misc 7 Reasons to Visit the Metreon Ah, what could have been but never was. That, in a steel-and-glass nutshell, is the Metreon, the monstrous beast at Fourth and Mission streets. Awkwardly shaped, dark interiors, stupefying walkways, confounding escalators --
misc Happy Anniversary, Great Nitroglycerin Explosion of 1866! "Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life in San Francisco" roared the headline in the Placer Herald describing what happened 144 years ago today after stored nitroglycerin boxes at the Wells Fargo and Co.
SF News Fatal Shooting at Second and Minna Streets After an early morning shooting in the city's SOMA neighborhood, one person is dead and three others hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The incident, which happened a little before 2:30 a.m. on
SF News SFPD Needs Your Help Locating Serial Bank Robbery Suspect Police are seeking the public's help with a series of bank robberies that have occurred since March 22 in downtown San Francisco. According to SFPD: In three of the incidents, the suspect approached
Arts & Entertainment Frank Chu Birthday Party at the Palace Hotel Well, why the hell not at the Palace? Troy Holden, Chu's unofficial spokesperson, just sent out the following Twitter message of grave importance: "Frank Chu just called me and said he will be
SF News Arsonist Torches San Francisco Mailboxes Mean! Police are investigating two fires set inside USPS mailboxes set Wednesday night. The first fire, according to reports, occurred "in a mailbox standing near the corner of Sansome and Bush streets at
SF News San Francisco's Canopy Financial "a Complete Sham," Says TechCrunch Canopy Financial, "a pioneer in innovative healthcare banking technology solutions that connect healthcare and financial services" at ranked no. 12 on the 2009 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies, is a total
misc Closeup of Anti-Whoring Sign at Powell and Market Frank Chu and the "Jesus Loves You" guy seem to get all of the crazy-loon-with-crazier-sign attention. It's just not fair So, here's a shot of the sign that the guy at Powell and
misc Photos: Twitter's New Office Moving out of the LoRi (Lower Outer Rincon Hill)/South Park neighborhood, the folks at Twitter moved up Third Street to a sweeter, swankier pad. CEO Ev Williams's wife, Sara Morishige, reportedly aided
SF News Vault Fire at Battery & Pine Just a little before 6 a.m. this morning, SFFD got a report of smoke coming out of a manhole at Battery and Pine in downtown San Francisco. When they got there, they
Arts & Entertainment SF Open Studios: SOMA/Downtown Saturday marks the SOMA/downtown installment of SF Open Studios. All of the open galleries will be in the Eastern SOMA/Yerbua Buena area near SF MOMA -- the Yerba Buena neighborhood, if
misc Bag Lady: Shotwell at 320 Grant Please welcome Ryan Robles. He'll be writing Bag Lady, which will be cover local boutiques, shops, stores, and other retail oddities that deserve a megawatt spotlight shined on them. He'll also interview small
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow Night: <em>SF Weekly</em> Bestows Accolades to Local Musicians Tomorrow evening, October 15, SF Weekly will hold their annual music award bash, honoring local artists for their aural talent in 10 distinct categories -- rap/hip hop, dance/electronic, international, soul/R&
SF News Bomb Squad Truck at Transbay Terminal The big bomb squad truck is there at the Transbay Terminal right now. AlertSF says you'll want to avoid the area for at least the next 90 minutes. We'll update with more info
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Free Ice Cream Downtown Today Free ice cream will be handed out later this afternoon in downtown San Francisco. Why? Because it's going to be hot today. Between 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Beale between
misc Whast's Going On Here, Nova? Heh. Also, for reals, you should try their tartar. Most of their menu, actually, is tasty. It's also a pretty good place to get tanked, especially when 21st Amendment is too loud and
Arts & Entertainment Deborah Butterfield's Horses at 425 Market Deborah Butterfield's horse sculptures will be on display at 425 Market until September 14. Check them out if you're in the neighborhood. Also, there will be a show of her work through Saturday,
SF News Fire in the Financial District (at Tadich Grill) We just got word that there is a rather large roaring in the financial district. Or, as our tipster informed us, there's a "[b]ig ass fire in the Financh right now." Oh
SF News Have You Seen This (Alleged) Bike Thief? SFAppeal has word that the above (alleged!) bike thief was caught cutting bike lock cable thingies on Market near Fifth Street yesterday. And just who caught him? Members of the SF Bike Coalition
SF News Bye Bye Swoops Let Ann-Margaret sooth your soul. Because after hearing this news, you're gonna need it. See, Swoops, the adorable and infamous blackbird who terrorized passersby from her perch outside City National Bank at Front
SF News SF Gay Pride Photos Here are some images of today's San Francisco Pride festivities. Wee! Be sure to check back throughout the day. SFist will be updating images of the parade and party at Civic Center. Also,
SF News Spooked Horse Runs Amok Through City Streets Oh this is rich. It seems a scared horse attached to a carriage, which is mean and unnecessary in this post-industrialized era of ours, went on a rampage through North Beach and The
misc Photos: Israel in the Gardens Festival On Saturday Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco, the annual Israel in the Gardens Festival took place. As expected, it was more comfortable than your typical daytime outdoor public festival,
