SF News Mid-Market Hit and Run Kills Man On Saturday night, a 51-year-old man was found lying in the street near Eighth and Market after an apparent hit-and-run incident. The man was struck a little before 9:30 p.m. The
SF News Weather: We Were Promised <em>Lots</em> of Thunder, Lightning Sure, we saw some lightning on Saturday night. But not much. Not much at all. And we were told there would be lots of thunder and lightning during this weekend's limp storm. Instead,
SF News Day Around the Bay Your editor is far too achy from last night's St. Patrick's Day festivities to write mind-numbingly witty and incisive bits about today's end-of-day links, so here are your headlines. Also, ow. The Rare
SF News Solano County Escapee Nabbed Remember Nathan Simpson? The convict who escaped from a detention facility in Solano County on Sunday night? Well, he was caught. According to CBS 5, Simpson "was captured by special agents from the
SF News Video: Small Funnel Cloud Touches Down at Ocean Beach At around 9:30 a.m. this morning, a developing funnel cloud touched down at Ocean Beach. There's mildly jarring footage of it, too! NBC Bay Area explains: "The tornado on the water
Arts & Entertainment Scene from Yesterday's St. Patrick's Day Revelry The scene yesterday at Front & Sacramento, shot by Josh Sullivan (AKA SullyStyle) who has a swank new photo blog you should check out.
SF News Tornado Warning <s>Issued</s> Expires for San Mateo County Coast This just in: a tornado warning has been issued for the San Mateo County Coast. Cool! (Can we say that?) San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services send out the following alerts at
SF News Weather: Rain, Wind, Sadness Well, that tears it! The weekend will be a wet one. Miserably so. In fact, San Francisco is poised to get a good drenching any minute now. A chance of thunderstorms will linger
SF News Day Around the Bay Remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter How to avoid being too green on St. Patrick's Day. Bonus: redheaded leprechaun! [Bold Italic] Israeli gays will speak at SF Forum
Arts & Entertainment Tonight Addendum: San Francisco Awl Meetup Last minute smartypants fun, folks! Former SFist editor Jackson West and local writer/artist Susie Cagle will host a San Francisco Awl Meetup this evening. And, holy smokes, here are the exciting details:
SF News Obama Coming to Bay Area in April President Barack Obama will make another trip to the Bay Area in April. Why? A White House representative cryptically explained to The Chronicle that Obama "plans to strengthen our economy and win the
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Yelp Warns Users of 'Hipster' Establishments The indetitagible Allan Hough at Mission Mission brings us news that Yelp now offers a 'hipster' (e.g., people who call themselves 'nerds') denotation in the ambience field. As the image here shows,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Behold Tim Lincecum's Typical In-N-Out Order According to USA Today, adorable SF Giants pitcher Tm Lincecum has an In-N-Out order that will have your taste buds singing showtunes and your heart committing harakiri. Check it: His traditional fare? Three
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Happy St. Patrick's Day, Now Go Grab a Pint Before Work Happy St. Paddy's Day, folks! Are you drunk yet? No? Well, that's not very festive of you. Let us remedy that situation right-quick: For those of you working in Mission Bay/SoMa, Public
SF News Armistead Maupin Denied Restroom in Australia for Not Being a "Real" Man San Francisco-based writer Armistead Maupin, creator of the iconic Tales of the City series, was in Australia last week for a book tour when he visited Alice Springs with his husband Chris Turner.
SF News Programming Notes: SFist Redesign 2011 As you can tell by now, SFist has changed its look. You like? We think it's rather keen. We also hope that, in addition to having a swank new look, your ride here
SF News Day Around the Bay Remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter What about the hospitals, Ammiano? [SFBG] Anti-abortion protesters hold yellow signs of indignation outside Valencia Street Planned Parenthood. [Bernalwood, Uptown Almanac] Beth
SF News Comment of the Day: Raining on Starbucks Parade After hearing word that Starbucks might acquire Emeryville-based Peet's Coffee & Tea, SFist commenter CetiAlphaFive chimed in with the following gem: I don't usually get so worked up over things like this, but
Arts & Entertainment Meanwhile, at 7x7 Magazine: Premonitions of San Francisco's Future What with the city's attention so clearly fixated on Ingleside and Silver Terrace, 7x7 Magazine wants you to be aware of these little-known San Francisco neighborhoods: the Mission, Hayes Valley, and Dogpatch. It
SF News Starbucks in Talks to Acquire Peet's Coffee According to DealReporter, the superior Peet's Coffee & Tea is in talks with inferior Starbucks to sell itself to the Seattle-based coffee giant. "Though neither company has commented on the reported deal, Peet's
Arts & Entertainment Why Do We Pinch People Not Wearing Green On St. Patrick's Day? While you're stuffing your face with corned beef, beer, and/or rye during tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day festivities, remember to sport some green. If not, you might get pinched. (You also might get
SF News BART Delay Update Please be advised: There is a 15-minute delay on the Fremont Line in the Richmond and Daly City directions due to an equipment problem on a train.
SF News Man Who Stabbed Fort Funston Dog Will Avoid Prosecution The man who allegedly stabbed a dog multiple times in Fort Funston in August 2010 will not be charged. Since there weren't a lot of witnesses, “the U.S. attorney doesn’t feel
