SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Chez Papa Resto, Perfect Summer Booze, A-16's Beer Month Tablehopper strutted her stuff on Folsom this week, checking out Sightglass Coffee Bar & Roastery. (We initially read that as a coffee and roasted chicken mashup, which for us sounds pretty damn divine.
SF News Street Closure: 6th and Harrison A multi-vehicle accident at 6th Street and Harrison has resulted a street closure. "Avoid the area until after 5pm. Possible delays after 5pm due to commute congestion," notes Alert SF.
SF News Shooting at the Beacon Courtyard in South Beach While a NIMBY tenants at the Beacon bemoan a nifty bowling alley that, most likely, would help enliven the dreary-and-depressing-after-7-pm neighborhood, an early morning shooting outside the noted condos just brought more pressing
SF News Man's Throat Sliced at Fourth and Harrison A man clings to life at San Francisco General Hospital this morning after having his throat cut several times over the weekend. "The victim, a man in his 20s, was found at Harrison
SF News Bystander Hit in Morning SoMa Shooting This morning around 7:35 a.m. a bystander near Sixth and Minna streets was shot after three other men argued on a SoMa street corner. According to Bay City News, the victim
SF News SOMA Thief Beats Victim Using Baseball Bat Well, this is horrendous: A 32-year-old man was robbed of his watch by a hooligan using a baseball bat as a weapon. While walking near the intersection of Fourth and Bryant on Wednesday,
SF News Car Accident Outside DNA Lounge Injures Two Pedestrians We're hearing word that somebody drove a car into two pedestrians outside DNA Lounge after Trannyshack on Sunday night. One bystander at the scene told SFist that "[t]he driver just took off.
SF News Speed Limit Lowering on Folsom and Howard Speaking of speed limits, SFMTA engineers today approved lowering the speed limit on Folsom and Howard Streets between 13th Street to the Embarcadero and the Embarcadero to South Van Ness, respectively. The new
Arts & Entertainment Armistead Maupin's Husband Unleashes New Social Site for Bears Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of the City, just announced on his Facebook page that his husband, Chris Turner, has a new(ish) social site for bears -- i.e., hairy and/or
SF News 'Miracle Chihuahua' from SoMa Fire Reunited With Owner Paco, a wee little dog who miraculously survived the three-alarm fire at the Park Hotel on Wednesday by hiding in a third-floor closet, was reunited with his owner yesterday. Rolando Walker, 47, went
SF News 48-Unit SoMa Fire Displaces at Least 75 Wednesday night's three-alarm fire that ravaged Park Hotel on Folsom Street left over 75 San Franciscans homeless. The Red Cross set up shelters to cover the displaced for the night, and will continue
SF News <s>Four</s> Three-Alarm Fire in SoMa on Folsom We're getting word that a massive fire erupted at 1044 ans 1040 Folsom, near Seventh and Sixth Streets, early this evening. SFist co-editor Jay Barmann tells us that the fire is located in
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Cheap Deal: Bill's Kitchen's Insanely Cheap Happy Hour What with Fourth Street hogging all of the gourmet glory as of late, Third Street is all but ignored. (Think of Third Street as the Gurerreo to Fourth's Valencia, only minus the insufferable
Arts & Entertainment Photos: How Weird Street Faire 2011 The "peace and creativity" theme for yesterday's 12th annual How Weird Street Faire might seem a little ironic now, given last night's major development in the war on terror, but from the looks
SF News Eagle Tavern Closed Although hope of saving it still clings to life -- just barely -- SoMa's Eagle Tavern closed over the weekend. "It marks the end of a month that saw a flurry of nostalgic
SF News SFist Blotter: SoMa Pistol-whipping, Bayview Stabbing Bayview / Stabbing: A 21-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times in broad daylight near the intersection of Third Street and Oakdale Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Her injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening. No arrests
SF News Video: Man Engulfed In Flames, Running Out of SoMa Porn Store You've been waiting a week for low-grade security footage from that spontaneous combustion in a SoMa porn store. And here it is. Enjoy it, in all its naked glory. (Sidenote: what is that
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 P-Kok Closes; Kok Opens Funky, fresh Lower Haight boutique P-Kok will close shop at the end of May. Haighteration has the scoop: "Owner Pat Pkok tells Haighteration that she has decided to consolidate the store with the
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's called
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 closing date would be
SF News Man 'Engulfed In Flames' Runs Out Of SoMa Porn Store [Updated] A man remains in the hospital with third-degree burns after somehow catching fire inside a SoMa porn booth. The fire occurred at an adult arcade at Sixth and Mission streets a little after
Arts & Entertainment 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 or Wednesday, we present to you 7 Reasons. (Our sister site
