SF News Central Subway Ground Broken With a heavy dose of coffee, free muffins and hat tips to Nancy Pelosi, the Central Subway officially broke ground today. Happening just outside SFist headquarters, we couldn't resist throwing on an overcoat,
Arts & Entertainment SF Music: Wednesday, Haiti Benefit Show at Elbo Room by Rachel Brodsky Surely nothing good can come of a natural disaster, i.e. the earthquake in Haiti. On the other hand, when devastating things happen to the world, the resulting musical collaborations
SF News Homeless Person Offering Reward for Lost Cat This morning, Carl Nolte of the Chronicle brings our attention to the tale of a man's (adorable) missing cat. Daniel Harlan, 58, a homeless man and pan handler, had his "pug-nosed Himalayan cat
SF News Suede Nightclub and Lounge Closes After Shooting Death After this weekend's shooting death outside Suede Nightclub and Lounge, which took the life of 20-year-old Lawson Hall, authorities have temporarily suspended the Fisherman's Wharf venue's license. "City officials say an emergency suspension
SF News Day Around the Bay Dave Chappelle performs in Oakland this week. [Eye On Blogs] Local internet notables to serve you drinks for Rocket Dog Rescue. [Appeal] Behold Traci Des Jardins' sneak peak at her new ballpark eatery,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Swagger Stagger Join Monk's Kettle's Sayre Piotrkowski, one of the city's very few cicerones (i.e., a beer sommelier) and Broke Ass-Stuart as they honor SF Beer Week by going on a walking tour of
SF News Marina Yoga Studio Donates Old Mats for Haitian Relief Already sending readers into numbing states of fury at BoingBoing, The Pad, a yoga studio in the Marina district, put out this sign asking for old yoga mats to send to Port-au-Prince quake
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Food Royalty Reveal Junk Food Favorites Yes, it's the time again when Bay Area chefs, critics, and other artisan slop notables break their silence on what junk food they let pass over their acclaimed, richly-textured palates. Everything from aged
SF News Suspect Calls 911 to Report Tenderloin Stabbing Death Tuan Nguyen, a 36-year-old San Franciscan, was found dead inside an apartment in the 600 block of Ellis Street. He was stabbed in the chest. The incident occurred a little before 1:30
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Denny's Free Grand Slam Breakfast Day Tuesday Holy heck, folks. Tomorrow, fine-dining establishment Denny's will be giving away free "Original Grand Slam Breakfast," their signature plate of twos. What is a "Grand Slam Breakfast," you snort? Well, if you can
SF News Antioch Super Bowl Party Leads to <s>Murder</s> Killing During yesterday's annual Super Bowl jubilation, an Antioch man was shot and killed over a reneged bet/drunken behavior. An initial investigation, according to the Contra Costa Times, claimed that a Super Bowl
misc Week Around the Ists DCist is busy digging out of the great Snowmaggedon of 2010. Londonist discovered an alpine ski lodge, some abstract art, a treasure-trove of antiques and several tube-carriage offices, all in the unlikely setting
SF News Day Around the Bay The steepest streets in San Francisco. [Weather Sealed] Muni joins Twitter, but won't offer service alerts. [Appeal] 13-year-old Concord girl claiming that three men in a white van had attempted to kidnapped her
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Lil Miss Hot Mess' Bat Mitzvah by Rachel Brodsky We, the chosen ones, remember bar & bat mitzvah season clearly. There would be this six-month period where fat, shiny envelopes arrived in your mailbox by the pound, inviting you
SF News Dolores Park Works, Bevan Dufty Put Renovation Rumors to Rest Although Dolores Park will undergo a lengthy renovation process, a plan that's been in the works for quite some time, this hasn't stopped people from losing their collective feces over the park's estimated
SF News Social City By The Numbers Number of people pictured in this week's Miss Bigelow's Social City: 28 Minority count: 20 -- a minority blowout! Who was celebrating what: Arts of Pacific Asia Show at at Fort Mason Center
SF News Man Arrested In Connection with Mission Apartment Fire Police arrested Willie Tucker, 56, yesterday for allegedly setting fire to an apartment building at 2949 18th St. at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 28. Tucker, a transient gentleman, it seems, set
SF News Juvenile Suspect's Identity Revealed In Vallejo Attempted Murder Teenagers, as we have pointed out to you again and again and again, are evil. They are creatures in need of taming. Take, for example, this 15-year-old boy suspected of shooting of a
SF News Muni Accident Snarls Commute An outbound M Ocean View smashed into a car at 19th and Junipero Serra a little before 6:30 am this morning, resulting in backed up traffic. According to SF MTA spokesman Judson
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Heinz Ketchup Packet Makeover by Amy Crocker Sliced bread can move aside, another food innovation is about to take America by storm. For forty years, the Heinz ketchup packet has walked the fine line between convenience and
