The SFWeekly Web Awards nominations are now open. We're not saying you should nominate a certain local writer as Best Political Blogger, but we're also not saying you shouldn't nominate him for Best

Breastfeeding, Blow Drying and Slutwalking - it's Your Week in Lady News [SFAppeal] Harry Denton's Starlite Room in the Sir Francis Drake is getting a makeover and Joel Teitelbaum, the man behind the

Chronicle Columnist (and SFist favorite) Leah Garchik asks, "Is nudity the new dressy casual?" We ask: how can one be both "dressy" and not dressed? [Garchick] Are you old? Are you single? Do

Local Man challenges N-Judah light rail vehicle to a footrace. Loses. Tells his story. The San Francisco County Jail has an organic farm, because: of course it does. [WholeWheatToast] Gavin Newsom, noted social

Run Ed Run lobbyists now pushing for support from the supes for an Ed Lee mayoral run. Meanwhile, three out of the former supes responsible for putting Lee in room 200 are running

Ed Lee still won't rule out the possibility that he'll run for mayor. (Because he kind of, maybe, sort of wants to run for mayor, probably). Bevan Dufty, who cast the swing vote

Shocker: 18 of the 35 protesters arrested last night don't actually live in San Francisco, confirming all our fears about protest tourism. [SFEx] Congratulations are in order: Chronicle Culture Blogger, SFist pal and

Why does the Bay Citizen hate bike lanes so much? (Hint: It's because cars need more room, duh.) [BayCitizen] Southern Pacific Brewing, the forthcoming local brewery in the city's newly dubbed "brewing district"

No system advisories for BART at the moment. Commute home at your leisure, BARTers. [BART.gov] And yet, commuters aren't really sure how they feel about protests (or more specifically: delays) on BART.

Muni operators and Cab Drivers are teaming up to plan a 24-hour strike on August 2nd. Consider alternative forms of transport for that Tuesday. [SFAppeal] [TheSnitch] a stolen life [sic] Jaycee Dugard's memoir

The Appeal's Katie Baker rounds up This Week in Lady News. [SFAppeal] In Picasso theft developments: police have impounded the taxi cab used to make the getaway. No word on whether the cabbie

Lincecum took the mound this afternoon to continue working the Giants out of last week's slump. Twelve strikeouts did the trick nicely. Final score: 2-1 Giants. [McCoveyChron] [SFGiants.com] Think Globally, Come Locally:

Shirley Fong-Torres: the woman who both ate Chinatown and became the unofficial mayor of it (sorry, Rose Pak), passed away this weekend. The 64-year-old Fong-Torres was recognized for her service to the Chinese-American

Temporary Mayor Ed Lee is on a boat. [@MayorEdLee] Meanwhile, back on land, the Run, Ed, Run! People are real and they've got some very real political connections. (Spoiler Alert: there's a Rose

Perhaps as a follow up to his not-very-nice take on the Sisters' Easter party, Andrew Sullivan dismantles Gay Pride. Mostly he's just over-analyzing a street party. [DailyBeast] Oakland Chef Russell Moore headed to

A must-read. important interview with Xandir, a queer teen who was shipped off to a for-profit "re-education school" (or more realistically: a school that "fixes" sexual orientation through brainwashing, abuse and dishonesty). Xandir,

The Appeal follows up on the SCANDAL surrounding Alex Tourk and Dennis Herrera's lobbyist-lobbyee relationship, and - Hey, Dennis Herrera knows what the law is. [SFAppeal] The owner of Passion Cafe was attacked

The Dolores Park playground will be closed for a few months while Rec & Parks builds a new 45-foot super slide along with some other playground equipment that isn't nearly as exciting. If

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook. The Awl presents "Revisiting the Magical Land of Northern California", a travelogue of San Francisco framed by YouTube videos of our

A kidnapped 22-year-old woman fends off her would-be attackers [MissionLocal] San Francisco inches closer to letting us pay inflated parking meter prices on our smartphones. No one is pointing out that the pilot