What do you when millions of Americans still won’t get vaccinated?  In New Orleans they’re enticing people with 1lb of free Crawfish,  “Get your first dose of Moderna or your one time J&J shot and get a free pound of crawfish!” This evening! Get your first or second-dose Moderna or

Treasure Island was built by dredging and then dumping imported debris into the shoals of the north side of Yerba Buena Island in 1939.  An island to help host and show off the Golden Gate International Exposition.  A lot of the buildings were made of wood or plaster, built quickly,

By Sarah Givens Open any newsource these days and the reminders of human intolerance are everywhere. From George Floyd to the rise of Asian American hate, it’s rather soul crushing, really. But there are also signs of hope out there, like a group of Oakland teens who are now finishing

Specs’ 12 Adler Museum Cafe, the western jewel of dive bars and our city’s home to philosophers, novelists, travelers, progressives, poets, punks, drunks and broke-asses, is finally reopening! Specs’ celebrated it’s 53rd birthday this past April 26th, now it’s going to celebrate its grand re-opening this Thursday May 20th! Hours

The nutjob Buckeye State of Ohio has the rarest of things — a Republican governor who has done magnificent work with COVID-19 restrictions. Naturally, Ohio Republicans despise him for this. And now, in hopes of getting as many Ohians as possible vaccinated, today Ohio governor Mike DeWine announced a $1

Crappy corporate burger chains and fast-casual restaurants nationwide are short-staffed, and many have resorted to taping sad Microsoft Word-printed signs on their doors and drive-thrus  claiming that “people don’t want to work.” It is not true that people “don’t want to work,” it’s a combination of factors including lack of

San Francisco was delighted to see vaunted red meat destination House of Prime Rib return with take-out, and reopen their indoor dining at 50% capacity. But in the last three weeks, House of Prime Rib is suddenly suffering a sudden constant stream of diarrhea complaints from customers. This issue rushed