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The Gallerinas: Meet San Francisco’s New It Girls
“What if we lived in a world where we were celebrated instead of seperated? What if instead of being made to feel less than, we were raised up? What if we felt worthy? What kind of new horizons would we imagine then? These are the questions that burn in my

Oakland Government finally steps in after artist threats
The s**t is hitting the fan over at The Oakland Cannery since our story about unsafe living conditions broke just last week. KQED published an article this week about the industrial generators creating unsafe living conditions and put pressure on the city. Turns out, the noise made by the press

How an obsession with being “cool” makes us creatively powerless
This article is not a scholarly look at “cool.” As an active musician and a personal coach to creatives, I have a very different concern: how the obsession with cool makes us creatively impotent. And more importantly, what can we do to feel our joy again. Much has been said

Re-Introducing You To Sirron Norris
Few artists within San Francisco have become a permanent fixture here and Sirron Norris is one of them. His blue cartoon bears are hard to miss in The Mission but you’ll also find his work scattered around the city. The relatable and sweet disposition of Sirron Norris’ dynamic bears will

How Bookmarks Spark Timeless Memories
BY CURT HOPKINS I’m not a collector. Of anything. Everything I have I use, including my books. The one possible exception are my bookmarks, though I guess I use those too. But it feels like a collection, albeit a small one. I have been to all but a few of the

FLASH GIVEAWAY!!! We Wanna Send You to See Just Add Heather!
We’re super-pumped to team up with the team behind Just Add Heather and the DNA Lounge to send one lucky winner and a plus one to see the world’s only culinary cabaret this Sunday night! Indulge your sweet tooth and enjoy the mouthwatering variety how – and maybe a few

These Bay Area Bars & Restaurants are Raising Funds for Ukraine
We are a month in to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and from all reports, it’s pretty terrible. Millions of people have been displaced and hundreds, if not thousands, have been killed. It’s an absolute humanitarian crisis and Russia has been officially declared as committing war crimes. There is no doubt