• Alicia Parlette, the ex-Chron copywriter who chronicled her life with cancer, is now in hospice care. (To read "Alicia's Story" from The Chron, go here.) [SF Chronicle]

  • Lincoln Park Playground open for business. [Richmond Blog]

  • SF median home prices jump by a third. [Curbed]

  • Sylvester songs profit local AIDS agencies. [BAR]

  • Time to show the kids what a real dive bar looks like. [Tenderblog]

  • Frank Chu's thoughts on tea partiers. [Eye On Blogs]