Arts & Entertainment Science! The New Exploratorium Opens Today At Pier 15 After 44 years spent in the drafty belly of the Palace of Fine Arts, beloved city science center the Exploratorium has finally opened the doors to its new home at Pier 15. The
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Golden Gate Fields Debuts All-You-Can-Drink Saturdays Lovers of cheap well drinks and controversy rejoice: this Saturday, local racetrack Golden Gate Fields will begin offering an all-you-can-drink deal that gives race patrons from noon to 5 p.m. to guzzle
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Brace Yourselves: State Bird Provisions Opening New Restaurant The gastronomical stars behind Bon Appétit's "Best New Restaurant" of the Year, State Bird Provisions, has apparently had a new project brewing for a while. But Grub Street brings news that the project,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Dessertwire: In Which We Interview a Hot Cookie Penis Macaroon This week we sat down with one of the city's most iconic cookies, the Hot Cookie penis macaroon, to learn more about macaroon envy, creative aspirations, and what's on the inside. SFist: ... Penis
Arts & Entertainment S.F. Set To Get Rid Of Public Art Piece 'Defenestration' After 16 years spent adorning the exterior walls of SoMa's old Hugo Hotel at Sixth and Howard streets, a planning commission is deciding the fate of the "falling furniture" art installation, along with
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Marnee Thai Shut Down for Abysmal Health Score Of 58 Marnee Thai in the Inner Sunset is generally accepted as one of the city's favorite spots to score above-par pad thai, with over 1,000 Yelp reviews and a 4-star average (not easy
SF News Disney Shutters LucasArts, Lays Off Everyone Just months after Disney acquired Presidio-based Lucasfilm for $4 billion, the entertainment behemoth has reportedly closed down LucasArts and laid off its entire staff from its offices in San Francisco and Singapore, with
Arts & Entertainment Our 10 Picks From The SF Int'l Film Fest Lineup The San Francisco Film Society has released the lineup of their 56th annual International Film Festival, and with 200+ films on order, it's sure to be a cultural binge with the inevitable FOMO
SF News Adorable Baby Falcons Hatch in San Jose Baby animals are the surest sign of spring, and the Bay Area can now add an adorable clutch of falcon hatchlings to its list of reproductive accomplishments, right after the Zoo's newest tiger
SF News Stockton Is Largest U.S. City To Go Bankrupt A judge has authorized the city of Stockton's bankruptcy filing, making it the largest city in U.S. history to go bankrupt, second only to Vallejo, which filed for bankruptcy back in 2008.
Arts & Entertainment Play Ball! It's Opening Day for Giants Baseball It's been a long wait for fans of our triumphant yet ever-underestimated baseball team. Sure, the 49ers went to the Super Bowl, but it's just not the same at all, is it? Today
SF News Gun-Toting Crazy Threatens Leland Yee Over Proposed Gun Control How many guns is enough? For the Santa Clara man accused of death threats against state Senator Leland Yee, the magic number is 26. Police discovered dozens of guns, thousands of bullets and
Arts & Entertainment Beleaguered Fine Arts Museums Finally Get New Director The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which are made up of the de Young and Legion of Honor museums, have finally appointed a new director. The museums have been operating without a
Arts & Entertainment Do This Tonight: 'Sing-A-Long Beauty and the Beast' at the Castro Theater When it comes to delivering movies in unique sing-a-long format, no other venue stands and delivers quite like the Castro Theater. The theater's sing-a-longs represent a rare event where little kids in adorable
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Behold Taste Catering's Ultimate 'Game of Thrones' Menu As Sunday's much-anticipated season premiere of Game of Thrones approaches, we're embracing all things Westeros (if you don't know what that means, it's probably best for everyone if you stop reading here). Last
SF News S.F. Zoo Tiger Cub: It's A Girl! The San Francisco Zoo's baby tiger underwent its first veterinary examination this week, and the Zoo was finally able to announce the cub's gender: it's a girl! The Sumatran tiger cub was born
SF News New Devil's Slide Tunnels Now Open For Traffic The death-defying stretch of Highway 1 connecting Pacifica with Montara is officially no longer open to thrill-seeking teenagers and disgruntled commuters. Beginning this morning, the new Tom Lantos Tunnels are ushering drivers safely
SF News Tonight: Major Marriage Equality Rally In The Castro Tomorrow and Wednesday represent a milestone moment for gay rights as the U.S. Supreme Court will review the Prop 8 and DOMA cases to determine the status of marriage equality nationwide. Tonight,
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Lunchwire: In Which We Interview Wise Son's Matzo Ball Soup It's almost Passover, that mystical time of year when all men's thoughts turn to matzo. The unleavened wonder bread serves all sorts of symbolic purposes during Passover, but you don't need a specific
SF News California's Earthquake Alert System is Pathetic California is home to the world's most powerful and innovative tech companies, and yet when it comes to having the foggiest notion that an earthquake is coming, we're pretty screwed. Our current technology
SF News 'Sharpened Deer Antler': Most Hipster Weapon Ever? Today comes news that a man in rural Marin County has been arrested after allegedly brandishing a "sharpened deer antler" at sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday night. The officers were responding to a
Arts & Entertainment MTV To Air 'The Real World: San Francisco' Marathon Got weekend plans? Cancel 'em if you're into flannel and high-waisted stonewashed denim. That's right: you're invited to open the time capsule that is The Real World: San Francisco, with an all-weekend marathon
Arts & Entertainment [VIDEO] Watch The de Young's Flower Tower Go Up The de Young is paying tribute to local floral designers with their annual springtime mash-up of art and flowers. From March 19 to 23, the show features the work of more than 100
Arts & Entertainment America's Cup Rental Market Makes Us Seasick Boats! These sea-faring doodads are popular with some people, no? Sources tell us that sailing enthusiasts will be flocking to town come summer for the culmination of the American's Cup contest that's been
