ART: Artist Mario Wagner, who recently relocated to S.F. from Cologne, Germany, will exhibit his first San Francisco solo show, Observed by Clouds. "Utilizing imagery from the 1950s and 60s, Wagner’s pieces convey a sense of vintage futurism in beautifully anachronistic micro-narratives that describe one visual point in some larger, unknown story." more ›

After Attorneys General in 17 states nutted over Craigslist's adult services section -- where one could hire sex workers to quench a bevy of desires -- the San Francisco company finally shut it down on all their U.S. sites. Alas. more ›

KGO reports that San Francisco resident, Mary Bollero, got a call from a San Mateo pet clinic on Friday morning saying they had her dog, who had been stolen from her home seven years ago and was identified through a microchip. But when Bollero got to the clinic with all of her dog's paperwork, she was told the dog had been given to the 22-year-old South San Francisco man who had brought her in claiming he found the dog a month ago. more ›

• Adoptable bunnies strike poses at East Bay SPCA. [Pawesome]
• BART's bike accessibility has much room for improvement. [Mission Mission, SF Bike Coalition]
• An online, tuition-free public charter school in Union Square? [Tenderblog]

Local food writer and avid CHOWhound Robert Lauriston recently opened his own restaurant in Berkeley, Locanda da Eva (2826 Telegraph Avenue), featuring Italian cuisine from chef Huw Thornton (formerly a sous chef at SPQR and A16), and a cocktail program created by Jackie Patterson. Like several other local bar stars this year, Patterson recently stepped out from behind the bar, where she's worked steadily at Heaven's Dog and elsewhere for the past few years, to take a job as a brand ambassador for Lillet, and the drink below from the menu she created at Locanda da Eva features that lovely, orange-y aperitif. more ›

This week we bring you a delightful double-dose of Green Apple Books. Check out the bookstore's latest cute and quirky commercial featuring their "Courageous Commando Cuties" advertising Green Apple's September Book of the Month, C by Tom McCarthy. more ›

Although SF Zine Fest is all about tables and tables of choice zines, comics, phenomenal DIY doodads, and more -- psst, be sure to read Laura Beck's article on making her very first zine -- it's also a great opportunity to learn from a bevvy of successful independent publishers and local scribes. This year's workshop and panel roster promises to have something for every zine geek, and then some. Behold. more ›

Andrew Dudley from Haighteration brings our attention to a budding grassroots effort to have Ike's Place move to the Lower Haight. They even crafted a grassrootsy Facebook page, which reads: more ›

On the eve of Fashion Week in NYC, Guy Trebay devotes his Fashion Diary this week in the NYT to San Franciscans and their rugged, often vintage or vintage-inspired style in "this foggy, sports- and green-obsessed city." He points first to Nice Collective, the primarily menswear label that made a splash in 2007 when GQ gave them some national attention for their "hooded scarves, trilby hats, Ernest Shackleton-style parkas." more ›

Two baby sea lions, whose mother gave birth to them at Pier 39 and abandoned them there for reasons unknown, have settled into their new home at Brookfield Zoo outside Chicago. They don't have names yet, but they were born in June and subsequently picked up by the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito where they were nursed for a bit and then sent to SIx Flags in Vallejo for a month before making the trip to Chicago. more ›

2010 has proven a far better year for tourism in San Francisco than the dismal year that was 2009, but tourists on average seem to be spending less. According to the Chron, hotel occupancy was up over last year for the first six months of the year, and the number of international tourists landing at SFO rose 13% in June, compared to last year -- though that big jump has a bit to do with the Great Swine Flu Scare, and several new carriers coming to town. more ›

"Havi V. Lens" by Ariel Dovas. more ›