SF News This Stretch Of Stockton Street Will Be Closed For The Next Five Years Starting today, two blocks of Stockton Street between Union Square and Market Street will be closed to make way for construction crews burrowing below street-level on the $1.6 billion Central Subway project.
SF News Opponents of Central Subway Have New Delay Tactic: Union Square Station Deemed Illegal Another day, another challenge to the Central Subway project, which is literally minutes from getting back underway along the Stockton corridor and up by Union Square. Earlier this week we heard about North
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gold Dust Lounge Not Historic Enough, Says Committee Uh oh. The San Francisco's Historic Preservation Commission voted against giving Gold Dust Lounge landmark status on Wednesday. The bar, of you recall, was handed an eviction notice in December, sparking protests, cries
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Breaking: No Last Call For The Gold Dust Lounge! Although Sam Singer and Jon Handlery has promised to padlock the place on Saturday, the Gold Dust Lounge will be open this weekend... and possibly beyond. Which: WOO HOO! Gold Dust Lounge breaks
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink $1 Vodkas At Gold Dust Lounge On Friday Also, former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown will be in attendance. Far more importantly, however, is the face that Gold Dust Lounge, now beeping on life support, will offer patrons $1 vodka drinks
Arts & Entertainment Union Square: Wait In Line In Your Underwear, Get Free Suit Looking for a new, free two-piece suit? Here's how you can get it: Wearing only your underwear please head down to Desigual in Union Square (101 Powell) after midnight on Friday, March 2;
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink "Tawdry" Bar Needs To Go, Say Gold Dust Lounge Landlords While the owners and fans of the Gold Dust Lounge don t-shirts and argue in favor of the bar's historic status before the Historic Preservation Committee today, a PR group for the Handlery
Arts & Entertainment Tiny Cabin Sprouts Out The Side Of Union Square Hotel A new public art piece, titled "Manifest Destiny," has just been installed four stories above ground, attached to the side of the Hotel Des Arts (447 Bush Street). It's the work of San
SF News Holiday Shoppers Pepper-Sprayed In Walnut Creek, Frightened By Quacking Homeless Man in Union Square In separate incidents last week, some holiday shoppers trying to subdue a thief got pepper-sprayed in their faces; and some other shoppers in Union Square found themselves being pursued by a crazed, aggressive
SF News OccupySF Descends On Union Square For Black Friday Protest A protest underway in Union Square has loads of Occupy SF supporters blocking traffic, drumming loudly, and attempting to occupy stores. Protesters have gathered in the city's tony shopping district to shun Black
SF News Hyde Street Cable Car Line Currently Out Of Commission Attention Holiday shoppers and anyone looking to add a scenic cable car ride to their holiday weekend activities: the Hyde Street line is currently out of order until further notice due to an
Arts & Entertainment Behold The 12-Foot Santa Yoda Made Entirely Of Legos Over the nippy weekend, loads of children and adult Star Wars fans helped construct a 12-foot Santa Yoda in San Francisco's Union Square. The wondrous creation, being dismantled as we speak, helped support
Arts & Entertainment Scenes from the LEGO Santa Yoda Construction in Union Square In Union Square today, a 12-foot tall by 10-foot wide Santa Yoda made entirely out of LEGO bricks is underway. Here are some scenes of the Yoda erection (ew) in progress. As of
Arts & Entertainment 12-Foot Tall LEGO Santa Yoda Coming to Union Square On Friday, November 18, the public and the fine folks at LEGO will help construct a 12-foot tall by 10-foot wide Santa Yoda made out of lego bricks, right next to the ice
Arts & Entertainment Union Square Ice Rink Opens Next Wednesday Yes, you read that correctly. Halloween is barely over, and the Christmas frenzy has begun. In just five days, you can skate in a winter wonderland in the middle of Union Square when
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Martha Stewart to Sign Books, Use Utensils at Macy's Union Square Crafty ex-con and Mission Chinese Food fan, Martha Stewart is coming to San Francisco this week to unleash her latest book of photographs, recipes and entertaining tips. Martha will be at the Union
SF News [UPDATED] Gas Main Break Shuts Down Mason at Post AlertSF sent word that a gas main break shut down occurred near Union Square. "At 2:15 today it was reported that a 10" gas main was hit by a construction crew at
SF News Central Subway Entrance At Union Square Revealed; It's Not That Exciting Call it a subway to nowhere, or call it the greatest thing ever to happen to riders of the Dirty 30, the Central Subway is going to be a fact of life for
Arts & Entertainment Fashion's Night Out: Sonja Morgan Of 'Real Housewives NY' Hosts Cooking Demo At Macy's In what will be the greatest cooking demonstration in the history of time and space, Sonja Morgan, part of the Real Housewives of New York gaggle, will make an appearance at Macy's on
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Eats: Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard Lunch Box By Joe Payne Dutiful lunch hour wage earners lined up on Wednesday with the hopes of getting a free Chez Panisee-crafted lunch. If you recall, the fresh food philosophy maven took over Maiden
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Campton Place Offers Power Hour Lunch Deal Promising to get you in and out in 60 minutes, Michelin-starred Campton Place, located in Union Square, just introduced a new 3-course, prix-fixe Power Hour Business Lunch "as a tasty, healthy alternative to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink SFist Digests: Brian Wilson Loves Gary Danko, Juanita More Eats, Pa. Joint Bans Kids Gary Danko, you are one lucky man. Noted Giants closer and all-around meaty stud Brian Wilson sang your titular restaurant praises on Monday night. Which, well... it doesn't get much better than that,
SF News Updated: Suspected Picasso Thief Arrested on Burglary Charges and Narcotics Possession In the case of the missing Picasso pencil sketch, a man suspected of lifting the drawing from the Weinstein Gallery is currently in SFPD custody reports the SFAppeal this morning. Police won't confirm
