Awesome Vintage Photos of the Western Addition
It’s crazy to think how much certain San Francisco neighborhoods have changed in the last decade....
The Diary of a Teenage Girl Director Marielle Heller Talks Filming in SF
Earlier this year, we told you that Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgård were in San Francisco filming The Diary of a Teenage Girl, a movie that casts this city back into the 1970s as it tells the story of a young woman navigating SF’s openly sexual and druggy ways....
I Call It Frisco
The word “Frisco” has always been a topic of contention. If you want to watch a normally mild mannered San Franciscan lose their decorum or scoff in disapproval, just use the word Frisco — they hate this term....
SF Lyfe, the Game
Join the SF essential items and get to the secret ultimate SF image! How to play: Use your arrow keys (or swipe on mobile) to move the tiles....
Why Can’t More Romantic Photos Look Like This?
San Francisco photographer Braden Summers has been making the media rounds lately, thanks to his gorgeous series, “All Love is Equal.” I really love his concept — he takes the common visual language of advertising, magazine, and movie culture — that…...
Don’t Get Fooled by These Fake Grindr Profiles
San Mateo County apparently has a thing for fake Grindr profiles. Or at least its health officials do, as they’ve reportedly been setting up phony accounts on the hookup app, complete with fake photos....
Hidden (and Not So Hidden) Gems of Oakland
This February I celebrated my seventh anniversary as an Oakland resident. I’m hesitant to admit it, but growing up in San Francisco, I knew almost nothing about the East Bay until I moved here....
Parody Photos of the SF Rental Market are Darkly Funny
There’s a 33-sq.-ft. ‘waterfront condo’ calling your name....
Bringing the Details Back to San Francisco Homes
Ever since I can remember, I have always loved to draw the outsides of houses....
This SF Artist Cuts Butterflies Out of Old Porn
Local artist, Truong Tran has a solo exhibit at the Telegraph Hill Gallery that is comprised of 19 works and includes 9,000 butterflies cut from pornography....
There’s a Roller Disco in an Old San Francisco Church
Have you heard of the Church of 8 Wheels? I’m not a church goer, but this is one service you might actually see me at — it’s a ‘70s-style roller skating party inside of an abandoned church....
SpoonRocket Now in SF, East Bay Pissed
East Bay-based SpoonRocket is the latest meal delivery service to join San Francisco’s tech-driven delivery fleet — and people in Oakland, Emeryville, and Berkeley are pissed....