Bad news for anyone who thought taking selfies at crowded music festivals was going to be a whole lot easier this year with a selfie stick: Two of the nation’s hottest festivals, Coachella and Lollapalooza, have banned the trendy (and sometimes…...
J.R.R. For four days only the Symphony Silicon Valley is presenting all three Lord of the Rings films back-to-back, accompanied by a live orchestra and chorus....
“But Jody,” you, a fairly new citizen of San Francisco or Oakland, lured to the region by New York Times trend pieces and anecdotal accounts telling you that the Bay Area is the place to be in 2015, say....
When the city of Hayward had a speeding problem, officials fought it with one of the most potent weapon known to mankind: unadulterated sarcasm....
Snowboarding, like un-popped bubble wrap, is one of life’s finest pleasures. But between organizing gear, tickets, transportation, and housing, getting yourself out and on the mountain can feel a bit complicated....
An illustrated packing list for life on the other side of the bridge....
Once upon a time, Burning Man used to be a not-for-profit collective of artists basking in the radical self-expression of a giant burning effigy on Baker Beach....
Two and a half hours from SF, the historic Gold Rush towns of Sutter Creek, Amador City, and Volcano bear century-old saloons, creepy-cool cemeteries, and time capsule spots that feel like King Tut’s tomb of Americana....
We all know New York is not San Francisco. Certainly there are similarities but we consider her to be our sophisticated older sister who sometimes rolls her eyes at our droll habits....
Marin County has been my home since my family left the north of England in 1988 to settle in Novato....
A day trip or overnighter in Sonoma County is a great getaway for those seeking a brief respite from city life....
One of the oldest continually-operating saloons in California is up for grabs. Smiley’s Schooner Saloon in the nearby surf town of Bolinas recently hit the market with an asking price of $1,499,999....
