San Francisco is an old, iron safe filled with gold, glory, disaster, and secrets. SFCentric History is a column, by SF writer V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi, that digs in the vaults of local history and shares the sensational people, places, and things that rocked San Francisco. Sure, we all know “I

Dr. Drew reboot and Santorum joke pioneer Dan Savage arouses all manner of opinions on the love-hate continuum. As Savage brings his amateur porn roadshow back to San Francisco and Berkeley for the next three weeks, we asked a cross-section of sex-positive Bay Area authors, podcasters, and relationship coaches whether

There were no barbecues or people lounging the day away. Instead, it was an afternoon of peaceful resistance and camaraderie in Oakland’s Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (locally dubbed Oscar Grant Plaza) with people of all shapes, sizes and shades coming together to reclaim the holiday in a way that truly

San Francisco police have identified and are looking for the guy suspected of shooting and killing Bubbles! Anthony “Bubbles” Torres was an activist, artist, performer, and SF nightlife staple, and until now there hasn’t been a clear suspect in his murder.   Read all about Bubbles and what he meant to

Below are some highlights, lowlights and oddities from this week in local news. A recipe for destruction What do you get when you mix a bottle of Hennessy, meth and loaded guns? Nothing good, ever. But two people found out Sunday that such a cocktail can definitely get you arrested.

Traveling is fun and exciting because it takes you out of your typical routine and gives you something new to experience. No matter where your destination is, you’re bound to have a good time! There’s no work stress to think about or responsibilities to take care of. All you have

There are a bunch of fun, artsy extravaganzas happening all over San Francisco this January. The next couple weeks have world class expos, afterpartys, truely creative performances and of course music, dancing & libations all over the place.  It’s time to get out there and mix it up with thousands of other beautiful

Hidden East Bay Wonders brings you everything weird, whimsical, and wonderful in the East Bay. Featured this week: Berkeley’s Storybook-style Thornburg Village.