misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Canadian Tourism Commission. Getaway to Canada now. In the Green Kitchen, presenting the essential cooking techniques of Alice Waters
misc YouTube Turns Five View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video. Where have our lives gone? Oh, right, we've spent half of them watching shit on YouTube for the last several years. The site
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Girls' April Tour Video It's a little on the long side, but please enjoy this video from hometown boys Girls, as they tour around, go bowling, and play Coachella. [via The Bay Bridged]
misc Meanwhile, In Berkeley... Litterbuggin' in Berkeley? On Earth Day? Seems to be the case, at least according to Flickr user kendrak.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Earth Dancer (semi-NSFW) EARTH DANCER OF THE EARTH! from Everything Is Terrible! on Vimeo. It's almost Earth Day, so here's a little video of a strange older woman, a dancer/artist of some kind (any background
misc Nine Empty Sexy Storefronts Sit Restless on Lower Haight Haighteration, a glorious blog focused on the Lower Haight, brings to you the area's "nine sexiest" vacant storefronts on the lower half of San Francisco's most famous street. While fearing the empty stores
misc Photo du Jour 616 Looking the part of a rhythm nation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers this morning's keynote address at f8, the Facebook developers conference, in San Francisco.
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Calabastio & Queenie Queenie 5-year-old female Regal Queenie - a sweet girl with an independent streak loves to watch the world from her window. A sunny spot on the couch where she can monitor the birdies
misc What's Going On Here, Yellow Cab Hater? The fine folks at Mission Mission bring out attention to this gem. It seems someone had a foul experience while riding Yellow Cab (join the club) "late last night" -- a ride so
misc Ask SFist: Best SF Bar for Marijuana Smoking? We received two queries today regarding pot, asking us if we knew of any safe bars/clubs in San Francisco in which smoke mary jane. To which we say, The Fillmore circa 1972.
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 our new feature, 7 Reasons. (Our sister
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 Why Aren't You Visiting Your Friends In Oakland? So. Your friends decided to buy property in Oakland. Great. And, you promised you'd visit often. In fact, you swore to it well over a year ago. But? You never made the 10
misc Week Around the Ists Bostonist went gay for Palin at the Tax Day Tea Party. DCist was stunned by a new video of Prince George's County police officers beating a Univ. of Maryland student during a post-game
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The Tablehopper's Guide, providing restaurant recommendations and helping thousands of diners find the right place for the right occasion
misc The Baby-ry Coast Thanks again to all the readers who have been sending us family-friendly info! Keep it coming! This weekend is packed with the usual spring-time fun and free/cheap events for all ages. Dogs,
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.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dog Hates iPad There is of course a challenge across the internet to come up with more and more "____ + iPad" memes, and today we have this video in which a dog goes from being curious about
misc Adoptable Pets of Week: Sugar & Sassy Sugar 7-year-old female Chihuahua Here’s Ms. Sugar (AKA Sugarpants, Sugarpop, Sugarface) pondering life’s big questions "How did I get here?...Why haven't you come to adopt me yet?...Why am I