SFist interviews Kenneth Ryan, Prop Master of the San Francisco Ballet more ›

While Hannah Watson's found tent camping to be just fine at Burning Man over the past several years, this year she had a vision -- an art instillation of her own that would "not only be beautiful but provide (her) with comfort and a home while out the desert." She found an old Oregon transit bus for sale on craigslist and, since last April, has spent every weekend getting the old girl ready to fly to Burning Man. We got to check out the bus this past weekend. more ›

Photo of the Opening Day of the Panhandle Bandshell more ›

Last Saturday, a fight broke out at the "Hyphy High School Bash" at the Marin County Corte Madera Recreation Center. The police raced to the scene upon hearing reports of gunshots and a Golden Gate Transit bus being blocked on Tamalpais Drive by 80 teenagers. They couldn't confirm whether shots had been fired, but someone had sprayed pepper spray into the crowd and around the same time, someone broke into a nearby elementary school. Hilariously, the Marin Independent Journal describes hyphy as "a music and dance expression that grew out of the Bay Area hip-hop scene," and one Corte Madera parent says "It's really ironic. We live in Marin, and I feel safer sending my daughter to San Francisco." Ooooh, not dangerous San Francisco! Hyphy hyphy hyphy hyphy (or, as they call it in Marin, "a music and dance expression"). more ›

We weep tears of gratitude every time Drew Altizer sends along his pictures -- they're always so good, and he's always having such a fun time in the city! Last Saturday, Drew was at the Vivienne Westwood fashion show, celebrating the opening of her fashion retrospective at the DeYoung Museum and passes along these images. more ›

SFist spent last weekend luxuriating in the unseasonably warm weather in Sonoma doing what one does in Sonoma-- drink lots of wine and eat super-yummy food. The occasion? Sonoma's VinOlivo Festival. Last Saturday, the vintner's of Sonoma along with their restaurants put together a festival honoring the good life, Sonoma-style. For a mere $75, you could wander around sampling all the finest Sonoma has to offer. And Sonoma has a lot to offer. more ›

We're back from summer vacation -- did you miss us? more ›

We don't know who is the U.S. Postal Services equivalent of Mr. Ford, but here is our open letter nonetheless. more ›

SFist has rarely been happier to live above ground level than we were when we read about this guy who pees in your window.* Seriously! more ›

You'd think that for a city on a fault line, situated right next to the world's biggest proving ground for new technology, the Bay Area could come up with a better class of super villains and evil geniuses. Giant robots tromping down Market Street, mind control rays broadcast from Sutro Tower, sheesh, even some sea lions with frickin' laser beams on their heads terrorizing tourists at Pier 39. more ›