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07 Jun 2019

Is The Slanted Door Still Worth the Hype?

This is one of those places that’s worth a splurge, but lunch and the abbreviated afternoon bar menu are reasonable and filling—you can actually have lunch with tax and tip for under $25 if you play it right (not including drinks).

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06 Jun 2019

SF Artists, the 2020 Hearts in San Francisco Project is Looking for You

For you Bay Area painters out there, this is a decent opportunity to get your work seen, for a good cause, AND get paid a bit in the process. SF General Hospital Foundation announced today that submissions are now open for the annual ‘Hearts in San Francisco’ public art project,

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06 Jun 2019

SF’s Newest Park Next to an Old Navy Shipyard, What Could go Wrong?

SF’s newest park, in India Basin, located next to the former US military shipyard, an area fraught with a history of cancer causing toxic soil.

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05 Jun 2019

The Lede: When News, Food and Booze Collide…in Oakland

There’s a transforming space in Oakland that may not call itself a pub but will function more like actual public houses of years past than any other place around. Pubs were once places where people gathered for much more than a pint and warm meal. They were community centers in

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05 Jun 2019

Is This the Worst Roommate Interview Ever?

Searching Craigslist & Facebook to fill a room in a rent controlled apartment can lead to a crazy cast of candidates. Will it be this new age spiritual millennial? I have feeling we’ve all met this person before.

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04 Jun 2019

MEZZANINE’S LANDLORDS RENEGE ON PROMISED LEASE EXTENSION

We received the below message from Mezzanine today, explaining how their landlord is going back on their word and kicking them out 3 months early.  It’s always sad to see a great local venue, along with their staff, and all the artists who were booked to perform there this winter,

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04 Jun 2019

Movement Music Festival: You’ll RAVE About the Birthplace of Techno’s Biggest Party!

True electronic dance music and (and even hip-hop) fans should check out Movement Music Festival. Why? Because Detroit is the birthplace of techno music and has celebrated this in festival form since 2000 (MMF was fully established in 2006 after taking over for its predecessors). Yes, Euro dance floors are

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04 Jun 2019

Apple’s New Cheese Grater Promises More Power, Better Cheese

Earlier this week in San Jose, CA., Apple released its latest and greatest designs, including The New Mac Pro, which is the fanciest, fastest, most powerful, cheese grater the world has ever seen.  In announcing Apple’s new foray into kitchenware, Tim Cook came on stage wearing a chef’s hat and

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