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08 Aug 2022

Protest Planned in San Francisco to Demand Action Against Monkeypox

This just came across my desk and I thought it might be something BAS readers would be interested in. The event is happening today, Monday, August 8th. I’m pasting the info from the press release below: Activists to Protest August 8 at Health & Human Services Offices To Demand Immediate Action on Testing,

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08 Aug 2022

What did the People at Mo Pop Festival Want Mo’ of?

Detroit’s Mo Pop Festival, presented by AEG, was back after a 1098-day Covid hiatus. Assuredly the festival, boasting an incredibly diverse crowd and lineup while still showcasing a lot of local love, came back with even mo’ of what the people, artists, and the city want. Even with how fulfilling

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08 Aug 2022

A Look at Before and After The Embarcadero Freeway Came Down

Current mood: extremely thankful for how the Embarcadero looks today versus how it did in the past. While no doubt useful, the elevated double-decker Embarcadero Freeway (also known as California State Route 480) was hardly aesthetically pleasing compared to the Embarcadero of today. After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake severely

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08 Aug 2022

City Officials are Stepping in to Try to Save Club Deluxe

The closing of Club Deluxe has rattled everyone this past couple of weeks. The closure has felt absolutely devastating for all of us. The loss of this club will forever change The Haight and The City. Now that we’re past the shock of the announcement, we’re learning that there is

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05 Aug 2022

“Hella Feminist” Debuts at Oakland Museum of California

BY NAVYA POTHAMSETTY If you dug through the Oakland Museum of California’s archives, you would probably find material ranging from the sublime to the completely bizarre. One of the more odd finds in recent years was a poster featuring what one curator thought to be a rotary phone dial: it was

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05 Aug 2022

The Most Ridiculous Reasons For Stiffing Your Server

If the service is good, it deserves tip and none of these excuses justifies not leaving one.

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05 Aug 2022

Discover The Building With a Kaleidoscope Roof: Vertical Panorama

Let your thoughts drift away in this newly built kaleidoscope of a building tucked away in Sonoma. If you’ve been in the one-way color tunnel integrated into the bridge within SFMOMA, you’ve experienced the beautiful art installations created by Berlin-based artist Olafur Eliasson. Another one of his gorgeous installations is

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04 Aug 2022

Your Music, Food, & Booze Pairings at Outside Lands

With more San Francisco food vendors than I can count this year (90+ restaurants), We’ve put together some nice, booze, food and music pairings at Outside Lands 2022.  For when your tank is low and you need to eat and chill before your next show.  I’ve been going to OL

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