SF News 2 Dead, 5 Wounded After Oakland Nightclub Shootings Two people were killed and four wounded early Monday morning outside Sweet Jimmie's near Jack London Square. The deadly shootings, it seems, were sparked by the bouncer refusing to admit several
SF News Eagle Tavern Update: Landlord Files Eviction Lawsuit Bay Area Reporter has some sad news: Eagle Tavern owner John Gardiner received an unlawful detainer lawsuit from property owner John Nikitopoulos today, 4/20. What does this mean for the troubled SoMa
Arts & Entertainment Red Meat: A Party For Gay Redheads And The Men Who Admire Them Starting on May 14, and the second Saturday of each month following, fetish venue Club Eight will host a club night dedicated to gingers and those who admire their fiery locks. It'
Arts & Entertainment New Eagle Tavern Closing Date: End Of May, Possibly Later This Year At what we thought would be the Eagle Taven's final beer bust yesterday, we were surprised to hear that, instead of 4/29, the SoMa leather bar's new tentative
SF News Entertainment Commission Postpones Security Requirements Meeting Last night's meeting to discuss new security proposals for San Francisco nightclubs -- which would include ID scanning and face recording of patrons, among other things -- was postponed. Mayor Lee wanted "
SF News Entertainment Commission Rules Would Make SF A Police State, Claim Privacy Rights Groups Later today, the San Francisco Entertainment Commission will consider adopting new security rules at nightclubs and onetime events in San Francisco. Among reasonable security measures, like sufficient exterior lighting, a few rules have
SF News The Eagle, Famous Gay SoMa Bar, Set To Close, 4/29 The Eagle -- 30-year-old SoMa gay bar noted worldwide for its Thursday Night Live concerts and spirited Beer Bust Sundays -- will shut operations down on Friday, 4/29. Although, according to a
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Castro's Bagdad Cafe Closes One of the city's best drunk diners (i.e., late-night greasy spoons in which you can get cheap food while tipsy) closed shop last week. According to Paolo Lucchesi at
SF News Underground SF for Sale The Lower Haight's only true nightclub, Underground SF, is up for sale. In fact, the entire building can be yours for around $1.5 million. According to Haighteration, the owner is
SF News Union Leader's Call For Boycott Of Former S.F. Supervisor's Bar Larry Mazzola Sr., leader of plumbers' union UA Local 38, has called for a boycott of former San Francisco politician Chris Daly's new bar, Buck Tavern. Why? Who knows. Some
SF News Man Dies After Fight Inside Downtown Nightclub Joe Olivares Hernandez, 30, died yesterday after suffering a severe brain injury during one of two fights inside Temple Nightclub on Howard Street. "Hernandez was knocked unconscious, and a 26-year-old
SF News SoMa Bowling Alley Details: $12 Cocktails, Dress Jackets Required A source recently met with a Commercial Owner Association representative regarding plans for a Lucky Strike (a high-end bowling alley geared to replace the almost-shuttered Borders Books at Third and King
SF News SoMa Bowling Alley Hesitations While plans for the SoMa Borders Books to evolve into bowling alley trudge on -- word has it Lucky Strike and Beacon apartment complex authorities will discuss the issue today -- we thought we'
SF News Port Evicts Jelly's Nightclub After Fatal Shooting Pier 50 dance club Jelly's, who played host to a fatal shooting last week, could become a thing of the past. After the city's Entertainment Commission had yanked the
Arts & Entertainment SFist's Guide to SF Pride 2010: Saturday Here is part II of SFist's attempt to round up all the gay/queer/trans and ever-so lesbian happenings going down about town on Saturday. (Stay tuned for Sunday events!
SF News '90s Era Gay Club Fliers for Klubstitue There's more to the San Francisco queer scene than Harvey Milk, gay marriage kerfuffles, or exhausting penis-in-bottom jokes. Take, for example, the late '80s/'90s Valencia Street
Arts & Entertainment California Music and Culture Association, a New Nightclub Coalition, Launches Last night, according to BCN (via SF Appeal) "a trade organization dedicated to serving the interests of nightclubs and other entertainment venues in San Francisco" kicked off their via a launch
SF News Nightclub Scapegoating Runs Rampant After Weekend Shooting Ever since 26-year-old Blair Henderson was shot and killed near the intersection of Second and Minna Streets on Sunday, the media's assault on nightlife spiked to hysterical proportions. Again.
SF News Eliminate Entertainment Commission, Says Newsom Just before the city's arguably useless Entertainment Commission voted to close killer nightclub Suede for 30 days -- if you recall, a 20-year-old Richmond man was killed and four wounded
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow Night: Episcodisco at Grace Cathedral Who knew that Grace Cathedral has a monthly nightlife event called Episcodisco, presented by Reverend Bertie Pearson and curatorial duo Paradise Now and featuring contemporary art installations, live performance, drinks and DJ’ed
SF News Trouble at The Blue Macaw Early Sunday morning at Mission nightclub The Blue Macaw (formerly known as 12 Galaxies), an incident went down involving loads of law enforcement. Again. "There were about 10 cop cars and a
SF News Suede Nightclub and Lounge Closes After Shooting Death After this weekend's shooting death outside Suede Nightclub and Lounge, which took the life of 20-year-old Lawson Hall, authorities have temporarily suspended the Fisherman's Wharf venue'
Arts & Entertainment Tomorrow: Lil Miss Hot Mess' Bat Mitzvah by Rachel Brodsky We, the chosen ones, remember bar & bat mitzvah season clearly. There would be this six-month period where fat, shiny envelopes arrived in your mailbox by the pound, inviting
Arts & Entertainment The Residence, Amber's Replacement, Opens Saturday Night While we all mourned the loss of Amber, the delightfully lung-cancerous bar on 14th Street and Church, its replacement opens up on Saturday night. Just two weeks after closing, The Residence, we&
SF News SF Views Talks About San Francisco Nightlife Please join SF Appeal editor Eve Batey and your SFist editor as we talk with club/event promoter (and occasional SFist contributor) Ryan Robles to discuss the glitz and grime that is nightlife
