misc Today in San Francisco History - "A Hoodlum Raid" Timecapsule: October 20, 1880 Sometimes we like to let the past speak in its own words, and even better, on subjects that never show up in history books. Here's an item
misc This week in SF History - the First Cliff House opens Timecapsule: October 15, 1863 The first Cliff House opened its doors on this date 145 years ago. The brainchild of a real estate speculator and a State Senator, this first of umpteen incarnations
misc SFist Finds: Dapper Founding Fathers We recall receiving these bills as babysitting payment back in the '80s, and they make great gift-accessories for kids as well. But we had never before noticed how interesting the back
misc "Not Even Jackassable" We perused the recent SFist post about the pitiable state of San Francisco's streets with a certain sense of nostalgia for the good ol' days. You know, the days before
Arts & Entertainment Black Cuisine Cooking Contest & Street Festival Oh my God, we're so there. If there was ever a reason to kick it over at the Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services, this would be it. Join us tomorrow
misc It's Time to Take Translink out Behind the Barn and Shoot it The impossible Translink dream has been stumbling around like a rabid possum for so long that it's sometimes hard to remember how disastrous it's been. But for years, it&
misc Whiskerless Waiters at the Palace Hotel In the middle part of the 19th century, a thick set of whiskers were an essential facial feature of every man of Victorian respectability. These were not simply expressions of pride or masculine
misc Week Around the -Ists * SFist worried over drugstore chain Walgreens celebration of Black History Month. * Gothamist was surprised that apparently New York City is the fourth most miserable city in the country, after Detroit, Stockton, CA, and
misc Walgreens Sort of Celebrates Black History Month Yesterday, the drug chain maneuvered through the choppy waters of bipartisan politics via Republican and Democrat Pez dispensers. Now they honor Black History Month, which starts today, by the way, with a barely
misc "Leg Bones for Baseball Bats" - 1902 San Francisco Chronicle Researching San Francisco history means spending way too much time sitting in the dark. In the library, we mean, staring at microfilm of old newspapers. Hours of scanning those scratched and blurry archives
misc But When is Spinster Appreciation Day? Anyway, next Sunday (the 13th) will see a bunch of museums and attractions offering free admission for kids who can prove that they live in SF. Some are pretty cool (the Musee Mechanique,
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 15 First, this a phenomenal shot, found in balmes' Flickr page. He or she managed to make crack towers look almost aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Really, a great picture. Second, "crack
misc Ask SFist -- Scary Movie Scenes? Well this isn't very timely. But still, another bit of inquisitive Friday fun! Although there are 8549027869056725 sites out there that ask and answer the same thing -- i.e., the shower
SF News Tina Turner's Abuser/Rapist/Svengali Dies at 76 Well, holy hell. Ike Turner died today. The rock et roll pioneer and hardcore curmudgeon died today in San Marcos, San Diego. He made a name for himself after discovering a young Tina
SF News Migden's Gal Pal Is Also Bonds’ Shark Carole Migden's girlfriend (OK then, "wife?" We refuse to use the sterile and patronizing "partner") Cris Arguedas, it seems, now must deal with yet another San Francisco
SF News It's Got to be the Morning After Man, what a big game that Steelers/Pats game was supposed to be. We woke up yesterday morning looking forward to sitting down and watching us some really good football between two really
Arts & Entertainment Tippling with Kipling, San Francisco 1889 Ah, today should be a citywide holiday, it really really should. December 5th marks the 74th anniversary of the end of Prohibition, just a tick of the geological clock since that final state
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Daly v. Newsom on the budget. Good stuff. [The Daly Blog] -- Vodka for everyone! Russian company buys LiveJournal. [The Snitch] -- Friday night is dope night. [BeyondChron] -- Andrew Cohen on the SFPD (one year
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco, "the Paris of the West" Yup, "the Paris of the West". It's a phrase that's been liberally applied to our fair city, perhaps most notably when the mayor of the Paris of,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Cinewhores Present Midnight Cowboy (1970): Although tame by today's smut-filled standards -- oh, you heard right! -- Midnight Cowboy has the distinction of being the only X-rated film to have ever
Arts & Entertainment Two Rockumentaries, Both Strange While it's no new thing for rock bands to come out with their own movies, they've definitely gotten more dramatic. Two films (that couldn't be on more
SF News World Dominated By Hitler Goes for $100K Now, before you go labeling Pritiklin an anti-Semite, this man is character -- a true collector and unique hoarder. His home is a mansion stocked with bizarre collectibles, SF Mayoral signatures, its own
SF News Which SF Supe Is the Idiot -- Well, the Bigger Idiot We came across this wonderful blind item over at ValleyWag (via Overheard in the Office). It seems that someone on the Board of Supes doesn't know the difference between a placeholder
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Comedy, Darling: Sleepover!: Mary Van Note hosts a new monthly underground talk and comedy show, where the stand-up is done in pajamas. Cute! Breaking the hymen of this monthly party is gangbang
