How to Be an Entrepreneur
Now’s a great time to be an entrepreneur in San Francisco. What’s an entrepreneur, you ask?...
Bookin’ It to the Bar
“Reading is for dorks,” the bouncer tells me as a group of 20-somethings approaches the bar....
Meanwhile, In Oakland… Oakland Surf Club
In August, when I first heard about a surf shop in Downtown Oakland, I thought I might’ve misheard....
A Capital Idea
I don’t remember when I first saw them, but I knew they were meant for me. Vintage sunglasses that looked like they’d been carved out of a dark, tropical wood and worn down to a dull shine by some starlet with a wool bathing suit and too many teeth....
Bernal Heights’ Foodie Incubator
Any number of things might have taken you into 331 Cortland in the three years since this Bernal Heights marketplace opened its doors: a hankering for a deli sandwich or a piping hot piroshki, the need for a sharper knife or a particular blend of spices....
Kid ’n’ Play
Some days I feel like the female version of a man-child. Not to say that I consider myself emotionally immature or irresponsible....
Vegan Head to Toe
Yeah, buddy, if I had a dollar for every time I heard that one throughout the history of my animal product–free lifestyle....
The Freaky Fungal Furniture of Phil Ross
By Angela May Chen....
Power to Del Popolo
Supposedly it was made of steel and stone, weighed some 30,000 pounds, and brought the wood-fired taste of Italian pizza to the streets of San Francisco....
9 Kick Ass Female Skaters in SF
It is a very good day to shred. I’m skateboarding to work, coasting fast along the buttery-smooth surface in front of Bill Graham, the sidewalk squares popping like firecrackers underneath my feet when…...
A World Series Cheat Sheet for Your San Francisco Giants
I love the San Francisco Giants. Some of the best memories of my life involve them, from going to games at the ‘Stick with my family when I was a kid to the 2010 season when I found out how much they bring us all together in this town....
Put This In Your Mouth: Naked Kitchen’s Chef Specials
There’s a soft-spoken dude named Ko Son who turns his house on Valencia Street into an underground supper club at least twice a month....