Cleanup is currently underway at the industrial area surrounding the old Potrero Power Plant site and adjacent shoreline. Draft plans were recently created and unveiled for a 29-acre Central Waterfront site at 1201 Illinois Street (bounded by Illinois, the Bay, 22nd and 23rd Streets). This…
Konstantinos “Gus” Vardakastanis, the grocer known for his family-run grocery stores in San Francisco, was killed early this morning after a hit-and-run in the Bayview. Over thirty years ago, Vardakastianis started a humble grocery store with his wife. They’ve since established three locations and touched the…
The San Francisco food scene is peppered with events and festivals as it is, and this October it’s about to get even hotter. The London-based Tastemaker Collective is coming to San Francisco with its U.S. debut. From September 26-October 1, the collective, from the organizers of Taste Festivals…
Marina district nightclub MatrixFillmore closed earlier this year for a remodel, and has reopened as a low-key cocktail bar and changed back to its original name, Matrix. Famous live shows took place inside this venue, with performances spanning Bob Marley to The Velvet Underground. The Matrix…
Tomorrow is the third in a series of four evening events dubbed, Commons on 3rd Thursdays. The community event converts the Civic Center public areas into a fun environment for all ages with music, activities, food, and drink options. This new initiative is thanks to a…
With the summer festival season in the rearview mirror, it’s time to start planning for the next few months of fun. The biggest end-of-year music event in Northern California, SnowGlobe, just unveiled the complete lineup today with house mavens Zedd, Porter Robison, and Dillon Francis,…
While there is an entire California Cheese Trail (complete with an app), the quaint and classy, San Francisco Cheese Fest makes it easy to quickly explore some of the state’s finest samplings. This annual benefit for the California Artisan Cheese Guild is now in its third…
Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park will be renamed after the late, great San Francisco comedian and Academy Award-winner, Robin Williams. The Recreation and Park Department made the announcement earlier this week, just in time for Comedy Day, which takes place on Sunday, September 17. San Francisco…
Craft beer drinking is the new wine tasting—minus all the glass swirling and hard to pronounce names from the equation, plus a bit more bearded fellows in the mix. With that said, if you have found yourself enamored by craft beer culture, Saturday’s Brews on…
As of now, there are only a handful of individuals who haven’t heard of Museum of Ice Cream‘s festive arrival to San Francisco or haven’t seen the colorfully transformed building on Grant Avenue downtown. The tickets to the traveling museum, which previously caused serious meltdowns in…
Heron Arts has invited East Coaster Jonathan LeVine to guest curate their upcoming “East Looks West” art show, opening this Saturday. The show is a celebration of two coasts interconnected stylistically, digitally and by the artists themselves—many who are west coast natives and transplants alike. The…
Although watching the Giants games this season hasn’t been all that moving, the two-for-one flight airline voucher giveaway at this Sunday’s game is revving up some excitement. Courtesy of Alaska Airlines, the first 40,000 baseball fans will be receiving one of the best giveaways at…
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