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12 Jan 2024

Unmasking Creativity: Get to Know Cosplay Luminary Kristin Gallup

Meet Kristin Gallup, the creative force behind Sable and Sin, an Oakland small maker business that makes handmade clothing and goods perfect for special events, cosplay, LARPing and festival wear. From the juxtaposition of delicate lace with rugged leather to the intricacy of her whimsical yet functional designs, Kristin’s designs

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11 Jan 2024

‘The Upside’ Mission Art Collective Offers Exhibit Space to Artists

Many local artists over the years have laser-cut, welded, painted, sawed, electrified, sculpted, and even papier-mâchéd pieces of art at The Upside.

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11 Jan 2024

SF Residents Living with HIV: PRC Can Help!

If you or someone you know is a San Francisco Resident living with HIV who is having difficulty accessing healthcare in the city, please know that help is available. PRC’s team of local, trained professionals are standing by to assist with your healthcare enrollment, coverage, and access issues.

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11 Jan 2024

Pea Soup Andersen’s Closed after 100 Years of Service

The iconic, kitschy, HWY 101 tribute to Danish soup and Americana tourism has closed its doors after 100 years of roadside service in Buellton, California.

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10 Jan 2024

North Beach is Where Magic Lives

North Beach is where magic lives. Neon strip club signs throw color at the pavement below while Coit Tower sits illuminated on Telegraph Hill, like God’s own fire hose nozzle. Smells of garlic and sauce drift from restaurants whose large windows teem with people from around the world. Street barkers

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10 Jan 2024

New California Law Requires Bars & Clubs to Offer ‘Roofie’ Tests

I’ve known far too many people who’ve had their drink roofied. Incapacitating someone and taking advantage of them is a horrendous and immoral thing to do, and unfortunately getting a drink spiked is way more common than we probably know. According to a 2016 study, nearly 8% of college students

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09 Jan 2024

Best Bay Area Events 1/9-1/15

Taylor Mac and Matt Ray’s Bark of Millions Coming to Berkeley! Taylor Mac (a MacArthur Fellow, Kennedy Prize winner, and Pulitzer Prize finalist) and Obie award-winning composer Matt Ray visit with the West Coast premiere of Bark of Millions.Part rock opera, part reimagined pride parade, this epic production will stage 55 original songs—one to mark

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08 Jan 2024

Queer History Series Debuts in San Francisco

I’ve been candid about my love for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. It’s robust and overflowing community in a city buffeted by bad takes from bored and profiteering media pundits is a reminder San Francisco is alive with the sound of music, for those willing to listen. Now, in the

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