Veterans Day Freebie Guide Although I am from suburban America and there’s something oddly comforting about shopping in a retail plaza that consists of everything I need in one location, I am not a fan of corporate chain restaurants. I have spent many a day with my suburban group of

Commemorating Back II The Future Day, the day Marty McFly arrives in the Future 10/21/15. There is Bake to the Future. Tons of Back to the Future themed cookies by Sweet Petite

Nite Owl My head is pounding. I’d gone straight from work, to the gym, to yet another hijacked political meeting and finally a rather awkward, albeit surrealistically humorous event entitled San Francisco Political Squares. It was cute, well constructed and everyone was trying their damndest to channel Paul Lynde (or

Of all her gowns, San Francisco, looks her most enchanting, perhaps in the early days of autumn. The days of the Indian summer are dry and hot, but cool to nights perfect for t-shirts that we never get during the “real summer” everyone else experiences. The city turns into a

Somehow the news that Dave’s is closing escaped me till now. Here is something I wrote about it for the SFBG. It’s a shame that at the end of the piece I say ‘I’m worried about Dave’s closing soon’ and now it is.

There are consequences to eating like a jackass. I’m a vegetarian with a serious sugar problem. Stuart’s a junkfoodatarian with a serious coca-cola and chicharones problem. Together we’re stress eaters with various levels of tummy troubles who help keep our favorite convenience stores in business

Suddenly Iris starting hearing about a local bar serving Uyghur (Muslim Chinese) food – which even around here is pretty unusual. The fact that it’s in a bar is even more bizarre, because of course strict Muslims don’t drink

Blackbird Bar’s current in-house curator is artist and illustrator Ariel Dunitz-Johnson. As an SF resident for the last 12 years, and previous curator for the Lexington Club for 6 years, Ariel loves promoting the arts.