Tomorrow night at Ghirardelli Square is the time to look at the tree! The annual tree lighting ceremony will kick off at at 5:30 p.m., with emcee’ing by local meteorologist Roberta Gonzales and appearance by Santa — the stars align! The Royal Underground Theatre Company will also perform RENT’s “Seasons of Love.” If you’re there early, [...]
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Aww, Look at the Tree!
Posted in Events, tagged Christmas, Christmas Tree, Ghirardelli Square, Thanksgiving, Tree Lighting Ceremony on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coit Tower: The Next Hollywood?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coit tower, Events, films, Thanksgiving on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving night, Coit Tower will moonlight as a silver screen, boasting projections of films about the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz on its cylindrical form.Depending on where your home is perched on Russian Hill, you may be able to catch a glimpse of the films, along with folks in North Beach, the Wharf, Chinatown, and the [...]
The Push and Shove of My Evening Commute
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mobile, MUNI, Transit on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the morning commute, bus riders sit in sleepy silence, coffees and Blackberries in hand, white headphones in ears. But on the way home from work, they actually acknowledge each other, sometimes sharing what I call a ‘MUNI moment.’ Yesterday, I had one of these moments – a few minutes, really. As my 41 bus [...]
Buy Your Freak Flag
Posted in Seen, tagged Filbert, Flags, Mobile, Van Ness on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is a flag sale at Lombard and Filbert. Nascar, Notre Dame, LA Lakers . . . you know: everything a cultured San Franciscan could ever dream of.
Filbert Street, You Are OUT. Auf Wiedersehen.
Posted in Tid Bits, tagged Filbert, Local Blog, Steep Hills, Weather Sealed on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For who knows how long, the block Filbert Street between Leavenworth and Hyde has been heralded as one of the city’s two steepest streets, tied with 22nd between Church and Vicksburg at a 31.5% grade. Teetering over the edge of hill, looking out at Coit Tower, most would not venture to dispute this claim. But [...]
100 Is the Luckiest Number When You’re Talkin’ Tacos
Posted in Restaurants, tagged Food, Nick's Crispy Tacos, Restaurants, Tacos on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Everyday this week through Sunday, Nick’s Crispy Tacos (Broadway and Polk) will comp the entire order of their 100th customer each day — up to 100 smackers worth of finger-licking food. I’m not a mathematician or anything, but I’m thinking my chances are pretty slim. Perhaps the Walgreens’ panhandler can count the customers as they [...]
Arnold! [Cue Laughter]
Posted in Architecture, Real Estate, tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bay, Film, Hyde, Junior, Real Estate, Russian Hill Park on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The home that belonged to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pregnant character in the 1994 male gestation flick Junior, a.k.a. 2552 Hyde St., has been reduced from $1.9 million to $1.7 million. But no matter how you do the math, you’ll never meet the offspring of the govnah’s uterus.
Get Roasted
Posted in Events, Stores, tagged Holiday, Thanksgiving, William Cross Wine Merchants, wine, Wine Tasting on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pumpkin ale is for the birds. Wine is where it’s at on Thanksgiving — unless you’re WT, in which case, a keg of Natty Lite would be proper form. So it’s time to stock up on vino for the upcoming holiday. Next Wednesday, Nov. 18, William Cross Wine Merchants (2253 Polk at Green) will host [...]
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