With their usual whimsy, those folks from 826 Valenicia celebrated their 5-year anniversary on 8/26. They did so with a community festival at Mission Playground, which is right near the store. Entry was free; folks purchased tickets to engage in many of the activities. Kids and adult-sized kids engaged in music, games, pie-eating contests, and tried their hand at dunking folks. Seemed like everyone was having a swell time for a swell cause....

We were hanging out with a couple of our wee friends at the Duboce Park playground on Friday mid-morning when the four-year-old came over and tugged on our sleeve, urging us to take them outside the gates to watch "THAT GUY! He's here!" Upon hearing the faint strums of a guitar, we figured it was just another busker. So, we at first blew him off and said, "We can hear him from in here."......

Photo of Harry Potter translations at the Main Public...

Everybody found the famous hillside slides very entertaining. Remember to bring your cardboard! The Koret Children's Quarter in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park had its Grand Opening Celebration this morning. A relaxed Mayor Gavin Newsom was on hand along with Supervisors Jake McGoldrick and Ross Mirkarimi to welcome the large crowd. You could even ride the carousel for free. Things appeared to go smoothly today, in contrast with one report of parental bird flipping and......

Looks like there's a budding trend for private companies to supply healthier school lunches in schools throughout the greater Bay Area. Some of these companies, as seen in the article in the SJ Merc, have plans to expand their school programs and even reach into homes....

Last Wednesday, we told you our quick take on Juno Baby's line of educational entertainment products for kids (the long and short: cute, cool, and engaging). Adam Adleman, one of the founders of Juno Baby, took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer some questions: ...

The Bay Area is home to many intriguing small businesses. Still, color us surprised that we've found in Juno Baby a local purveyor of high-quality children's educational products that manages to encapsulate what we like best in a company. ...