-- Those rectangular glassy lofts on Folsom and Fourth Streets are, in fact, award-winning rectangular glassy lofts. Also, love the windows. [Curbed] -- What to do in SF when it pours. [Gridskipper] -- Democrats having a spine? What a novel idea! [BeyondChron] -- Behold! Tinkerman's top 10 musical experiences and releases of 2007. [SFBG] -- Matt Gonzalez caught shopping at Community Thrift on Valencia. Dude, we also l-o-v-e Community Thrift! Why, it's where we......

This is the first post in a new, regular series that will feature discarded items plucked from Bay Area streets, flea markets, thrift stores, and other nooks and crannies. In the spirit of Found Magazine, the U.K.'s Is This You?, and the FoundPhotos community in Livejournal, we call on you to submit your interesting Bay Area finds, including photos, objects, and letters to found.at.sfist.dot.com. In order to be considered, please tell us where you found the item and any other info you would like to include. (Remember, it has to be an item whose previous owner was unknown.) This featured collection is by far one of our favorites that we picked up at Community Thrift a couple of years ago. We were told by people in FoundPhotos that the landscape in the photos appeared to be in Santa Barbara, a mission and a winery, respectively....

On our way to work a few weeks ago, we noticed a group of punk kids painting in the alleyway around the corner from Community Thrift on Valencia Street. They were painting bunnies on the walls. In broad daylight! We thought to our selves, "Look at those ballsy punk kids!" and continued on our way. As we passed the same spot on our way home a few days later, we saw what looked to......

SFist has not one, not two, but three weddings to go to this summer, and we needed a snazzy suit. Something dark, not too heavy, and cheapcheapcheap. So we went to Thrift Town at 17th and Mission because, well, we do almost all our shopping at Thrift Town. Hey, when you're an underemployed blogger, you've got to look good on a budget. When we lived in New York City, our favorite shop was the......