Advice

How Meal Delivery Apps are Killing Your Favorite Restaurants
Another local restaurant has bitten the dust, and food delivery apps are causing restaurants to go under instead of helping them stay afloat. “Online ordering does more damage to a business than it helps,” says the out-of-business sign at just-shuttered Gaslamp Cafe. “Any profit from the sale is stripped away

Hallmark Cards to Grandparents Now Subtly Mention Inheritance
It’s nearly Valentines Day again, and America is gearing up for a lovely day full of candy, chocolate, & romance. Holiday Card makers Hallmark are also gearing up for a very busy week of business, but it’s not all hearts and cherubs at company headquarters this year. It turns out Hallmark’s

The Pleasures and Pains of Having a Dog in San Francisco
One of the many weird things about San Francisco is that even though it’s not a particularly dog friendly city there are still more dogs here than children.

Bake Muffins & Feed the Homeless on National Muffin Day
Do you know the Muffin Man? If you are ever on Market Street, in the Tenderloin, in the Mission, on Haight Street, or near the Civic Center, you might have seen him around, distributing delicious home-baked muffins to hungry folk. For the past five years or so, Jacob Kaufman has

Why to You Should Watch More Mainstream Asian Films
Guest post by Peter Wong Why should you watch the more commercial Asian films? Let’s paint some word pictures: *Because you’ll see some terrified passengers crawl along the car’s luggage rack to avoid the zombies which have packed a train’s passenger car (“Train To Busan”). *Hong Kong action cinema legend Chow Yun-Fat

How You’re Gonna Win SF Beer Week 2019
Beer drinkers from every corner of the Bay will be stroking their beards and sipping the finest ales, sours, stouts, porters, pilsners, and pub ales the world has ever seen…why? Because it’s SF Beer Week, and there will be hundreds of new beers to try and all sorts of fun events

8 Things Straight People Can Do to Support LGBTQ Folks Right Now
No one can deny that LGBTQ individuals have had a tough go of things under the current presidential administration. With the Supreme Court voting to allow a ban on transgender soldiers who have served their country bravely, the situation appears grim for those in the LGBTQ community and their allies.

Nine Fun Ways to Boycott the Super Bowl
Maybe you’re like Nik, and you’re boycotting the Super Bowl and the NFL. Or maybe you’re just not feeling the Super Bowl this year and want another option for your night. Perhaps you’ve never been much of a football fan to begin with. With the Super Bowl fast approaching you