misc Depressing Empty Union Street Storefront Collage Curbed featured this photo montage sent in by reader Ben of storefronts that are empty or for lease along Union Street from Gough to Fillmore. Check out the larger version.
misc Photos: Bird's Eye View of the Bay Area Local photog Plug 1 of What I'm Seeing went high in the sky too capture these images of San Francisco and the Bay Area from above. We asked Plug 1 to tell SFist
SF News SF Marathon Results, Photos On Sunday morning, the annual San Francisco Marathon laced throughout the foggy streets of the city. Carb-loaded men and women took part in full marathon (26.6 miles), 2 half marathons, 5k, or
Arts & Entertainment Photos: San Francisco Symphony at Dolores Park Dolores Park was packed to the gills this afternoon for the free San Francisco Symphony performance. Folks were even smartly sitting on the well-shaded medians of Dolores Street, which was closed to traffic.
SF News A Photo Tribute to All-Star Tim Lincecum Yesterday, July 14, St. Louis played host to the 80th All-Star Game, which was the most watched since 1999. With an appearance by President Obama’s and a somewhat exciting game, along with
misc A Gallery of Abandoned Baby Strollers & Hoovers This swell photo series of brokedown baby buggies and vacuum cleaners left for dead in the streets of San Francisco (and the East Bay) comes to us from photographer Daniel Filipkowski, who is
Arts & Entertainment Purdy Pitchurs For those unfortunates without plans to leave town for the holiday weekend, this month's First Thursday open gallery evening should offer a less frenetic chance to enjoy complementary, slightly desiccated cheese cubes and
misc Photos: Huntington Park On Nob Hill Nestled amongst the former mansions of the old railroad tycoons and silver kings on Nob Hill and directly across from the beautiful Grace Cathedral, Huntington Park is an urban oasis for retirees, freelancers,
SF News SF Gay Pride Photos Here are some images of today's San Francisco Pride festivities. Wee! Be sure to check back throughout the day. SFist will be updating images of the parade and party at Civic Center. Also,
SF News Photos: Trans March SF, 6/26 In Dolores Park on Friday, the annual Trans March kicked off Gay Pride weekend. And, according to reports, "people were openly popping hormone therapies right out there in the street." Good gravy. Anyway,
misc Photos: Last Night's Michael Jackson Flash Party Steve Rhodes was on the scene at last night's Michael Jackson Tribute/Flashdance Flash Mob at Justin Herman Plaza. We hear it lasted for six hours. We're surprised there weren't any zombies. Check
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Last Night's Lindy Hop in Union Square Last night's Lindy in the Square was a huge success. As the above photos demonstrate, folks of all ages were up there strutting their stuff. The striped-shirt fellow in the second photo, at
Arts & Entertainment SF/SPCA Celebrates Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month San Francisco SPCA has been celebrating Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month with a few big events. They had an adoption fair on Saturday (pictured above), featuring cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals, and they're
SF News Photos: Michelle Obama Helps Construct Bayview-Hunter's Point Playground In an effort to promote "volunteerism," First Ladies Michelle Obama and Maria Shriver kicked off a national community service campaign today (United We Serve) at the playground of Bret Harte Elementary School. But
SF News Photos: Iran Election Protest, San Francisco, 6/20 Rumor has it there's more you can do to voice your support for Iranians protesting a fraudulent election than turning your Twitter avatar green. Take, for example, participating in a protest or a
misc Not Your Ordinary Thursday Night In Oakland Although we have yet to confirm this, Oakland is not just a city full of crime, poverty, and unbearable heat. Oakland is, in fact, a lot of fun. Or so we're told. You
SF News Photos: iPhone Wait at Downtown SF Apple Store Here are some scenes from this morning's wait at the downtown Apple store in San Francisco. People stood, sat and squatted in line since late last night. Adam Jackson (SFist commenter and he
misc Photos: Dachshund Derby KayVee.INC made our day by snapping these shots of the adorable Dachshund Derby at Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley on Saturday. Apparently, only one dog made it to the finish line, and
Arts & Entertainment Photos: World Naked Bike Ride Yesterday was World Naked Bike Ride, "an international demonstration in protest of our dependence on fossil fuels," and davitydave captured the San Francisco starting point at Justin Herman Plaza. Check out davitydave's Flickr
misc Mayhem at the Market by Ted Weinstein Hot on the heels of helping local shoe shine entrepreneur Larry Moore get the city off his back and get himself off the streets and into his own apartment, C.
misc Photos: Israel in the Gardens Festival On Saturday Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco, the annual Israel in the Gardens Festival took place. As expected, it was more comfortable than your typical daytime outdoor public festival,
misc Photos: Sunday Streets in the Mission We hear today's Sunday Streets in the Mission was a success. Evidently lots of kids came out of the woodwork, too. The next one is July 19, also in the Mission. Keep the
SF News Randy Johnson 300th Win Photo Tribute Although an away-game and rain resulted in a low turnout for Randy Johnson's 300th win yesterday, the small crowd couldn't diminish the joy and relief the SF Giants pitcher felt after winning his
SF News Photos: Saturday's "Meet in the Middle" Prop 8 Protest in Fresno On Saturday, droves of pro-civil rights citizens and "hundreds" of anti-gay, bigoted types rallied in Fresno for an event called Meet in the Middle for Equality. Newsom wast there so was Charlize Theron.
misc Photos: Tonight's Prop 8 Rally There was a huge turnout tonight at both the City Hall and Yerba Buena rallies, and then a large chunk of people branched off toward the Castro. Stop8.org's Twitter feed informs us
