misc Goat Smashes Through Doors Of Strip Club ...And today in renegade animal news, a goat decided to ram his way into Lynx Gentlemen's Club in Coachella over the weekend, likely because he saw his reflection in the glass of the
SF News Thousands Lose Power On Peninsula Due to this storm thing that's happening outside, about 26,000 PG&E customers lost power between last night and this morning. Of those, the majority are on the peninsula and in
misc In Honor of MLK Day: Nina Simone Sings "Mississippi Goddam" Not so much a palate cleanser we suppose, but here's a protest song from 1964 by the High Priestess of Soul, Nina Simone. The song was written in response to the murder of
SF News Oakland Couple Returns Home Safely From Haiti Last week, our old pal Zennie reported that progressive activist couple Walter Riley and Barbara Rhine, both of Oakland, were missing after being in Haiti at the time of last week's earthquake. Walter's
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 1/18 - 1/24 This week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. Plenty of reasons to venture
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Drinks: The Parlor's 'DiVine' Cocktail We figured you needed a couple weeks' hiatus from drinking after the holidays and all, but SFist Drinks returns today with a cocktail from Michael McDonagh, beverage director at Fisherman's Wharf-adjacent bar/club
Arts & Entertainment The Bay Area's Two Homegrown Talents On <em>Project Runway</em> This new, seventh season of Project Runway in which the show returns to New York after a total yawn of a go-round in L.A., where no one was either talented or annoying
SF News Teen Suspect In Stockton Home Invasions Being Tried As Adult 17-year-old Joseph Jones of Stockton was arraigned as an adult this week in San Joaquin County court on 28 counts, including five home invasion robberies beginning in October. Jones is accused of committing
SF News Newsom Announces $11.5 Million in 'Re-Do' Funds for Mid-Market Our fine mayor today showed up at Show Dogs (a little late but very apologetic) to announce the release of a new pool of low-interest loans to businesses seeking to enhance the cultural
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Trailer for <em>Babies,</em> a Documentary Babies follows four infants from four places around the world: Hattie (San Francisco), Poni (Namibia), Mari (Tokyo), and Bayarjargal (Mongolia). The thing looks fascinating, and possibly non-verbal, and it follows each little tyke
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bi-Rite's Salted Caramel Ice Cream One of Nation's Best Desserts? Don't get us wrong, we like Bi-Rite Creamery. Really, we do. Would we stand in line for ice cream on anything but the warmest of days? Probably not, and even when it's warm
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Another Restaurant Bites the Dust: Conduit Since opening in late 2007, Conduit (15th & Valencia) has been pretty well received, both for its food -- by chef Justin Deering -- and for its award-winning interior by architect Stanley Saitowitz.
SF News Thousands Dead in Haitian Earthquake As most of you have probably heard, there was a devastating 7.0+ earthquake in Haiti yesterday. By some accounts, like The Haitian Blogger, the worst hit areas are in the mountainous region
Arts & Entertainment Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "Black & Blue" by Miike Snow Miike Snow isn't a guy, but rather a Swedish band whose lead singer's name is Andrew. They've been darlings of the music criticism realm this year, with their song "Animal" landing on Spin's
SF News Board of Supes Hates On Academy of Art at Hearing Former supervisor Aaron Peskin used the opportunity of a hearing about favorite corporate punching bag Academy of Art University to make his first appearance at City Hall since the end of his elected
SF News Cab Driver Stabbed In Castro A taxi driver was beaten, stabbed, and robbed last night at about 7:15 p.m. while on the 200 block of States Street, off of Castro above Market Street. The 50-year-old driver
SF News Zennie Reacts to Sen. Harry Reid's Racist Comments Our old pal Zennie editorializes today on his City Brights blog about the "negro" comments made by Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid in regard to Obama's candidacy back in '08. Zennie says that
SF News Just Getting Belligerently Drunk On a Plane Means You're a Terrorist Now A flight into SFO was diverted to Colorado Springs on Saturday because a guy got drunk and ornery at the back of the plane and was demanding more booze. Apparently, this situation was
SF News Chris Daly Defends His F-Bombs, In Essay Form Supervisor Daly's lengthy editorial today in the Fog City Journal shouldn't be too surprising to those familiar with his m.o. He wonders how, at this late date in our profane culture, his
Arts & Entertainment The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 1/11 - 1/17 This week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. Your live music cornucopia this
misc Hundreds Take Off Pants In Yet Another Moment of Whimsy For Bay Area Denizens We're sorry... we don't mean to sound jaded in the face of a perfectly harmless bit of fun. But given that there are so many such whimsical and playful events endemic to the
SF News Day Around the Bay Parade float maker Dave Thomas, whose elaborate designs include towering Buddhas and dragons from Chinese New Years' past, sells off his wares in Craigslist free ads. [The Snitch] Here it is! The alt-weekly
SF News Would You Rather?: A National News Recap by Amy Crocker Would you rather run naked near the White House in 25-degree weather or lose the Democratic filibuster-proof Senate majority? Would you rather have peace in the Middle East or an
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: <em>Rupaul's Drag Race</em> Season 2 Teaser Watch Gay Video & Lesbian Movies Perhaps you couldn't give two shits about the state of drag as we know it. But like it or not, you live in a city that remains
