SF News Market Street Hit-Run Injures Cyclist, Kills Dog A little before midnight on Sunday, at the notoriously dangerous Octavia and Market Street intersection, a driver plowed into a 27-year-old bicyclist, injuring her and killing her dog "who was either being carried
SF News Sunday's Protest Against Kosovo's Independence A small but vocal amount of the local Serbian community held a minor protest about the United States' recognition of Kosovo as a separate state, going up Market Street on Sunday afternoon; the
misc Who Is "No Unlawful Sex" Guy? As mother used to tell us, "the smaller the font, the crazier the loon." And how. Frank Chu seems downright lucid compared to this gentleman, who over the years has called us every
SF News Downtown Lawyer Sues SF Over That One Guy Who Beats Those Plastic Buckets and Metal Pots at the Ferry Building 60-year-old attorney William McGrane is fit to be tied. Why? Because of noted Ferry Building street percussionist John King's daily performances. It seems that his groovy beats, which stem from the many plastic
misc Automated Enforcement Camera Coming to Octavia and Market If this bill becomes a law, then you'll be seeing scary "Photo Enforced" signs popping up around this intersection in a year or so. It will look a little something like this crudely
misc Lenny Kravitz's Show is Cancelled The Lenny Kravitz performance originally scheduled for Saturday, January 19th has been postponed due to illness. Rescheduled show information forthcoming. Patrons are encouraged to hold-on to their tickets. Refunds available at place of
misc A Much-Needed Bath Reliable tipster Jerry Jarvis reports that things are a bit damp right now in Market Street's combat zone. Somewhere in that no-man's land between Powell and the Castro, a truck bumped into a
misc Scenes From a Macworld Expo Jonathan Winston of Bikescape sends us this fury-inducing image he caught while wandering the catacombs of the Macworld Expo. It's a "baseball cap mounted iPhone with a handy plastic magnifying strip. Just right
misc Ride Muni for Free All Night Long On New Year's Eve Mayor Gavin Newsom says that one of his "top priorities is to ensure that every San Franciscan has a safe and happy New Year. Riding Muni is a smart and green way to
misc Jaywalking-- Smart or Darwinism? How many ways does this piss us off? Like the fact if she just crossed Valencia Street, there's an actual crosswalk there. Or the fact that she still has to jaywalk Market Street
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- At Long Last Love (1975): At last -- the fecal matter-fest that is Peter Bogdanovich's career-killing, Cole Porter-infused musical. Starring Cybill Shepherd, Burt Reynolds, and Madeline Kahn, how did it all go
SF News Wiesel's Wispy Whacker Pleads Wacky The man accused of assaulting and kidnapping Elie Wiesel -- attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery, stalking, elder abuse and hate crimes, to be exact -- changed his not guilty plea to one of
Arts & Entertainment Cardboard Tube Fight Tournament -- This could very well be the most exciting extracurricular activity in the world, ever. Next to building a fort out of couch cushions and blankets, that is. (Why, yes, we are in
SF News Sorry, Crackheads: Weeklong Crackdown in the TL Wondering why you can't get your dealer on the phone? Well, last week 103 (suspected) drug retailers were pinched in a good old-fashion crackdown in the TL and Mission/Market Street areas. Similar
SF News Yes on A, No on H: Kicky Gap/Don Fisher Protesters Alwaysupndown has loads of choice images from last Wednesday's Yes-on-A, No-on-H protest at the Market Street Gap store. At first we thought it was over Gap's continuing efforts to shove horizontal pastels down
SF News A Room of One's Own...In Which to Shoot Up As mentioned in today's Chronicle, the idea of a safe-space in which intravenous drug users can shoot up -- without fear of arrests, beatings, rapes, or whatever happens in those movies after heroin's
Arts & Entertainment The Dirty Ol' Fall Tour Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and special guest MoZella October, 4 2007 Cafe du Nord (2170 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94101) Cost : $12 All Ages Photo courtesy of flickr user: caitlinbango
SF News North Beach One of the Top Places To Call Home It really is all about the other side of Market Street now. Along with neighborhoods that we've heard of before like Pike Place in Seattle; Hillcrest in San Diego; and Park Slope in
Arts & Entertainment Crafts, Books, & Booze Ever think of starting your own crafty business? Want to meet a bunch of people who have, including a local author who wrote a book on the topic? Or maybe you just want
SF News Love Fest Shooting We had a feeling that all this "love" business would get people in trouble. Late afternoon on Saturday, two people were shot around Love Fest action on Market Street (at Sixth and Seventh
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Commute Clot's 15th Anniversary Tonight A small goup of San Franciscans started an international trend about fifteen years ago when they participated in the first Commute Clot bike ride. Now it's called Critical Mass. What do you call
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Veronica Klaus: High-art performer and jazz songstress croons alongside her Boom Boom Boys tonight at 9 p.m. at Cafe Du Nord, 2170 Market Street (at Sanchez); $15. -- DMX Krew: Hipsters
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Blue Angels to be banned in SF? [Examiner] -- Islamic Center of the East Bay's recent blaze decried as an "act of terror" by local Muslim leaders. [Chron] -- Man who attacked
