Arts & Entertainment Ice Rinks Open at Union Square and Justin Herman Plaza Today Not only are they already rolling out the Christmas shit at Walgreen's, but signs of the impending holidays continue with the openings of the Union Square and Embarcadero ice rinks this
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gold Dust Lounge Will Open NYE, Inspires Country Western Song San Francisco's Bar/cultural phenomenon/t-shirt slogan the Gold Dust Lounge shed some more light on their forthcoming Fisherman's Wharf location yesterday. Not only will the bar be
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Gold Dust Lounge Reveals New Location Will Look Like A Bar This afternoon, the historic (maybe) Gold Dust Lounge shared an early look at how they imagine their forthcoming Fisherman's Wharf location will turn out. And the new place looks... Well, it
SF News Girl Gang Terrorizes Union Square Store An APB is going out about a gang of seven young women who stormed a boutique on Maiden Lane last Friday and brazenly began shoving big-ticket items into empty shopping bags. This
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Inside Uniqlo's First West Coast Store in San Francisco On Friday October 5th, Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo will open its wildly anticipated West Coast flagship store near Union Square in San Francisco. This morning, the discount retailer treated members of the local
SF News Rec & Parks Commission Approves Controversial Union Square Subway Station As progress on the Central Subway moves forward underneath Stockton Street, up a couple blocks in Union Square the new line's most visible station looks to be heading for its inevitable
SF News Man Seriously Injured In Early Morning Shooting Near Union Square Just after midnight early Sunday morning, a man was shot by three suspects on the first block on Ellis Street near Market Street. The three suspects were walking with the victim before they
SF News That Muni/BART Entrance at the Apple Store Will Be Closed for Six Years The Stockton and Ellis entrance/exit from BART and Muni, with the escalator that dumped you off right by the door of the Apple Store, is closing today due to the construction of
Arts & Entertainment Uniqlo Previews First West Coast Store With Union Square Pop-Up Uniqlo, the beloved Japanese clothing chain that will be making its widely anticipated entry in to the West Coast market this Fall, has opened a temporary home just a few blocks away to
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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.
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
