Arts and Culture

60% of Small Businesses Closed in the Past Year. Why This Matters.
just because businesses are starting to reopen, it doesn’t mean we need to slow down on showing love and support to our local businesses. The uniqueness, the charm, the diversity, the vibrancy, the sense of community – these are all reasons why we shop at and support small and local businesses.

New Fund To SAVE Bay Area Independent Performance Venues
There’s a new fund to help keep Bay Area music & performance venues alive via micro donations, which sounds like music to our ears. They call the project #SubscribeToLive, and here is their message: Independent Venue Preservation Initiative (IVPI), a new project of nonprofit The Giving Back Fund, launched Subscribe

The Uptown Bar Is For Sale On Craigslist
This website is often cruising Craiglsist in search of Folsom Street Fair Missed Connections, obviously stolen items, or perhaps some COVID-vaccinated breast milk. But this weekend we found something for sale we did not expect to see — The Uptown bar in Oakland is for sale on Craigslist, in a

Indoor Bars Can Open in San Francisco on May 7th!
Hallelujah! And say that exuberantly like Pharoahe Monch. San Francisco will be entering the Yellow Tier on May 7th which means, among other things, that indoor bars can open again without serving food. According to Supervisor Matt Haney, “Under state guidelines, in the yellow tier: Restaurants, movie theaters, libraries, offices, churches,

This Might Be the Best Shirt We’ve Ever Made
I love this shirt so much. It might literally be the best shirt we’ve ever made. It’s so clever that it’s stupid. Or maybe it’s so stupid that it’s clever. Regardless, it’s both stupid and clever. And that is exactly why it is awesome! Who knew irony could be

The Best Stuff Coming To Hulu In May
Get ready to be surprised in May by Hulu. Pride Month starts early with a whole bunch of LGBT-themed films, including the Wachowskis’ lesbian crime drama “Bound.” Actress Natalie Morales’ directorial debut shows how the search for an abortion drug in America’s heartland can be the stuff of comedy. See

The fnnch Honey Bear Controversy Explained
Honey Bear street artist fnnch has raised nearly $400,000 for charitable causes during the pandemic, yet KQED describes his work as “the Most Despised Street Art in San Francisco.” Love them or despise them, you will see those ubiquitous honey bears in now-saturation mode on bus stop shelters and towering

Woke Creator, Writer, Cartoonist Keith Knight
Artist Name: Keith Knight, Gentleman Cartoonist Site: www.keithknightart.com Instagram: @iamkeithknight Medium(s): ink and paper What’s your most recent favorite project? Woke–My TV show streaming on Hulu Tell us about your involvement with Woke. I co-created it with Marshall Todd (co-writer of the original Barbershop film). Co-wrote the pilot. Executive