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. One of the best ways

Hopefully by now you’ve heard that I’m doing a big Choose Your Own Adventure day on Thursday 2/22. It’s going to be so rad! Nobody is doing anything like this. I’m sure you’re wondering how it’s going to work though so I figured I’d break it down: How to Play

By Genie Carter I try to spend as little time as I can on Facebook, but like so many people, I quickly get sucked into the ease of scrolling through stories and clicking the little red numbers when they come up. I know I’ve been on it too long when

By Anna Parker Realizing that I was one of approximately five people in the entire Bay Area who had never been to Point Reyes, I decided that it was time to remedy the situation earlier this week. What could be better than dragging a couple of friends along for a

Doc’s Clock is a Mission classic.  When they lost their lease at 2575 Mission St in 2017, locals, patrons, and the general community were in an uproar, nobody wanted to lose their beloved dive.  So what did Doc and its owner Carrey do?  They found a place just down the street

By Kelly O’Grady You like supporting local business? You like the comic books? Then get off yah’ duff chowda’ head and walk over to Mission Comics and buy some graphic novels already! Leef Smith, the proprietor of Mission Comics is a huge sweetheart and a real mensch. They have sales

SF & NYC residents argue if Golden Gate Park is better than Central Park, and if the rooftop bars in Brooklyn beat the patios of Zeitgeist and El Rio