misc Video: Geniuses Throw Fireworks at Cars Mission Mission posted this video from July 4th around last call at 16th and Albion in the Mission, which shows fireworks being aimed at cars. Rumor has it that cyclists were also targets.
misc Overzealous Park Rangers? SFist posted last week about the lovely Huntington Park on Nob Hill, and commenter hthoms responded with an account of some pushy park rangers "abusing their power" by harassing park-goers with off-leash dogs,
misc The Haight Street Underworld Flickr photographer Andertho captured this shot of an alley off Haight Street, which provoked quite a bit of HDR love-"haight" in the comments. Well, we love it.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: This week's feature at Bad Movie Night is Rocky IV. Filmed at the height of the cold war, the statuesque Ivan Drago uses the highest technology to train for the fight of
misc Happy 4th of July! Inexhaustible photog, Plug 1 of What I'm Seeing, snagged this shot, entitled "Talking in Circles" at Albany Bulb. Certainly a head-scratcher. Here's hoping the fog stays away tonight so we all can enjoy
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Showcasing "the various extremes of human behavior and the bizarre worlds that surround them," the one-night show, Bazooko's Circus, will feature 50 dark and experimental pieces by Bay Area artists, including photography,
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend The 3- or 4-day weekend is upon us. FuncheapSF has a full list of 92 Bay Area July 4th celebrations that keeps growing. Here are a few hand-picked weekend events, in addition to
SF News Elementary School Teacher Accidentally Sends Sex Tape Home with Students Twenty-four Isabelle Jackson Elementary School students in Elk Grove, near Sacramento, went home on the last day of school last Friday with a DVD that was supposed to contain a year in review
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: It's the closing night party of Trace Elements, in which Bay Area artists were posed with questions such as "Does the urban environment hold secrets or codes that would provide a greater
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIT: Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, will be on hand to discuss her adventures with raising chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, a beehive, rabbits, and pigs in
SF News Panel Recommends Discharge of Gay Pride Grand Marshall SFist reported yesterday that Gay Pride Grand Marshall National Guard Lt. Dan Choi faced being discharged from the service, and a military review panel later confirmed this recommendation. The recommendation must be approved
misc Photos: Huntington Park On Nob Hill Nestled amongst the former mansions of the old railroad tycoons and silver kings on Nob Hill and directly across from the beautiful Grace Cathedral, Huntington Park is an urban oasis for retirees, freelancers,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight MUSIC: Bill Callahan, formerly known as Smog for the past 20 years, masterfully combines lo-fi folk/rock arrangements with his signature, smooth baritone. Callahan will play his lullabies for SF audiophiles at Bimbo's
SF News Five Bay Area Pregnant Women Contract Swine Flu CBS5 reports that at least five Bay Area pregnant women in their early third trimesters have been admitted to intensive care units due to complications with the H1N1 swine flu. Two of the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Incredibly Strange Picture Show presents Wattstax, a documentary about a one-day concert put on by Stax Records in the summer of 1972 commemorating the 7th anniversary of the Watts riots in Los
SF News Pink Triangle Partially Burned Early This Morning The iconic Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks was set on fire by possible vandals at around 5 a.m. this morning, damaging a 25-by-30 foot area. The fire was extinguished thirty minutes later.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight DANCE: Get your country-western dancing on at Sundance After-Pride Dance. Beginning lessons are from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, and open dancing is from 7:30 to close. 6 to 11 p.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight ART: Tyson Ayers, a Bay Area music composer, instrument builder, and multimedia installation and performance artist, presents the Sound Cave, a small room built out of piano parts. When someone crawls inside, the
SF News Pink Triangle Ceremony Tomorrow, Volunteers Still Needed Tomorrow morning is the annual Pink Triangle Ceremony on Twin Peaks. The Pink Triangle, which can be seen from miles away, commemorates the gay victims of the Holocaust and is a reminder of
misc Photos: Last Night's Michael Jackson Flash Party Steve Rhodes was on the scene at last night's Michael Jackson Tribute/Flashdance Flash Mob at Justin Herman Plaza. We hear it lasted for six hours. We're surprised there weren't any zombies. Check
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: Gary Hustwit, the director of the hip documentary Helvetica presents his second hip documentary, Objectified, which is about "our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight LIT: In the newly released book Smash the Church, Smash the State: the Early Years of Gay Liberation, nearly 40 authors describe their involvement in the radical groups that took the fight for
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Last Night's Lindy Hop in Union Square Last night's Lindy in the Square was a huge success. As the above photos demonstrate, folks of all ages were up there strutting their stuff. The striped-shirt fellow in the second photo, at
SF News The Latest on ABC vs. SF All-Ages Music Venues 7 x 7 created this great video featuring Dawn Holliday, co-owner of Slim's, Guy Carson, owner of Cafe Du Nord, and Amy Miller of Sonicliving.com speaking about the Alcoholic Beverage Control's recent
Arts & Entertainment SF/SPCA Celebrates Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month San Francisco SPCA has been celebrating Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month with a few big events. They had an adoption fair on Saturday (pictured above), featuring cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals, and they're
