SF News It’s Official: Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake Will Be Renamed Blue Heron Lake After a seven-month debate over what to rename Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, the SF Rec and Parks Commission on Thursday bestowed the new name Blue Heron Lake.
SF News New Names Being Floated for the Renaming of Stow Lake A years-long campaign to change the name of Stow Lake, named for a man with an ugly legacy of antisemitism, has resulted in a short list of ten suggested new names for the 130-year-old man-made lake.
SF News Woman's Body Found In Duffel Bag In Golden Gate Park On Sunday evening, as Outside Lands festival-goers were still enjoying themselves a few blocks west, a body was found in Golden Gate Park.
SF News Deplorable Teens Rob Stow Lake Photographer A group of teenage boys attacked a photographer at Golden Gate Park's Stow Lake Tuesday, beating the man and stealing his stuff. The attack, police say, occurred at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday.
SF News Muggers Attack Photographers On Market Street And At Stow Lake Photographers capturing San Francisco sights were beset by crooks this weekend, as bands of muggers fell upon shooters in both Golden Gate Park and near the Powell Street cable car turnaround. On Friday
Arts & Entertainment Ask A San Francisco Native: What's Your Favorite SF Urban Legend? Dear Rain, In every city I've ever lived, there are urban legends that people (sometimes, transplants, sometimes people that have lived their all their lives) repeat again and again. Alligators in the New
Arts & Entertainment Stow Lake Boathouse Reopens Today Since last week's downpour staved off the opening, today's sunny skies mark the official opening of the Stow Lake Boathouse. While the kitchen redo nears completion, food off-site will be served from "La
SF News Alex Tourk Resigns from Herrera's Campaign, Probably Botched Some Records on That Stow Lake Deal The Examiner reports that Alex Tourk, campaign consultant and lobbyist-about-town, resigned from Dennis Herrera's campaign for mayor today. In a statement, Tourk said Herrera should be spending more time focusing on his campaign
SF News Stow Lake Boat House Vendors Seem Confused About How Lobbying Works Back in February, the Board of Supervisors finally approved a bid from New Mexico-based Ortega Family Enterprises to take over the vending duties at the Stow Lake boat house. As San Franciscans tend
Arts & Entertainment Sfist Photo: San Francisco Bay to Breakers results Yes, it's another Bay to Breakers. Pretty good weather and a good time for all. But, first of all kids, they've been lying to you all these years. Is the highest point of
Arts & Entertainment See some big babies at SFNature.org’s Heron Watch San Francisco Nature Education is a non-profit run by naturalist Nancy DeStefanis to show a little bit of nature to city dwellers. On their calendar this Saturday at 10:00 AM is another
Arts & Entertainment A Parlement of Foules above Golden Gate Park For this was on seynt Volantynys day, Whan euery bryd comyth there to choose his mate. The mate choosing is all over but this couple of love birds still manages to take some
