SF News Grasshopper Receives Nine-Month Jail Sentence Sigh. The popular kids are at it again. No stranger to playing fast and loose with the law, noted homeless taxi driver Grasshopper Kaplan -- you remember, that guy who ran for mayor
Arts & Entertainment Maldroid Declared Winner for Live 105's NSSN He's quickly on his way to world domination. He finishes, "See y'all on Friday and put your game faces on y'all. We are stealing this show people!!!" We'll be the judge of that!
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- The Gold Rush (1925): The Tramp makes his stamp here (via playing with his food) as one of America's most beloved comedic characters of the silent era. Screens tonight at 8:45
SF News Your Oil Spill Update: Pelosi! Like the bad ass she is, occasional San Francisco resident and current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has written to the "Homeland Security Department's inspector general requesting an investigation of preparation for and response
Arts & Entertainment Eat it, Portland! San Francisco Most "Walkable" City Everybody get and Fancy Free: A Field Survey of Walkable Urban Places in the Top 30 U.S. Metropolitan Areas here in .pdf. But why are we talking about Portland? And what about
Arts & Entertainment Marie-Antoinette and San Francisco: Match Made in Bourgeoisie Heaven? While the pairing seems unlikely (despite San Francisco being the "Paris of the West"), the Legion of Honor has received the, uh, honor of hosting the Marie-Antoinette exhibit. The show specifically focuses on
Arts & Entertainment Photo du Jour 05 Why, what a delightful holiday refreshment table shot. Found in our Flickr page, and taken at some festive party this weekend, it has all of the staples of an imminent San Francisco gathering:
Arts & Entertainment Gridskipper's Bad Service Board Game Although the T-Mobile store on Third and Market streets failed to make the list -- they're (allegedly) rampant fibbers over there, people! -- be sure to read Gridskipper's spot-on and delightful San Francisco
SF News Michael Savage Sues Islamic Group for Something or Other We swear, this guy is one step away from strapping road flares to his chest. Now, it's increasingly difficult for us to explain the conceptual art that is Michael Savage's work. Its genius
Arts & Entertainment This Week in Le Rock: December 3-8 Now that the bets are in (okay, so no one really cast any bets - how boring is that?), you can go to Cafe du Nord, tonight, to check out San Francisco's unsigned
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: SFBC's Winterfest 2007 a Huge Success The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition put on another well-attended fundraising party last night. Winterfest 07 is ably described by Tyche Hendricks here. See all the action, read a frank confession from yet another
SF News American Football Spectacular: Kill The Head And The Body Will Die Joe Frazier was once quoted as sayin' "Kill the body and the head will die." For an NFL offensive unit, the opposite is the case. And here comes the context: it's your American
SF News Early Morning Gunfire Hits Three in SOMA UPDATE: according to one eyewitness who went to the police station after the drive-by to make a report, "all of the gunshot victims died." However, after talking to SFPD, all victims are listed
misc Friday Fun From the Inbox We do not -- are you listening carefully, Jennifer? -- believe that Gavin has left the most enchanting, pristine, and hopelessly 7x7-ish Siebel. (Believe us, you do not want to fuck with her
SF News RIP: Evel Knievel The motorcycling-riding Johnny Knoxville of his time, minus any homoerotic subtext, Evel Knievel died today at the wonderful age of 69. He passed away after years of suffering from "diabetes and idiopathic pulmonary
SF News Silver Terrace Drive-by Shooting Maims Two According to SF Crime, the No. 1 source for all San Francisco criminality and deadly shenanigans, a drive-by took palce this past Wednesday. Seems to have slipped our mind, folks. Anyway: On Wednesday
SF News Why, the Academy of Art Has Lots of Black Friends! During the execution of the Academy of Art University's real-estate master plan for San Francisco, they came across a bit of controversy after purchasing the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. It seems that they hate
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Bests in Show at the S.F. Car Show Now on with the Bests in Show. Up first is the all-electric, "high performance, road-hugging, ultra-narrow" Tango two seater. Dreamy George Clooney drives one. See? More about this handsome devil, along with a
Arts & Entertainment Interview: Brian Regan What's your take on the comedy scene in the Bay Area? I don't live in the Bay Area, but I when i see Bay Area people slip on banana peels, I laugh my
SF News MapQuest Gas Prices [Insert Flatulence Reference Here] In order to prevent witnessing further gas station signage hilarity, MapQuest (remember them?) has a nifty cheap station location feature. Basically, it maps out gas stations in your neighborhood/city by price. In
SF News Wiesel's Wispy Whacker Pleads Wacky The man accused of assaulting and kidnapping Elie Wiesel -- attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery, stalking, elder abuse and hate crimes, to be exact -- changed his not guilty plea to one of
Arts & Entertainment Karen Has a Broken Leg! All proceeds from the record will go to the Sweet Home New Orleans Organization (SHNO). From SHNO's website, "Sweet Home New Orleans Organization is a non-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing the music and
SF News Winterfest! <i>Bikes</i> Winterfest! <i>Fun</i> Winterfest! It's On! Get yourself some art, maybe even something from Matthew Hughes Boyko. Why not? Or, what about "A Day with Ross Mirkarimi?" How much would you bid for a "lunch/dinner date" with him?
Arts & Entertainment Trannyshack's Final Bump? Update: We just asked Heklina if it's true. "Yes, honey!" she replied. "Sometime in spring or early summer [of '08]." So...there you have it. Similar to the club night in question here,
