misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Upper Playground Upper Playground is the real San Francisco treat, with apparel, accessories, lit, and art that has that safely countercultural vibe. Pick up a vintage polo for the office cool guy, a FIFTY24SF t
SF News Merry Christmas! Here's Your Pink Slip We've had a soft spot for Macromedia since our days hanging out in Multimedia Gulch (you know, back when it was Multimedia Gulch and not just "that neighborhood around the stadium"). We know
misc SFist Rants: Stay Home If You're Sick This SFist is not writing from our desk, as we usually do -- we are writing from home, where we sit propped up by pillows, chugging Airborne, and blowing our nose every 15
SF News Muni Union Gnawing Off Own Leg? But what happens when the union starts turning on itself? Being Stallone fans, we know where this can end up. Given the fearful power of our Local 250, could this schism be a
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Poketo And Poketo isn't kidding when it refers to itself as an art collective, for "Working within the themes of wanderlust, and the fantasy journeys elicited when receiving greetings from a distant land, the
SF News We're Still Poor, How About You? The California Budget Project* today released a report that "examines how the Bay Area’s workers and their families have fared before, during, and since the boom and subsequent bust." Their findings (beware,
misc SFist Wants You To Find A Friend: Linden, From Grateful Dogs Hey, this coming Saturday is the third Saturday, so why not go check out Linden? Linden is a good size, good-looking golden retriever/chow mix, about 60 lbs. and just an all around
SF News SF Getting Its V Card If approved, Virgin'll be the only major airline based in California, and will have the potential to create as many as 2,000 local jobs, with an eventual additional 20,000-30,000 indirect
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Jewish Fashion Conspiracy We've already stated our fondness for the Chanukah Bush thong, and are seriously considering a Happy Madonnakah t for some of our requisite holiday self-gifting. But our current must-have is the rhinestone-studded Gelt
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: SFist Schwag How hott will you look in one of these SFist t-shirts? Pretty damn hott. Enter below by Monday at midnight to win one of the three different ts, and we'll throw in an
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Jet Pens In terms of life's luxuries, pens are a pretty managable one. The difference between the crappy free ballpoint you got from the pizza place and a fancy pants pen that makes everything you
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a Copy of <i>The Germ Freak's Guide</i>! OK, you're laughing now, but remember this moment when you're hacking up a lung after your cross-country holiday flight filled with snot-oozing babies. Enter below before midnight Saturday to win a sanitized for
Arts & Entertainment SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Root Division In our continuing search for cool stuff to buy for holiday gifts, we can't wait to hit Root Division's Holiday Art Show and Sale. Head over to Root Division (3175 17th at South
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Memento Press Memento Press provides us with the best of both worlds, allowing you to upload or send photos to them, for placement in a variety of books, calendars, and cards. They're highly focused on
SF News Will We Get What We Paid For? His base pay will be $298,000, but he has eligibility for up to "$337,000 when all compensation is taken into account." We got excited hearing that last bit, thinking "maybe they'll
SF News Jerry Tang Update In addition to posting fliers posted all over the city, they've created a wiki on the effort to find him, which is being constantly updated withinformatin on whom to contact if you can
misc Win Passes To See <i>Hoodwinked</i>! The San Francisco Film Society is hosting a special screening of at the Clay this Sunday the 11th at 7:30 p.m., and we have passes to give away to you! Hoodwinked,
Arts & Entertainment We Love Dirty Laundry Step foot in the place where all the magic happens as the ALIVE @ 9th Street series continues with with “Don’t Ask, Do Tell”, "an examination of taboo cultural secrets that filmmakers both
Arts & Entertainment Shop Early and Often! The Small Business Commission of San Francisco recognizes both the benefits of keeping our spending close to home and our desire to buy cool stuff with its Shop Local First Week. All this
Arts & Entertainment Win Passes to IndieFest's Rock N Roll Horror Show! Doors open at 7, screens at 8, and at 10 musical acts Stolen Babies and The Graves Brothers Deluxe hit the stage, with between sets by Church of Elvis DJs Bishop and Moonshine.
SF News Welcome Houstonist! In our parent company's continuing spread across the globe, we're happy to welcome Houstonist to the fold. We've heard tell of some sort of barbecue-related rivalry between them and Austinist, and words have
misc Happy Holidays From SFist: Win a Copy of Smoke and Guns! As part of our big fun December, we're giving away lots of stuff, including review copies of materials previously discussed on the site. Why? Because we like you! For example, do you remember
misc The 'Fisties Through a painstaking and highly proprietary process, we've come up with 15 or so awards about which we're most passionate -- from the highly debated best burrito, to the hotly (heh) contested best
misc SFist Holiday Gift Guide: Sumo Lounge Our sister, Austinist has already been initiated into the cult of Sumo Lounge, but for those of you not in the know: Sumo makes really big fancy-pants bean bags (the Omni, ottomen (the
Arts & Entertainment Bike Likers Unite That climatic consistency, we assume, is one of the reasons bicycle culture is so very strong in San Francisco. Take part in this cultural force at tonight's Winterfest 2005, the San Francisco Bicycle
