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8 Cocktail Accessories That Will Jazz Up Your Home Bar For Less Than $25
From the adult version of a sippy cup to a "Star Wars"-inspired ice mold. Got champagne taste on a boxed wine budget? You can still have the swankiest home bar
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New iPhone 8 With Facial Recognition And Bezel-less iPhone X Rumored For Tuesday Reveal
It's the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone this year, and thus it's been rumored for months that Apple would be revealing some fantastic new iteration of the smartphone
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This Week In SF Food: State Bird Gets A New Menu, Eight Tables Close To Opening, And More
In a week that began with temperatures so high I'm sure no one wanted to eat, food news still managed to break. Chief among it: Thelonious Monk's estate is
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Saturday Links: Bill Clinton Takes SF Podium
* Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here * Dominique Crenn's still fighting the good fight.
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A Preview Of The 2017-18 Classical Music Season In The Bay Area
The new classical music season kicks off this weekend with Turandot, which was the center of the opening night gala Friday at SF Opera, and continues tonight (Saturday) with Elektra. On Sunday, the
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Make Quick Work Of That Booklist When You Learn To Speed Read
Digest information faster than ever with this award-winning speed reading bundle. Learning how to read and ingest information quickly is a beneficial skill to have for work and for school — with The
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Day Around The Bay: Beware These Spooky 'It' Promotional Mannequins Around SF
* Warner Bros. Pictures has scattered these spooky child mannequins like the one above promoting the release of It (see SFist's review here) around town, and taken photos of them. [Radio Alice]
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Go Do This Thing: Oakland Pride, Feat. Alex Newell and Andra Day
It's time again for the Bay Area's much smaller, much more recently inaugurated LGBTQ Pride celebration, Oakland Pride. On Sunday, for only the eighth time ever, Oakland celebrates its
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Security Concerns Prompt Fundraising Drive For SF Gay Men's Chorus Red State Tour
In 30 days, we go on tour in the South. We’re adding more security to keep safe - can you donate to help? Donate: https://t.co/vKK4P2QdmT pic.twitter.com/t0w1S9MbqT — SF
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The 10 Most Scenic Muni Lines
In honor of Muni Heritage Weekend, which is this weekend this will explain why you're seeing so many vintage streetcars and other vehicles around we're revisiting SFist's
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Oakland Gone Wild: DUI, Child Porn Charges For Police And Fire Department Officers
Wednesday was a hell of a day for the Oakland Police and Fire Departments, as today we have separate reports of disturbing DUI and child pornography charges for officers from both organizations. While
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Glen Park's Massive, Kooky Chenery House Hits Market For $12.5 Million
Speak of the devil! Just this week we were revisiting retired advertising executive Bob Pritikin's Glen Park mansion known as Chenery House, via this post about the owner of Haight Street
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Dominique Crenn Pens Brusque Note To Male-Dominated San Pellegrino Chef Competition: 'Please Evolve'
Two-starred Michelin chef Dominique Crenn has a few words on social media this week for the San Pellegrino 2018 Young Chef competition, which just announced its juries in 21 regions around the
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Oakland, San Jose Both Want To Be In The Running For New Amazon HQ
Cities across the country are hoping to win the local economic lottery windfall that will come from a new 50,000-person Amazon headquarters after the rapidly growing company announced Thursday that it
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Friday Lunchtime Links: Troll Farms Menace Facebook
* Senate leaders want Twitter to talk to them about Russian election interference. [Ad Week] * Speaking of, new Russian "troll farms" are menacing Facebook. [Wired] * Giant Mission Creek development will be home
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Woman With Child Spits On, Smacks Muni Driver
An angry woman remains on the loose today, after police say the late-night Muni passenger accompanied by a small child attacked a driver while riding a bus last week. The Chron reports
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Color Factory Extends Run, More Tickets On Sale Next Week
The incredibly popular, somewhat-pricey-for-what-amounts-to-a-few-Instagram-opps experience known as The Color Factory will remain open a bit longer on Sutter Street for all your Instagram needs
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Fleeing Hurricane Irma, 152 Shelter Pets Seek Bay Area Homes
A jet packed with adoptable cats and dogs landed in the Bay Area Thursday, all refugees from Florida shelters emptied as preparation for Hurricane Irma. It's all thanks to the Walnut
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Deplorable Teens Playing With Fireworks Accused Of Causing 130-Acre Fire In Gilroy
#"Bally" wild fire grows to 130 acres above #EagleRidge dev in west Gilroy. Air attack going strong despite hazy skies. A few sprinkles. pic.twitter.com/rcRCFikPLO — @Rob Fladeboe kron4 (@KRON4RFladeboe)
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Disintegrating Union Square Hilton Closes Streets For Hours
Sheet metal dangling from Hilton Hotel closes #TaylorStreet in #SanFrancisco https://t.co/ozn4tbI7FV pic.twitter.com/0V5KVjy967 — KCBS 106.9 FM/740 AM (@KCBSNews) September 8, 2017 A huge piece of sheet
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Great Performances Help 'It' Float
When I was 16, I read Stephen King's brick of a novel in one weekend. This is both a testament to King's readability and to my dorkitude. I think
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Stench Reported In San Jose
* Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here * The Ace of Cups is back! [SFist] * Suspect killed,
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Meet The Award-Winning App That Stops Cybercriminals In Their Tracks
Get a lifetime of online privacy for just $49. Another week, another cyber security breach — or that's what it feels like, at least. One of the more high-profile incidents unfolded
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Day Around The Bay: Disgraced VC Threatens Accuser With Legal Action
* Airbnb says “soon” all SF listings will be legal, as Berkeley hosts rush to comply with registration law by Oct deadline. [Curbed][Daily Cal] * Supervisors are considering tossing out the sale of Presidio
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Tiburon Man Arrested For Allegedly Fatally Shooting Deer And Fawn
A Tiburon man stands accused of animal cruelty in the deaths of a deer and her fawn whom he allegedly shot with a pellet gun for eating his expensive landscaping. Homeowner Mark Dickinson,