Arts & Entertainment How New Yorkers Lived 150 Years Ago: From The First Hipster Bar To The 70-Pound Bike Ever wonder what this website would look like if it were written in the 1860s? Well, first of all, it'd probably only be a weekly, and when we complained about the cost of
SF News Bike Loans Available Over at SF Appeal, Jackson West has word that Mission SF Federal Credit Union offers bike loans to those in dire need to two wheels. "They'll loan up to $2,500, which could
misc Trader Joe's Remodels, Downgrades Bike Rack We biked up to the in-the-throes-of-remodeling Masonic/Geary Trader Joe's the other day, laughing at the poor people who waited in line in their cars. We cruised up to the little bike rack
misc Photo du Jour 116 This is all kinds of genius, here. Why don't we have bicycle lifts installed on every hill in San Francisco? Oh right, because we live in a dangerously litigious city. But still: wow.
SF News A Caltrain Death, From Inside The Train A minute later, he came on again. "Ladies and gentlemen, there has been a fatality. This train must stay here until emergency crews arrive. We will be exiting the tunnel, and then we
misc Gavin Drops The Axe 1) Mezey and Din will be replaced with Gavin's friends. 2) Whoever takes Shahum's seat will drive a Hummer. 3) Rob Anderson will write a cackling post that uses the word "bike nut"
misc Give the Gift of Consumer Insight to 511 If you're done with your pagan tree-worship holiday, head on over to MeTransCo's 511 Survey, and let them know just how bad they suck. 'Tis the season! You could win an iPod, as
Arts & Entertainment Bike Plan Injunction Injunction, What's Your Function? Where's the beef? See you after the jump.
SF News SFist Blotter -- In the 3600 block of Waterbury Court way down in San Jose last night, a double shooting left one man critically injured and another man dead. According to CBS 5, "no arrests
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: SFBC's Winterfest 2007 a Huge Success The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition put on another well-attended fundraising party last night. Winterfest 07 is ably described by Tyche Hendricks here. See all the action, read a frank confession from yet another
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Post-Postcard 11: the 11th Annual Small Format Art Sale: At this event, you are the artist and your work is on display. "Artists are encouraged to submit small format multiples--whether that be
SF News Winterfest! <i>Bikes</i> Winterfest! <i>Fun</i> Winterfest! It's On! Get yourself some art, maybe even something from Matthew Hughes Boyko. Why not? Or, what about "A Day with Ross Mirkarimi?" How much would you bid for a "lunch/dinner date" with him?
SF News Your Election Night Fêtes Too real, if you ask us. Election night will soon fall upon the city like a blanket of darkness. But that doesn't mean you should celebrate or grieve alone. Ripping off Inspired by
SF News <i>Free Bike Lights!</i> Free Bike Lights! <i>Free Bike Lights!</i> Anybody can get a light, even this guy. But there's a catch -- you have to show up . So, see you at the following locations this afternoon: • Upper Market: Market St. at Duboce
SF News Waiting for the Bus is About to get TOTALLY RAD We have incredibly exciting news about bus shelters! The city just reached an agreement with Clear Channel, your favorite company, to provide bus shelters and advertising and revenue. It's a complicated relationship, and
SF News Measure H Math As part of its campaign against Measure H, the SF Bicycle Coalition has notified us that there are more parking spaces than cars in San Francisco: our fair but congested city has "603,
SF News Not Just Prestige... <i>Super</i> Prestige The best sports, we say, combine beauty and ridiculousness, and that’s why cycling is a favorite of ours. But, like many others in the Bay Area--too many, it turns out--we’ve recently
misc Week Around the -Ists Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out and Griese's in. Maybe all that
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Audiofly: Euroduo (England's Anthony Middleton and Italy's Luca Saporito) throw down here in the states. Expect lots of basslines, techno-ness, and Italian-pop. Music starts at 9 p.m. Mighty,119 Utah (at
misc Week Around the -Ists Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant -
misc Week Around the -ists With unseasonable weather descending upon much of North America, schools getting ready to reconvene, and sports seasons getting exciting, it's a busy time of year for us here in the Ist-A-Verse. Luckily, even
