Arts & Entertainment Sunday Streets to Become Permanent in 2010 This weekend's final Sunday Streets of the year was a big success despite the fog. On Friday, Streetsblog reported Mayor Newsom's announcement that Sunday Streets will become a permanent event starting in 2010
SF News UPDATE: <strike>Reopening of</strike> Bay Bridge OPEN! <strike>Delayed at Least One Day</strike> UPDATE: Well, that was a nice surprise. The bridge opened at 7 a.m. this morning. It's been inspected and is now safer than when it closed. Transportation officials announced at 5 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Art Fag San Diego presents a night of dark pop with Cold Cave (Philadelphia/New York) and Veil Veil Vanish. Get your goth on. 10 p.m. // The Knockout (3223 Mission St)
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Ghost Ramp blogger and noise pop musician Nathan Williams, aka Wavves, is promoting his new single Beach Demon, which "assaults the monotony of endless suburban sunshine with zigzagging harmonies and a blitzkrieg
SF News Certified Paper Stolen From The San Francisco Office of Vital Records The latest tip on SFist's contribute page informed us that the The San Francisco Office of Vital Records has a notice on their website regarding a recent break-in at their office: "As a
misc Video: Bay Bridge Construction and Full Moon Time Lapse Captin_nod put together this mesmerizing video featuring time-lapse photography of yesterday's ongoing Bay Bridge construction and the rising of last night's very lovely full moon. You can also check out these Bay
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight COMEDY: Comedian Mary Van Note will have the Dark Room squirming with her quirky and awkward humor tonight and next Saturday. Tonight's special guests are Caitlin Gill, Emily Heller, and Ray Molina. 10
SF News Six-Alarm Grass Fire Off I-80 Near Vacaville One hundred and fifty firefighters from around Solano County and CalFire are on the scene battling a six-alarm fire west of Vacaville near the Lagoon Valley Regional Park this morning. Flames were first
SF News San Jose Cops on the Lookout for Muumuu-Wearing Robber A San Jose robber who held up a pay day loan store and a liquor store within a week of each other this past July has successfully and brilliantly eluded police. Witnesses were
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: Come learn the polka at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival's open-air dance party at Jessie Square with Big Lou’s Polka Casserole, who are devoted to reminding audiences that polka was once
misc SF Zoo Searches for "Alexis," Budding Philanthropist, Gorilla Lover, Origami-Maker Thank you to the kind tipster who warmed our hearts with this story from Kron 4/Bay City News. The San Francisco Zoo is searching for a young girl named Alexis who visited
SF News BART Thanks Riders With Free Ghirardelli Chocolate on Friday This just in via the trusty funcheapSF.com: From 6 to 9 a.m. on Friday morning, BART riders will receive FREE Ghirardelli Luxe Milk Almond Chocolates and coupon cards at the following
Arts & Entertainment Final Sunday Streets of the Summer This Sunday It's been a fun summer, with many successful Sunday Streets under our belts. This Sunday's event will be the last one of the summer and will go along the Great Highway Route, connecting
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: The documentary Bird's Nest: Herzog & de Meuron in China follows two star Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who are building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Director Duncan Jones (David Bowie's son) pays homage to classic sci-fi films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner in the acclaimed Moon. Sam Rockwell stars as a solitary astronaut
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Meet local artists as they create original artwork available for purchase at $5 to $50 at Make My Monday. Enjoy the waterfront views and cocktails at the no-host bar (RSVP at mmm@
misc Photos: Four-Alarm Warehouse Fire in Bayview Plug1 was on the scene at this morning's four-alarm fire at Wallace and Jennings in the Bayview District. The blaze started at 11 a.m. and engulfed five warehouses, nearly an entire block.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Cambodian pop band Dengue Fever journeys to Cambodia in Sleeping Through the Mekong, and explores the history of the vibrant 1960s and 1970s music scene, when Cambodian musicians reinvented Western rock 'n'
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Check out the world's largest touring sneaker hip-hop lifestyle exhibition at Sneaker Pimps World Tour, featuring over 1,500 pairs of rare, limited edition, vintage, celebrity-signed, artist-collaborated sneakers and a collection of
misc Samurai Pwned Myth, Militarism + Man Boy Love -- say what? The "Asians Art Museum" have taken quite the piss out of the museum that bears the same name but without the surreptitious "s." Satirical phrases
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PARTY: For those who'd love the chance to redo their prom experience, the Mishap Prom is your chance. Musical acts include The Missing Teens, Spandex Tiger, R&B Free Jazz Gospel Supreme
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight PARTY: Green Zebra is celebrating the launch of their brand new Environmental Action Center and reMake Lounge. Learn about solar lease programs, composting, rainwater catchment, and other sustainable lifestyle techniques. There will also
Arts & Entertainment Eat Real Festival at Jack London Square This Weekend Oakland's Eat Real Festival, which was founded last year, is a sister event to the San Francisco Street Food Festival and sounds like a much better run event than the SF-based debacle trial
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Terrorbird and Smile! present a stellar night of disco pop. Hailing from NYC, octet The Phenomenal Handclap Band will get the dancefloor moving and sweating. Bay Area faves Bart Davenport, Tempo No
SF News Amalgamated Transit Union Approves Tentative BART Contract, Finally The possibility of a BART strike has most likely been eliminated, as 80 percent of the members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 have voted in favor of BART's tentative agreement, which
