SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Fine Dining Returns to the Golden Gate Last weekend we got in touch with our inner tourist and took part in the rebirth of a San Francisco legend - the Cliff House. Since January of 2003 it has been largely
Arts & Entertainment Interview: 3-6-4-1-4-6-Fi-eeive! Take a break from reading SFist and dial 415-364-1465. The voice on the answering machine is that of Kate Pocrass, detailing this week's Mundane Journey. Described as an "eagerness to interact with strangers
Arts & Entertainment SFist First Thursdays A new month, a bunch of new artists. Beat feet to some free art openings, meet the artists, drink for free. What could be better? SFist favorite Nicole Hayden will be showing along
Arts & Entertainment La Playa en Fuego Every Labor Day tens of thousands of geeks, nerds, hippies, frat boys and all other sorts of disaffected rejects pile into vehicles and make a pilgrammage to one of the most inhospitable places
Arts & Entertainment Photo-Friendly, Photo-Averse Thomas Hawk, local San Francisco photo/blogger, posted an interesting essay on his experiences taking pictures at different private cultural venues around town. SFist found the link on Boing Boing, which often covers
SF News Go Spartans! San Jose State has formally announced that it will continue not to decide whether or not it will continue to field a Division I-A football team this year. SJSU football has a 110-year
Arts & Entertainment Welcome to the Family As a short note, we wanted to welcome our new friends DCist to the Gothamist family. SFist has a bunch of talented friends from art school who graduated from Duke Ellington School for
Arts & Entertainment Nothing Ever Happens in San Jose The San Jose Museum of Art plays host to the first major solo U.S. exhibit of work by Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. Citing influences such as Disney and Punk Rock, Nara is
Arts & Entertainment Too Cool for School Man, the entire Bay Area publishing community seems to be jumping on the DJ instruction phenomenon. First it was the East Bay Express with their "School of Scratch" feature. The next day the
Arts & Entertainment Minty Fresh Hey! Have you wondered what the heck that big building across the street from the parking lot for the Metreon at Fifth and Mission is? Why, it's the Old San Francisco Mint! The
SF News Let Him Eat Cake Taking the art of self-absorption to new and previously-unseen heights, a 22-year-old San Franciscan, Ben Vanderford, has acknowledged that he faked a videotape of his own beheading in Iraq. He originally taped the
Arts & Entertainment Indy Mag Ping Pong Face Off SFist has proudly subscribed to Berkeley based ReadyMade since their first issue. If you haven't ever read it, definitely check it out, as it's chock full of great craft ideas and cool articles.
Arts & Entertainment Home Furnishing Fantasy SFist often fantasizes about the day we win the lottery and, among other things, kick our crappy-ass IKEA furnishings to the curb (or hire someone else to do so). Our dream then moves
Arts & Entertainment Grrrl Riot Calling all feminist hipsters (and those looking to pick up the same) the second Ladyfest Bay Area will be hitting the Mission this weekend (July 29-August 1). Ladyfest is the feminist DIY post-riotgrrl
Arts & Entertainment Forget Something During Your Stay? New York gets apples, DC gets donkeys and elephants, and Chicago cows - so naturally, San Francisco is filled with decorated hearts. I left my HEART in San Francisco, get it? (nudge nudge
SF News The City that Knows How "I'm proud to have been a Yankee. But I have found more happiness and contentment since I came back home to San Francisco than any man has a right to deserve. This is
