SF News Fireworks Sever Man's Fingers A 37-year-old Concord man must now live a comparatively digit-free life after blowing off several of his fingers while trying to ignite a firework on Monday. The incident happened just before 8pm over
Arts & Entertainment POV: Wide-Angle Camera Mounted on Firework Instead of a barrage of sunburst-firework videos for your viewing pleasure, this year we bring you Jeremiah Warren's clever ode to Independence Day. Strapping a wide-angle camera to bottle rockets (or something explosive
SF News Man Loses Left Hand After Illegal Fireworks Ignite In Pocket A 19-year-old Oakland man lost his left hand on July 4 after two M-100s (!) in his pocket exploded. The two machine bottle rockets in his pocket, according to CBS 5, started from nearby
Arts & Entertainment Skies Illuminate During July 4th Fireworks Show Although the fog was thick last night, the sky burst with fiery flowers during July 4 fireworks shows above the Bay. Here are a few shots from last night's pyrotechnics. We'll update with
Arts & Entertainment SFist This Weekend That 3-day weekend is almost here (or are you off today, too?)! All Weekend: The Frozen Film Festival is happening Friday and Saturday night. The month-long LaborFest kicks off this weekend with a
SF News Police Get Serious About Fireworks Season God, do we miss buying and igniting fireworks. So much third-degree fun, so deeply missed. SF Weekly reminds us that, starting this month until July 4, police are busting folks for firework possession.
misc Video: Geniuses Throw Fireworks at Cars Mission Mission posted this video from July 4th around last call at 16th and Albion in the Mission, which shows fireworks being aimed at cars. Rumor has it that cyclists were also targets.
SF News A Ton of Fireworks Seized; KTVU Against All Things Sparkly and Fun Seeing as they are our local FOX affiliate, KTVU already has a TV segment in the works about how fireworks aren't good for anything except misery and conjuring up early childhood trauma. ALSO,
SF News Gunshots or Fireworks? What with Fourth of July just around the corner, police departments all around the Bay Area tend to get flooded with calls mistaking gunfire for fireworks. How can you tell the difference? Well,
SF News Fourth of July Gets Even More Dull: Fireworks Sales Defused While only nine cities in the Bay Area allowed to sell "safe and sane" fireworks (i.e., sparklers, fountains, snakes, and flowers [psst, you can totally turn the latter into a mini bottle
misc La Photographie du Jour: Bienvenue 2008! Well by now the smoke has cleared from our New Year's celebration (and just in time, as today is 2008's first Spare the Air Day). This was the scene down at the waterfront
