What’s wrong with hookup apps, and how I navigate them
Drag queen Elsa Touche gives us her experience on hooking up and best practices to do it right in the LGBTQ community....
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Who said doom loop? This new jazz club sprinkles hope on downtown SF
Newly-opened Dawn Club near the Financial District wants to breathe new life in the neighborhood....
At Pacific Pinball Museum, nostalgia is king
This retro funhouse in Alameda has all the pinball you’ll ever need....
“Back to Back” and “Xica”: Two new restaurants you don’t know, but should
One restaurant, a buzzy pizza-meets-global-plates and natural wine spot on Nob Hill; the other, a sunny Mexican newcomer on peaceful Levi’s Plaza....
Drinking out of a toilet in the Marina
Inside the delightfully weird new cocktail bar: Rendezvous....
San Franciscans can now liquify dead loved ones
But it’s not salacious like it sounds. “Aquamation” is similar to cremation but more environmentally friendly....
I live in a van in San Francisco
The urban van lifestyle is definitely not for everyone, but it suits me well....
Why SF cable cars are so iconic: A history
One of San Francisco’s most popular tourist attractions is also one of the world’s last manually operated cable car systems....
Idyllic new Marina neighborhood oyster bar: Popi’s Oysterette
San Francisco’s history is interlaced deeply with seafood, so this new restaurant in the Marina neighborhood is a welcome addition....
Lex is a new queer app that gives me hope
It’s on Lex that I found my first post-pandemic date and entered a new realm of homo-social interactions....
These San Francisco streets were named after sex workers
Sex workers from the 1800s inspired some names for San Francisco’s walkable alleys and scenic drives....
My brother’s a drag queen, and I am his ally
As the sister of a drag queen, Kristin Burtaine explains the importance of speaking up in a difficult time....