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Pac Heights alive with ghosts?
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City calendar: 04/24-04/29
Apr 29 8:53 PM
Vigilante chefs hit the streets of the Mission
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Mission is home base for baseball team's legacy
Apr 29 8:22 PM
American Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?
Apr 29 8:17 PM
Ordinary Stage, Extraordinary Laughs
Apr 29 8:11 PM
Mission district residents utilize blogs for news
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City Calendar April 24 - 29
Apr 22 7:52 PM
Sebastian Tellier talks music, sex, body hair
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Brewers battle 'Beer Wars'
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Inside City Hall: Water way to go
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Independent media reigns supreme on KPFA
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T-Mobile, Grammys show fan appreciation
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Homeless census a real head-scratcher
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Inside City Hall: Return to sender
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Nintendo DSi doesn't impress all
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Amtrak cheap, easy for traveling students
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Big Wheels pound the pavement
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North Beach keeps reels running
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Going beyond the pizza
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34 years of big hair, bigger laughs
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New regulations don't rule out enjoyment of Bay to Breakers race
As the temperatures and blood alcohol levels soared, runners and partiers alike welcomed the roaming celebration of athletic ability and eccentric debauchery. Chocked full of elaborate costumes and homemade floats, the 98th annual Bay to Breakers footrace welcomed more than... [ ] Wednesday, May 20 4:38 PM
Faces Of The New Economy - Part 2
Name: "Riley" Age: 25 Profession: Marijuana retail Residence: San Francisco The economic downturn hasn't affected "Riley's" marijuana business as much as some other San Francisco businesses. "When it comes down to not having anything better to do, you'll enjoy it... [ ] Wednesday, May 20 4:28 PM
Faces Of The New Economy - Part 1
Name: Savoia LaRocca Age: 37 Residence: San Francisco Occupation: Nordstrom Kid's Wear Manager and Single Mother Native San Franciscan Savoia LaRocca is a kind-hearted, tenacious woman who puts her 15-year-old daughter Camille first. But being a single mother isn't always... [ ] Wednesday, May 20 4:26 PM
Volleybonk is newest sports craze in Dolores Park
Mission area tennis players beware. Sunday nights at the Dolores Park Tennis Courts may be more hazardous to your racquet's health this summer. However, you could trade it in for a beer...at least for one match. Mysteriously originating from Tallahassee,... [ ] Friday, May 15 11:40 AM
Mission area tennis players beware. Sunday nights at the Dolores Park Tennis Courts may be more hazardous to your racquet's health this summer. However, you could trade it in for a beer...at least for one match. Mysteriously originating from Tallahassee,... [ ] Friday, May 15 11:40 AM
Pooches still being pampered
San Francisco has a huge population of pampered pooches, which is saying something considering that Americans as a whole love to spend money on their pets. According to the American Pets Product Association's National Pet Owner Survey, Americans spend $43... [ ] Wednesday, May 13 8:54 PM
City Calendar May 15 - 18
Friday May 15 The Fuxedos, Hubba Hubba Revue, DNA Lounge, SOMA, $10 before 9 p.m., 10:15 p.m. curtain, 21+ -- The Hubba Hubba Revue, one of the most trusted burlesque and variety shows in the Bay Area, is letting their... [ ] Wednesday, May 13 8:34 PM
Treasures raised from SF trash
A pile of discarded water bottles, Dockers, Chinese robes and worn briefcases is a common sight at The Help Desk, a donation center in the Tenderloin. Less frequent is the sight of models strutting down a runway, wearing the same... [ ] Wednesday, May 13 8:33 PM
Drinking dominates fun run
A gang of Storm Troopers? A giant jogging crayon? Scores of drinking smurfs? It must be that time of the year again: Bay to Breakers. Despite months of drama, including everything from a ban on alcohol to benefit concerts pushing... [ ] Wednesday, May 13 8:31 PM
CITY CALENDAR MAY 8-MAY 13
Friday, May 8 "Sizzle": Erotic Readings and Performances, Femina Potens Art Gallery, Castro, 8 p.m., $10-15 sliding scale, $5 for open mike performers ¬¬-- The kinks of both real life and the imagination collide in this collection of readings, burlesque... [ ] Wednesday, May 6 7:49 PM
De Young gives venue to college artists
The de Young's bi-annual College Night is back, which means it's time to dress up and go drinking and dancing. Word on the street is there will be art, too. The theme for this College Night is "Warhol: Now and... [ ] Wednesday, May 6 7:44 PM
Guys get it write at LGBT literary night
The dank air during anonymous encounters in SOMA clubs, the gritty realty of insomniacs in the Excelsior nearing 4 a.m. and the heat wave that lured flocks of men to the Castro in '72. These visceral and scandalous scenes are... [ ] Wednesday, May 6 7:32 PM
Pac Heights alive with ghosts?
