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Mayor London Breed to Bring Back the Barbary Coast?
Mayor Breed’s newest revitalization scheme involves bringing an entertainment district á la New Orleans’ Bourbon Street to the Financial District. Another gambit to jumpstart downtown San Francisco, at least this idea doesn’t yearn for the dead-and-gone. Even Breed knows office culture is never coming back. Her plan shifts focus from

How an Irish Festival Reminded Me Why I Love The Bay
Last weekend, the team behind the much beloved Dicken’s Faire put on a new festival called Céilí on the Lake. Centered around Irish Dancing and Irish music, Céilí on the Lake welcomed Spring and celebrated Beltane with great food, sweet kid-friendly activities, tons of live music, artisan-made crafts, and of

The Genre-bending Queer Love Story: ‘RED RED RED’
The legend of Heracles has long been a part of our collective consciousness. Heracles, son of Zeus, that divine hero who tiptoes through mainstream references. There he is, slaying the Nemean Lion and clearing the Augean Stables. Here is Heracles stealing the girdle of Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons. Does

Beloved Oakland Donut Shop Robbed But Community Swoops in to Support
Dick’s Donuts on High Street in Oakland was robbed by a regular customer on Thursday of last week in broad daylight. During a brief quiet moment in an otherwise busy morning, a man came into Dick’s Donuts, broke down the plastic barrier on the counter and took the entire register

The Big, Gay, Musical Carousel: ‘A Strange Loop’
Do you have mean little thoughts in your head that stop you from making art? Or finding a better job? Do they yell at you as you peer in the mirror and tell you that, unlike Barbie’s Ken, you will never be enough? For Usher (well played by Alvis Green

Travel Back to the Harlem of the West with this Soul Food & Immersive Theater Combo
When was the last time a night out felt special? Not just leaving the house to do something but, as my dad would say, “stepping out on the town.” Well, for the next three weeks, Honey Art Studio, in collaboration with Walking Cinema and Minnie Bell’s Soul Movement, is giving

Best Bay Area Events 4/30-5/20
Daniel Sloss at PoFA Sunday, May 12th (3pm Show Added!) Tickets are still available for @DanielSlossComedian: Can’t, his LIVE comedy show that is coming to Palace of Fine Arts on Sunday, May 12th! The 7pm show is sold out, but tickets are still available for the Scottish comedian’s 3pm show.

Breaking News: San Jose Actually Has Something Cool
I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life aside from six months in Sacramento and a year in Glendale; which I was too young to remember much of, except for the fact I recall it being 70+ degrees on average in December. You can’t trust a place where the