SF News Muni Fail In Progres @MuniAlerts (a Twitter feed you should follow closely) says: "24 broken down in Market / Castro intersection. Ex[p]ect more delays than usual." (Pic)
SF News Castro Trader Joe's Threatened by Radio Shack Ye olde Radio Shack in the Castro is making things difficult for the glory that is Trader Joe's. See, the phenomenal supermarket is now having trouble moving into the Market and
misc Dolores Park Renovation Community Meeting Tonight For those of you nutting over where you'll spend your summer afternoons indulging in PBR and salted caramel ice cream while twirling your mustaches, you might want to attend tonight'
SF News SPUR's District Walking Tours with Supervisors What better way to learn about another district than by kicking it for an afternoon with one of San Francisco's chatty supervisors. SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) will
SF News Rooftop Restaurant at LGBT Center? One of the city's prettiest views is from the rooftop deck balcony at the LGBT Center. Not only are the views from the patio spectacular, but it's also roomy
SF News Cab Driver Stabbed In Castro A taxi driver was beaten, stabbed, and robbed last night at about 7:15 p.m. while on the 200 block of States Street, off of Castro above Market Street. The 50-year-
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chocolate Making Classes In The Castro Saratoga Chocolates in the shuttered Jo, located in the old Joseph Schmidt space at 3489 16th Street in the Castro, is offering truffle making and wine/chocolate classes this winter. According to Mary
Arts & Entertainment Amber to Close Perhaps due to the recent surge in popularity from neighboring Blackbird, Castro bar Amber (located at 718 14th Street) will celebrate for the last time on New Year's Eve. One of
Arts & Entertainment Neon Monster's Cave of Wonders by Jeremy Brautman This month, Castro's own design-collective-slash-toy-store, Neon Monster, traveled to Miami to take part in the multi-brand, limited edition environment, F-Factory for Art
Arts & Entertainment Lady Gaga Drops In On SF Bar for Surprise Pre-Show? Possibly as a small thank you to the gay community who helped give her a leg up in '08 while she was still touring around in semi-obscurity, Lady Gaga allegedly dropped
Arts & Entertainment Wine & Rope Tasting Oh wow. Do you like wine? Do you like being tied up in a sexually-charged manner? Who doesn't. Which is why the ladies, if you will, of Femina Potens (a
misc Photos: Castro Tree Lighting Ceremony Looking more like a family-friendly event than a gloriously lascivious Castro Street bash, the annual tree lighting ceremony took place last night. Supervisor Bevan Dufty was on hand to illuminate the 20-
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink <em>Playboy</em> Names Orphan Andy's in Castro One of Nation's Best Late-Night Diners As many San Franciscans know, getting food after midnight in this town is no easy feat. We still have our share of late-night diners though, like the Grub Steak, Sparky's,
SF News Halloween '09 Turnout Smaller In Castro; Bottle-Service Types Still Came Out ABC 7 has this report about Halloween in SF, sans bridge traffic, and it turns out business was still strong at places like Rouge on Polk (which has $500 bottle service at the
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Scenes from Castro Halloween '07 On Halloween night of the first year that the Halloween kibosh began in the Castro, 2007, KRON 4 provided this coverage from the scene. There is an amusing bit with a very drunk
misc In Re: Bridge... Does This Mean Halloween Is Back On? With the Bay Bridge out of commission "indefinitely," doesn't that mean there'll be far fewer East Bay teenagers coming to the city for Halloween and therefore fewer
SF News No Castro Halloween Looking to cause mayhem and hate in the Castro this Halloween, teenagers? Look elsewhere. (SFist's official stance on Halloween in the Castro's ruination is this: scary, scary teenagers are
SF News Castro Gay Men to Tom Ammiano: "Stay Out!" Oh geez. Looks like a smattering of gay men in the Castro -- a neighborhood famous for its refinement, restraint, and good taste -- are livid at Asm. Tom Ammiano over his heckling of Gov.
SF News Senator Mark Leno Throws A Fete In The Castro We were working on a post of images from last night's Mark Leno bash at Trigger in the Castro. But, lo and behold, Beth Spotswood beat us to it, doing an
SF News Al's Comics Vandalized Well, this wasn't cool. Al's Comics, located on Market Street across from The Center, was vandalized over the weekend. According to Josh Ellingson, who captured the image above, "
SF News Mylar Balloon Causes Castro Power Outage Last night in San Francisco's notoriously gay Castro neighborhood, 2,8000 were rewarded with forgiving, soft candlelight after a power outage hit the area for about an hour or so. The
misc "Trauma" Shoot: Duboce Park NBC's somewhat anticipated fall drama series "Trauma" filmed a presumably nail-biting scene in Duboce Park yesterday, one that involved a helicopter landing (!) and Halloween decorations (!!). NBC Bay Area
SF News Castro Bar Owner Dies of Swine Flu In a truly sad note this morning, Doug Murphy, co-owner of Moby Dick and, most recently, Blackbird, died Friday due to complications from the H1N1 virus, better known as swine flu. He