If you want to see something scarier than that first glimpse of yourself in the mirror in the morning, then join the believers and skeptics, locals and tourists, on the San Francisco Ghost Hunt walking tour. "I want you all... [ ] Wednesday, May 6 7:23 PM
If you want to see something scarier than that first glimpse of yourself in the mirror in the morning, then join the believers and skeptics, locals and tourists, on the San Francisco Ghost Hunt walking tour. "I want you all... [ ] Wednesday, May 6 7:23 PM
City calendar: 04/24-04/29
Friday, April 24th Flipper, Amoeba Music, Telegraph, Berkeley, 6 p.m., free -- Resident noise rockers Flipper, who formed in the Bay Area in the very late 70's, have influenced countless bands, including Nirvana and Jane's Addiction. Their unique and often... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:53 PM
Vigilante chefs hit the streets of the Mission
With the twist of each of the two wooden spoons over open burners, Brian Kimball is creating magic. As he stirs, adding chicken and vegetables that hiss and sizzle, a spicy smell rises through the air and wafts through the... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:26 PM
With the twist of each of the two wooden spoons over open burners, Brian Kimball is creating magic. As he stirs, adding chicken and vegetables that hiss and sizzle, a spicy smell rises through the air and wafts through the... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:26 PM
Mission is home base for baseball team's legacy
SF State students might be surprised to learn that the city had a winning minor league baseball team in the Mission District long before the major league Giants arrived. "The caliber of baseball played was equal to the big leagues,"... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:22 PM
American Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?
Splashes of vibrant color burst off of the buildings and depictions of multi-cultural icons gaze down on the busy commuter corner of 24th and Mission. For more than three decades, the walls that line the vital community of San Francisco's... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:17 PM
Splashes of vibrant color burst off of the buildings and depictions of multi-cultural icons gaze down on the busy commuter corner of 24th and Mission. For more than three decades, the walls that line the vital community of San Francisco's... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:17 PM
Ordinary Stage, Extraordinary Laughs
There are three really good reasons to plan a trip to The Dark Room: It's cheap, it's hilarious, and it's within stumbling distance of Zeitgeist. The Mission Street comedy club is unlike any other club in the city. The venue... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:11 PM
There are three really good reasons to plan a trip to The Dark Room: It's cheap, it's hilarious, and it's within stumbling distance of Zeitgeist. The Mission Street comedy club is unlike any other club in the city. The venue... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 8:11 PM
Sisters celebrate 30th anniversary
Sisters Sara Femme and Roxanna Roles are gathered at Sister Kris Tall Mighty's sunny house outside San Francisco's Castro district. Almost like a group of excited high school girls getting ready for a prom, except they smoke cigarettes and dress... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 3:56 PM
Sisters Sara Femme and Roxanna Roles are gathered at Sister Kris Tall Mighty's sunny house outside San Francisco's Castro district. Almost like a group of excited high school girls getting ready for a prom, except they smoke cigarettes and dress... [ ] Wednesday, Apr 29 3:56 PM
