Arts & Entertainment Behold a San Francisco 'Tearoom' Customer Survey Michael Petrelis brings word of a Tenderloin tearoom we never knew existed. (A tearoom, for those not in the know, is a bastion of public gay male sex. Hubba hubba.) Petrelis writes: "The
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Outside Lands Reveals Massive Food Lineup for 2011 Our mother always taught us that if you're eating at a concert, you're doing it wrong. However, seeing as how San Francisco's LSD-tinged past has given way to more family-friendly foodie festivities these
Arts & Entertainment 7 Reasons To Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
SF News Visitacion Valley Shooting Monday Night A 21-year-old man was shot several times a little before 11:30 p.m. Monday night over in Visitacion Valley. The incident occurred near the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and Arleta Avenue. His
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink NYC Beats SF at James Beard Awards During last night's chefs and restaurants portion of the James Beard Awards (i.e., the Grammy Awards of food), New York took home most of the top awards, leaving many Bay Area gastronomes
SF News Schwarzenegger and Shriver Split After 25 years of marriage, and just a few months out of Sacramento, California's former governor and first lady are putting their marriage on hold, according to the L.A. Times. Arnold Schwarzenegger
SF News Day Around The Bay First thing we're doing when we get some free time? Making these black and white toffee bars. [Appeal] Major decline in the housing market... again. [SFGate] Prostitues take over the Mission during Sunday
Arts & Entertainment Should You Hide Alcohol on Your Body at Bay to Breakers? Of course, says Joe Kukura of Exercising While Intoxicated, one should conceal sweet nectar while running this month's Bay to Breaker's race. Even though getting lit could land you in pretend jail (or,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bar Agricole, Chronicle Early James Beard Winners Before tonight's chef and restaurants awards are handed out at the 2011 James Beard Awards, early technical awards in the non-chef categories (i.e., books, broadcast, journalism and restaurant design) were bestowed Friday
SF News Scenes from a Tree Blown Over in Duboce Park Local photog Brendan Luna snapped these shots of a tree blown over by fierce winds in Duboce Park on Saturday. "Windy conditions on Saturday at about 2 p.m. caused a large tree
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Be a Guest on 'Check, Please! Bay Area' The lovely Michele Mandell brings word that noted KQED restaurant-review show Check, Please! Bay Area is looking for a few good reviewers. Might you be one of them? The rules, in addition to
SF News Suicide Jumper at 3rd & Market [Updated] We're getting word that a jumper (pictured here) atop a building at Third and Market streets has caused all sorts of havoc this morning. Traffic along the 600 block of Market is closed
SF News Let Them Eat Free Electric Car Power, Says Mayor Ed Lee In a continuing effort to reduce the city's carbon emissions -- while boosting the smugness of Prius owners, of course -- Mayor Ed Lee's office will announce the availability of free power for
SF News Fairfield Murder-Suicide Leaves Three Dead One women and two men are dead after a murder-suicide in Farfield on Saturday. BCN (via KTVU) reports: "The relationships and motivation for the shooting on the 5200 block of Venus Drive are
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Breakfast hedonism at Sunnyside Cafe in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Armistead Maupin's Husband Unleashes New Social Site for Bears Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City, just announced on his Facebook page that his husband, Chris Turner, has a new(ish) social site for bears -- i.e., hairy and/or
SF News Man Booted Off BART After Talking About Weapons of Mass Destruction A man was escorted off a BART train this morning after loudly and wildly talking to passengers about weapons of mass destruction. Egads. "BART officers responded at about 9:20 a.m. to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michelle Obama: Tamale Lover Let's just get this out of the way: Michelle Obama is, arguably, one of the greatest First Ladies, ever. Not only can she execute vibrant colors and exciting styles -- which, for us,
Arts & Entertainment Peaches Christ Talks 'Mommie Dearest,' Faye Dunaway, and Child Abuse High-glamour child abuse, anyone? You are in luck. On Saturday night, Peaches Christ (Midnight Mass creator, All About Evil writer/director) will once again screen Mommie Dearest, this time in honor of its
SF News Man Robbed at Knife Point for PBR 12-Pack Beer. It is gross. Pabst Blue Ribbon. Even nastier. Which is why we were saddened and shocked to read that a Dolores Park goer was recently robbed of his 12-pack of the blue-collar-fetishizing
SF News Hit-and-Run Kills 55-Year-Old Man at Masonic and Turk A hit-and-run incident claimed the life of a 55-year-old man at Masonic and Turk last night. The Chronicle reports: "The series of crashes began at about 2:30 a.m. when the suspect,
SF News Day Around The Bay Dogs, do they have rights? [SFBG] Work begins today on the new Metreon/Target. Cheers! [Curbed] Also, blogs are “not allowed” at Westfield Mall’s photo op for Target store in San Francisco.