• The Dolores Park playground will be closed for a few months while Rec & Parks builds a new 45-foot super slide along with some other playground equipment that isn't nearly as exciting. If you thought Dolores Park was one big carnival already, wait until that thing gets installed. [SFEx]

• While we're on Dolores: the Dolores Park Castle is about to become the swankiest middle school in town. [CurbedSF]

• Dating in San Francisco sucks (or so we've heard). Ladies, why don't you let the Appeal's Christine Borden guide you through some basic ground rules? [SFAppeal]

• Thomas Keller describes his mindset before opening the French Laundry. [EaterSF]

• MuniDiaries brings us a report of yet another type of crime on Muni. [MuniDiaries]

• Speaking of buses, they blew up some more stuff at the Transbay Terminal today. UptownAlmanac wonders if this is what it looks like when the freeway collapses during an earthquake. [UptownAlmanac]

• Further bike lane improvements coming to Upper Market [Streetsblog]