misc It's Symphony Season! The golden voice of Jessye Norman started the San Francisco Symphony’s 2010-2011 season with Aaron Copland’s “In the Beginning” on opening night Tuesday, September 7. And the season continues in high
misc Lots to Eat This Fall in Tahoe Lake Tahoe is always a favorite for Bay Area residents in the winter and the summer, but it’s worth a weekend trip out there in the autumn as well. Try out the
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: How to Move an Anaconda The San Francisco Zoo's keeper staff moving their giant green anaconda to his new home in the South American Tropical Forest.
misc 7 Reasons to Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
misc Map: Race and Ethnicity, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley Eric Fischer created this map (click to enlarge!) based on race and ethnicity. He explains, "I was astounded by Bill Rankin's map of Chicago's racial and ethnic divides and wanted to see what
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Unseen Sea The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo. Check out another time lapse video of San Francisco. Very beautiful. It's called The Unseen Sea by Simon Christen, who described it as, "a collection
misc The Only (PARK)ing Day 2010 Photo You'll Ever Need Starting out as a way to reclaim private space for the public, this year's (PARK)ing Day in San Francisco seemed more commercial, if you will, than years prior. On the event's site,
misc Red Devil Lounge, the iPhone of Nightclubs Red Devil Lounge owner Jay Siegan sent us this shot of the marquee outside his Polk Street nightclub. Well played, sir.
misc Week Around the Ists LAist inspired a lively debate when they reported that gubernatorial candidate and millionaire Meg Whitman has now spent more of her own money on her campaign than any other politician in US history
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. V Australia.Full service. All style. LA to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne on V Australia. Killing My Lobster, returning
misc 'Free Mehserle' Sentiment Displayed at Last Night's Giants Game At last night's victorious Giants game, someone displays their (misguided) affection for Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop convicted of killing Oscar Grant on a Fruitvale platform on New Year's Day 2009. Photo by
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Happy Birthday, 6502 Microprocessor Laughing Squid points out that today marks the 35th birthday of the 6502 microprocessor, introduced in San Francisco during the 1970s. What is the 6502 microprocessor, you ask? Sean Kelly explains: The 6502
misc Photo du Jour 693 "Night Work" by Darwin Bell. (Also, that's Mr. Jake Shears of the Scissor Sisters wooing the crowd at Sunday's show at the Fox Theater in Oakland.)
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Climbing a Very Tall Guided Tower This faint-inducing film ("Climbing Towers," a helmet-clam view going up 1768-foot tower) uses Sutro Tower (977 feet) and the Eiffel Tower (1,063 feet) as comparisons, just before a brave worker darts up
misc The Abandoned Couches of San Francisco Abandoned couches on city streets, you see them all the time. We had no idea, however, how prevalent they were until they kept popping up over and over and over again in the
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Happy Birthday, Claude the Albino Alligator Two years ago, SFist posted this minor scoop on the new arrival of a white alligator at the San Francisco Zoo. Sadly, hours after posting this amazing footage it was taken down. (Word
misc 7 Reasons to Love San Francisco There are countless stories to tell in San Francisco, but sometimes a picture says so much more that mere words. Each Tuesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site LAist does
misc Sponsored Post: Find What You're Really Looking for in SF The following post is from our advertiser, YP.com. Even if you consider yourself a local there's a whole lot yet to be discovered in San Francisco. And we're not just talking about
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley.... An Army ROTC color guard holds a U.S. flag before the Colorado-California NCAA college football game on Saturday, Sept. 11, in Berkeley. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
misc Photo du Jour 690 "Lucca Ravioli" by Matthew Wade Davis of Treatzone, a delightful design site... and more! Hat tip: SFHaps
