misc Princess Taiping docks in San Francisco The Princess Taiping -- a motor-less, "handcrafted Chinese Junk and replica of a Ming Dynasty war ship" -- was supposed to head to Vancouver, but ended up here in SF after a tropical
misc Cream of the Crop? Top of the Heap? Found over in the gentle hands of Gawker, we came across this nifty thingamajig over at Homethinking. Basically, if you move to or from Manhattan, it figures out for you what neighborhoods in
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Aw, we too remember catching folk/traditional country/jazz/blues chanteuse Jolie Holland at the Rite Spot back in 1999. When we were 14-years-old. But now? She's hitting the floorboards at bigger
SF News Futile Nader Protest at Market and Powell Today Maybe if we post this, the Nader team will stop clogging the SFist inbox with its daily barrage of unsolicited emails. Let's find out, shall we? TODAY'S BAY AREA EVENTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED
SF News Remember the George Bush Poop Plant Memorial? While many fret over Prop. 8 (gay matrimony), Prop. H (clean energy), and this, let's not forget about most important issue for San Franciscans re election 2008: Proposition R, the Presidential Memorial Commission.
SF News Financial District Murder At Howard and Beale streets (near Beale Street Bar & Grill!) a man was found stabbed to death a little before 11 p.m. last night. The victim was killed while walking the
SF News Day Around the Bay Save the chili! [SF Citizen] Besides Ed Jew, what other elected officials abused their power? [SF Weekly] Ken Garcia isn't down with Prop. H. Surprise! [Examiner] Pull out the Valium; Silicon Vally Moms
Arts & Entertainment Bud Beer for Voter Registration at Paul Frank Today Paul Frank want you to register to vote. So much so that they're giving free Budweiser to those of you who head over to their downtown store to do so. This is for
misc Tales from NBC 11's Breakfast Blog Once again, if you're not reading NBC 11's Breakfast Blog, you're-- well, you must lead a fulfilling and productive life. Fortunately for you, we don't. So we do. This week, NBC 11 anchorman
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tire Company Releases Annual Restaurant-Snubbing List Folks are all abuzz-- yes, -- about those famous food snobs/tire manufactures who yesterday released the 2009 Michelin Guide to San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country. And the harsh critics who
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight CABARET: Go see Veronica Klaus at Enrico's, will ya? Oh, and don't worry; she doesn't do vaudevillian crap. See, Klaus belts out supple, award-winning, "post-modern" jazz and blues sounds for her adoring masses,
SF News (Update) Bart Employee Hit On Concord Tracks Causes Train Delays After a Bay Area Rapid Transit employee was "badly injured" after being struck by a train, Bart service has been stopped between the Lafayette and Concord stations. The accident happened at about 9:
SF News Headline of the Day: Seared Game to Blame "Flaming Squirrel Blamed For California Wildfire" The Mrs. O'Leary's cow of Redding, folks!
SF News SFist Blotter: Special SF Shooting Edition SUNSET: A fatal shooting took place last night at around 11 p.m. at the intersection of 17th Avenue and Noriega Street. No other details are available at this time. SOMA: Some guy
SF News Caltrain Strikes, Kills Woman Last night at around 6 p.m., a Caltrain struck a woman at the Mountain View station, killing her on impact. The train was heading south when the unidentified female collided with the
SF News Day Around the Bay Get your wheels ready. The Soapbox Derby happens Saturday. [NVSF] Holy smokes, look who's getting hitched! [MSNBC] Homo videos. [SFBG] More proof that people in Berkeley just ain't well in the head. [Daily
SF News Price is Right Reject Causes Bomb Scare in SF Reason for today's 275 Battery shutdown and bomb scare? Yep, "The Price is Right" is at fault. Naturally. As SFist commenter Jackd tells SFist: some guy went up to the law firm on
misc Mother's Cookies lives on in T-shirt form As SFist_Jonathan reported last week, Mother's Cookies inexplicably called it quits, having to file for bankruptcy protection. While most of us have somehow found the will to live since hearing the news,
SF News Bomb Threat Closes Downtown/Fi-Di Buildings A reader writes in to inform us of late-breaking, possibly explosive news. Some kind of bomb threat has closed a bunch of buildings in the financial district. I'm not sure what's going on,
SF News Hayward BART station is closed According to the scary red font on CBS 5's site, "the Hayward BART station is closed due to a possible shooting, according to a spokesman." Eeps! More to come. Update: The shooting occurred
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: WhiskyFest By Tiffany Maleshefski Last week, San Francisco (well, a small fraction of San Francisco) dug in its heels to celebrate WhiskyWeek, a six-day tasting extravaganza that culminated in a blowout conference at the
misc Get Internet-Famous by Fighting Prop 8 Whether you're a crazy liberal or a crazy Republican, we can all agree that we don't want the government to veto strong, healthy, stable marriages. So what are you going to do about
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FOOD: Starting today, SOMA restaurant Zaré at Fly Trap will host Meatball Mondays. What is that, exactly? Basically, executive chef Hoss Zaré’s will be making meatballs the size of a large grapefruit,
