Arts & Entertainment The Gangs Of San Francisco, The Tongs While gang wars are not unusual in San Francisco, perhaps the longest running ones involve tongs, which are societies or organizations within a Chinese-American community. Tongs were associations formed within Chinese immigrant communities
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Video: No Need for Data Coach, Unlimited Data Plans are Here! This post is sponsored by Sprint. Whether you like it or not, we are approaching a year that looks like something out of the synopsis for . 2013 is going to be defined by
Arts & Entertainment Giveaway: Win a Pair of LOOKMATIC Glasses! The following post is from our advertiser, LOOKMATIC. LOOKMATIC is a one-stop online store for all your eyewear needs, whether you are looking for the latest in designer, high fashion sunglasses or inexpensive
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: 5 Days Left to Win a Cocktail Party by Patrón Tequila There's only one more weekend to shop for holiday gifts, so you better make it count. It's hard to find one gift that works for so many people on your list when you're
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Patrón Wants to Throw You a Cocktail Party If you're the kind of person who likes the gifts you give to be meaningful, thoughtful, and absolutely perfect, you probably have a few left to buy; it's easy to procrastinate on holiday
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: Plan a Ski Vacation with American Express Nothing really says winter vacation like a good trip to a ski resort. If you plan it right, it can be the total package: festive, relaxing, beautiful, and full of activities. But sometimes
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: Urban Outfitters Has You Covered for the Holidays Just a few more days to get your holiday shopping done, and since your schedule's probably packed (holiday parties, and recovering from holiday parties), you might as well get it all done at
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Win a Patrón Cocktail Party Are you ready? There are only three weekends left to shop before your holiday gifts are officially last-minute. Luckily, you can solve your gifting dilemmas—well ahead of time—when you check out
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: Hitchcock, Opening November 23rd Vintage and modern cinema fans alike are already pumped for the opening of Hitchcock on Friday. It's hard not to be—a movie about a legend like Alfred Hitchcock is already an easy
Arts & Entertainment Avoid Holiday Travel Headaches with These Tips from American Express Don't forget to firm up your holiday travel plans—or else you'll be stuck getting socks (again!) at your aunt's house. By making plans right away, you'll get the most out of your
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Join Patrón Social Club Before November 6th Now that Halloween is over and you can't wear that sexy Big Bird costume to work anymore, what are you going to do for fun before Thanksgiving hits? Well, we've got one suggestion:
SF News Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. American Express. Use 'em or lose 'em. Book trips with your remaining vacation days through American Express now! The
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf 20% Off Online Exclusive Looking to upgrade your coffee situation in time for the winter months? Maybe it’s time to invest in that fancy espresso machine you’ve been thinking about for as long as you
Arts & Entertainment Go Down Under: Your Fall 2012 Guide To Sydney And Auckland Further solidifying their unfussy reputations, there isn’t really a bad time to visit Sydney, Australia or Auckland, New Zealand. The weather is fair almost year-round, making it easy to maneuver the cities
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: Boxing Bootcamp Starts October 22nd! The following post is from our advertiser, Third Street Boxing Gym. Have you been dying to get in shape? Are those free trial yoga sessions just not what you expected? Maybe you thought
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Patrón Wants to Let You in on a Secret On November 6th, Patrón Secret Dining Society is announcing another top-secret, gourmet meal to be attended by only a select few winners. Like previous events, the meal will be held at a secret
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sponsored Post: Henry Weinhard's Beer When it came to beer, Henry Weinhard dreamed big. How big? In 1887, Henry Weinhard tried to fill a fountain with beer. But he had even bigger plans for the beer he dedicated
Arts & Entertainment Heavenly Hawaii: Your Guide To Five Days In Island Paradise If it seems like every day is shorter, colder, and rainier than the day before, well...you’re living in San Francisco. So if you’ve got some unused vacation days, climb out
Arts & Entertainment Giveaway: Body 2.0 at Terra Gallery This Sunday! The following post is from our advertiser, Health 2.0. Body 2.0 is a chance to check out fun user-friendly technologies that will enrich your health and shape up your body. At
SF News Sponsored Post: Uniqlo's Big Grand Opening Is Tomorrow, October 5 At 10AM We've had a great time playing Lucky Cube with Maru over the past couple weeks, but it's time to get serious: the Uniqlo Flagship store on Powell Street is finally opening TOMORROW, and
Arts & Entertainment From Stumptown To Beast: A Guide To Spending 3 Fall Days In Portland Portland, with its down-to-earth creative culture and thriving food and literary scenes, is very much San Francisco's West Coast kindred spirit. That's why there's no question that you'll have a blast using just
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: Jump For Maru, The World's Most Famous Cat Unless you've been living under a box these past four years, you know that Maru the cat is the Internet's most famous cat. The five-year-old Scottish fold feline has been dazzling millions with
Arts & Entertainment Jump Start Your Fall Vacation Planning Now Summer may have slipped past us, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to use your hard-earned vacation time before the end of the year. Get ready to plan a perfect
Arts & Entertainment Sponsored Post: You'll Be In Good Company With UNIQLO's Ultra Light Down Eight faces, one coat—the brand that’s “made for all” is at it again. To introduce their super-thin, super-warm, now water-repellent Ultra Light Down coats and vests, UNIQLO has launched the 2012
