories of elementary school is going to the quarterly book fair.  While the popular kids who — damn them — were born with naturally straight teeth and perfect vision stood around looking bored (if beautiful), eight-year-old me was pawing through those racks, trying to find the

Everyone who’s lived in San Francisco for a reasonable amount of time knows that, usually, it’s significantly cheaper to live somewhere in the avenues. I don’t venture out into the avenues much (past 10th, anyway). When I do, though, it’s nice to know there is at least one option for a watering