Arts & Entertainment First Look: A.C.T. Reveals Redesigned Strand Theater Back in February, news that the American Conservatory Theater would be investing in the Strand Theater renewed our hopes for the troubled stretch of mid-Market. Today, courtesy of the Planning Department, we get
SF News Ed Lee Tells Lame Joke, Newsom Forgoes Neckwear During Homeless Service Announcement L'Oreal spokesmayor Gavin Newsom and his sidekick, the wise-crackin' Mayor Ed Lee dropped by Project Homeless Connect yesterday to announce a new extension of the former Mayor's pet project. According to the Chronicle,
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: Game 2 Detroit pitcher Doug Fister will start against Madison Bumgarner in game 2 tonight. The right hander grew up rooting for the Giants. [Chron] [CBS5] From Catcher's Crouch to Dugout's Top Step, the touching
SF News Bustin' Verlander: Giants Take Game One, 8-3 Detroit ace Justin Verlander lasted all of four innings on the mound in Game 1 of the World Series in San Francisco Monday night. Pablo Sandoval started the Verlander abuse early on with
SF News Lower Haight Seeks Local Vigilante To Fight Neighborhood Crime Despite being named 2011's Neighborhood of the Year, the Lower Haight has been coping with a spate of robberies, break-ins and phonejackings over the past few months. Finally, someone in the neighborhood has
Arts & Entertainment Art Inspired By The Magically Twee World Of Wes Anderson Films This weekend at Spoke Art Gallery, meta-whimsical art show "Bad Dads" returns to San Francisco. To celebrate the return of over 75 paintings, prints and sculptures inspired by the films of Wes Anderson,
SF News Man Sleeping In Driveway Killed By Car Backing Out A 60-year-old man was killed early Tuesday morning when a woman backed out of a garage and accidentally ran over him as he slept in the driveway along Third Street near South Park
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Questioning The Detroit Faithful Five Questions for Detroit Tigers blog Bless You Boys. [McCoveyChron] Former SFist Editor Jackson West describes getting hit by a car on his bike and dealing with the painful aftermath. [SFAppeal] Dominique Crenn,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gold Dust Lounge Reveals New Location Will Look Like A Bar This afternoon, the historic (maybe) Gold Dust Lounge shared an early look at how they imagine their forthcoming Fisherman's Wharf location will turn out. And the new place looks... Well, it looks pretty
SF News Day Around The Bay: Trial Begins For Accused Mission Rapist The trial of the Mission Rapist accused of sexually assaulting three women on 24th Street began this morning and included graphic photos and video footage. [BCN/Appeal] With all the Michelin star buzz
SF News New Petition Opposes Waterfront Arena For All The Worst Reasons Down in the Eastern corner of SoMa where the Golden State Warriors are itching to break ground reinforce a crumbling bed of concrete and begin construction of their new waterfront arena on pier
Arts & Entertainment Go Do This Thing Tonight: Re-Imagine Bikes & Public Space at SPUR Tonight, urban development think tank SPUR and (ahem) "slow bike movement" leaders PUBLIC Bikes will host the opening of Public Works, a new exhibition that looks to re-examine "the meaning and value of
SF News Woman Stabbed To Death In The Tenderloin Early Sunday morning around 2 a.m., a woman was fatally stabbed on Eddy Street near the Bay Area Women's & Children's Center in the Tenderloin. The suspect is described only as a
SF News Apple Announces New iMacs, 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro, iPad Mini As expected, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at a special event in San Jose this morning to announce their latest lineup of life-changing, line-forming Apple products. After trotting out some impressive
SF News Tuesday Morning Roundup: A Giant Hangover Since print is dead, here is this morning's cover of the San Francisco Chronicle. And let's not forget the cover of the Sporting Green. [@WillKane] As noted yesterday, the Giants trump the presidential
SF News NLCS Game 7: Giants Win 9-0, Heavens Open Up Over San Francisco Your San Francisco Giants earned another shot at a World Series ring tonight in AT&T park, after destroying the St. Louis Cardinals 9 - 0 in the first game 7 to
SF News Day Around The Bay: Your AT&T Park Weather Report In case you haven't looked outside all afternoon, rain is threatening to delay Game 7, but weather reports from outside SFist HQ near AT&T Park say the sun has returned in
Arts & Entertainment Before Game 7, San Francisco's Rally Monkey Has Her Eyes On A Win When last we checked in with San Francisco's most orange monkey, the baseball-predicting primate had successfully turned around both the Division and the Championship series for your San Francisco Giants just by virtue
SF News Skateboarders Grind Over Supervisor Avalos' Anti-Dew Tour Buzzkill The totally radical and allegedly low-paying Dew Tour extreme sporting event wrapped up Sunday at Civic Center Plaza, where Supervisor John Avalos griped that it took up too much public time and space
SF News Varsity Jocks At Piedmont High Organize 'Fantasy Slut League' Male varsity athletes at haughty Piedmont High School have been running an alarming extracurricular activity in which they score points for engaging and documenting in sexual activities with female students. According to a
SF News Monday Morning Roundup: Mission Chinese Makes The Best Food In New York Mission Chinese has the most delicious food in all of New York, raves Bourdain. And the foodie backlash has already begun. [UptownAlmanac] Ross Mirkarimi tries to extend an olive branch to Mayor Lee,
Arts & Entertainment Checking In With The San Francisco Giants Rally Monkey While "Rally Zito" has been a popular topic on Twitter today as the San Francisco Giants look to stay alive in the NLCS, we here at SFist would like to put a little
SF News Hospitalized Victim In 20-Person Valencia Street Brawl Identified As Serpentine Cook The victim who ended up on life support after a huge, 20-person street brawl broke out at 16th and Valencia Streets after last call Tuesday morning has been identified as 39-year-old Caesar Chuc,
Arts & Entertainment Daisy Does the Niners: Frank Gore Helps SF Beat Seattle (By Daisy Barringer) First, a PSA: I'd like to say congratulations to all of the brand new fans who attended their very first NFL game last night when the 49ers defeated the Seahawks
Arts & Entertainment Planning Commission OKs West Coast's Largest Phallus The glorious, metal and glass Transbay Tower received final approval from the San Francisco Planning Commission on Thuesday, clearing one of the last major hurdles before crews can finally get to work erecting
