Thank goodness it's Flickr Friday. [Caliber] Hurry up and get to Clay Theatre before it closes on August 29. [Landmark Theatres] SF Parks and Rec still determined to strip Stow Lake Boathouse of

More on today's hijacking threat that grounded a plane at SFO. [Chronicle, CBS 5] Police investigate another gay bashing on Muni. [BAR] Nate Appleman and Mourad Lahlou set to share a tender kiss.

Cycling community loses remaining shred of fun after humor column dares to poke fun at bikes. [SF Appeal] Feds investigate MTC for civil rights violations. [East Bay Express] State worker furloughs are back

San Francisco officially takes over Treasure Island. [SF Examiner] Speaking of which, Treasure Island sparked a minor comment fight featuring Supervisor Chris Daly. [SF Weekly] Cop responsible for racist, sexist SFPD videos still

Checking out the Alhambra in the Tenderloin. [Caliber] While we think designer label loyalty is a bit more complicated, here's an interesting article on brands. [SFGate] Lake Tahoe, not getting murkier? [CBS 5]

Checking out the Chinatown Night Market. [The Toasted Blog] Walnut Creek rape suspect arrested. [CBS 5] A lovely chat about Grumpy Old Men The Expendables. [SF Appeal] Royals send Jose Guillen to Giants.

Eggs, the new bacon? [Inside Scoop] SF man arrested after setting roommate's mattress on fire. [KGO] Former reality star Puck (Real World: SF) sells his belongs on online. [Mission Mission] A space alien

So, this must be why Zeitgeist patrons don't live having their photo taken? [Sex Pigeon] Jeremy Fox and Daniel Patterson part ways. [Inside Scoop] Cute new bags brought to you by Golden Gate

Anti-gay SF Chronicle columnist Debra Saunders gets a well-deserved beat down. [Calitics, Eye On Blogs] Speaking of which, will skinheads and Klan members soon get their own column space in the Chron, too?

More than 200,000 counterfeit designer items seized at Fisherman's Wharf. [Chronicle] A century of gay couples in old portraits. [Eye On Blogs] Is a serial killer with a knife on the loose

Guess who was waiting for tourists getting of the cable car? [Muni Diaries] Food stamps go organic. [NBC Bay Area] Evil writer exposes SFist's editor's fondness for the occasional Andrew Lloyd Webber ditty.

Two Jack’s: The best restaurant you’ve probably never been to. Yet. [Haighteration] "[T]he distinction between the brand 'iPhone' and the object 'phone' is basically nil, and from here on out

Larry Flynt's adult club sends "stripper mobile" barreling down Market Street. [Caliber] Anti-Obama/Pelosi scene on Third Street outside HRD Cafe. [Meowmix] Talking to Francis Ford Coppola about his new restaurant, Rustic. [Inside

Target halts Timbuk2′s recycled-plastic-bag messenger bag project. [Mission Mission] Yelp has a fashionably dressed sex bunny doll. [Valleywag] Clipper failure turns into a loads of free Muni rides this morning. [Akit] Claycord

Your top 10 Bay Area movie spots are... [Eye On Blogs] Why are people so (delightfully!) flaky in San Francisco? [Mission Mission] 11-year-old Tajonae Cross details her S.F. street fundraising for St

City pushes to convert SOMA's "forgotten, seedy alleyways into vibrant, safe corridors for residents." [BAR] Dogs and restaurants, do they mix well? [Bauer] Sen. Roy Ashburn's post-outing conversion is too little, too late.

Myles Cooper and Alexis Penney, making SF the place for gay pop creativity. [SFBG] Someone uses pesticide to kill hundreds of thousands of bees at the Hayes Valley Farm. [Haighteration] That was some

Recap of Chris Daly's weekend symposium, a D6 decade in review. [Eye On Blogs, FCJ, SFBG] Drink it in: San Francisco's literary bars. [Inside Scoop] Possible demon-based possession in the Richmond. [Richmond Blog]

Local artist Chor Boogie and international artist Banksy join efforts. [Mission Mission, Uptown Almanac] Patricia Unterman reviews Heirloom Cafe. [SF Examiner] Hazardous cliff warnings are there for a reason. [Spots Unknown] Josh Harnnett's

Home point alert! Do you have apartment envy at the Presidio Landmark? We do. [SF Appeal] Sorta hipster blog from East Bay school bemoans "hipster gentrification" in The Mission. [Mission Local] 12-year-old children