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SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gold Dust Lounge Moving To Fisherman's Wharf! In a somewhat shocking twist, noted Union Square bar Gold Dust Lounge set for closure earlier this year, will move to Fisherman's Wharf. Yes, Fisherman's Wharf. So the next time you find yourself
SF News Scenes from Zeitgeist's Reconstruction Surgery After SFist reported that Zeitgeist closed for renovations, a reader sent us some shots of the exfoliation, if you will, now in progress. Said reader, one who "has a friend working on the
SF News Late Night Blaze Erupts at Oakland Tiki Bar by Andrew Dalton Tiki bar aficionados lost a watering hole late last night as a fire at Tiki Tom's in Oakland quickly erupted from one-alarm to a three-alarm status. About 80 firefighters with
SF News (UPDATED) Chris Daly Plans to Buy, Run Buck Tavern Termed out District Supervisor Chris Daly has no plans to leave San Francisco high and dry. According to NBC Bay Area, the (in)famous District 6 Supe confirmed plans to buy and run
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Press Club Gets a Nod from L.A., Wins Restaurant Design Award Press Club, the 9,000 square-foot "urban wine tasting bar" on SoMa's pedestrian-oriented Yerba Buena, took home an award tonight in Los Angeles at the Dwell on Design conference. Organized by the American
SF News Bay Area Reporter Editor's Resignation Letter? One of two things happened over at BAR.com: 1) Somebody hacked the interwebs, and posted this casual faux-resignation letter Sunday morning, or 2) news editor Cynthia Laird is peeved. Since Laird is
SF News Update: Man Shot and Killed While at North Beach Bar At around 1 a.m this morning, a man was shot and killed just outside North Beach bar Fuse. According to reports, the unidentified man had a few drinks, walked outside and returned
misc Today in Angioplasty On the recommendation of some friends, we headed over to the Buckshot last night. There were rumors of a metal-centric musical bent, shuffleboard, and ski-ball (yes!). All true. But what really got us
misc Reputed Heterosexual to Occupy Old Queer Cabaret Joint Those sweet sounds of Patti LuPone, Connie Champagne, and Bambi Lake are a thing of the past over at the Plush Room/York Hotel. Bay Area native and Food Network star Tyler Florence
SF News Bouncer Murdered Outside the Eagle Just after 2 a.m. this morning, a drive-by shooting occurred outside the Eagle on Harrison at 12th Street, killing one. According to former Pansy Division member/current Eagle employee/LJ user Patrock,
misc SOMA Sexual Outlaw Invasion Angers Resident(s), Pleasures Others South of Market is home to one of the largest networks (with the fewest dropped calls?) of queer-friendly businesses in San Francisco. It has been this way for decades and doesn't appear to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Owl Tree to Make Comeback All clues point towards the proprietors of Harry's Bar being behind the Owl Tree redux and most importantly, the owls will be back! According to Eater's reader comments: Wasn't the liquor license purchased
misc Survivor Winner Yul Kwon Speaks About Law School in S.F. It seems Yul is thinking about going back to public service. Is elected office in his future? In the meantime, he's still out promoting the Asian American Donor Program. He says that he
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight *MUSIC: You know that song at the end of , "Anyone Else But You"? The one Ellen Page and Michael Cera sing to one another? And it's all cute and sad? Well,it was
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight FILM: SF Indiefest wraps up tonight with Ben X, 7:15 p.m., and Paranormal Activity, 9:30 p.m., at the Roxie Cinema. For more info, go here. *MUSIC: We love the
misc SFist Tonight Information Society: Remember these guys? No? How about now? They perform along with Tell Tale Heartbreakers, Spellbound (a Siouxsie tribute band), DJs Decay (Death Guild), Shindog (New Wave City), and Callum McGowan (Retrowerks)
misc Day Around the Bay The Washbag shuts its doors for good. (But didn't they, like, invent drinking? Or something like that?) [Culture Blog] Beware of the guerilla knife sharpener. [Curbed] Tetris cookies are good cookies. [The Snitch]
misc SFist Tonight -- Jackie Beat: Give 'Til It Hurts: It's a Christmastime cabaret with infamous dragster Jackie Beat. She will take some of your favorite holiday classics and render them tasteless and tacky, and you'll
misc Photo du Jour 17 Found over at Laughing Squid, "The Tiki Bar TV is selling a classic pinup calendar featuring the fabulous Lala. The calendar was designed by Vancouver vfx artist and illustrator Kevin Genze." Laughing Squid
misc Locked Out in the City: What to Do? We lucked out this time, but it got us thinking, What would we do if there is a next time we find ourselves out of our abode with no keys, [update] no money,
Arts & Entertainment Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home We love Gridskipper's edge as of late. Take, for example, today's revealing top 8 San Francisco bars with the "crappiest crowds." Rankings 8, 7, 6, and 5 are Beauty Bar, Medjool, Swig, and
SF News Tomorrow. Milk Club Showdown. Be There. Ever since that childish display of local politicking, all sides have been more or less civil and relatively respectful of one another. It goes without say how disappointed we are in both sides.
SF News Behold: Last Night's Yelp Day Party By Dianne de Guzman Although it took awhile, we've finally recovered from the Yelp holiday extravaganza at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. As to be expected Yelpers know how to throw
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Booty Call Wednesdays: Local living legend and drag artist Juanita MORE! shares the spotlight with her harem of followers, the More Boys as well as her fans, at this night of drunken