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Some Jerks

Posted in Uncategorized on January 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Graffiti’d Jak Home. Get a life.

Destructive Driver on Union Street Damages Five Cars?

Posted in News, tagged Accident, Car Accident, Larkin, News, Polk, Union on January 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »

A friend just emailed me asking if I’d heard anything about an accident that happened last night on Union St. between Larkin and Polk. She says, “Some (presumably) super drunk driver totaled at least five parked cars as he bashed into them on his way down the hill at about 1 a.m.” I haven’t heard [...]

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How ‘Bout Dem Apples

Posted in News, Restaurants, tagged Eater SF, Restaurants, Swan Oyster Depot, Zarzuela on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Eater SF included Zarzuela and Swan Oyster Depot in its list of 38 Essential San Francisco Restaurants, Zarzuela a newcomer to the oft-edited index this month. According to Eater, the “highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines and collectively, satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely [...]

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Marine Layer Docks On Polk

Posted in Seen, Stores, Websites, tagged Clothes, Marine Layer, Pacific, Polk, Stores on January 8, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Cruising up Polk Street next to that weird Bird School of Music which I’ve never once seen open, I noticed a fresh-looking sign for marinelayer.com. Marine Layer is a San Francisco-based t-shirt company with an awesome logo, and some pretty sweet-looking shirts for dudes. I learned about it in quite possibly the most embarrassing place. [...]

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Can Can Can You Do the Cha Cha?

Posted in Bars, Restaurants, tagged Cha Cha, Dancing, Parrilla, Polk, Washington on January 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Getting your shoes shined anytime soon? Want to polish up your Latin dance moves for your underground poli sci trip to Havana? Then, maybe you should tap your way over to Parrilla (1760 Polk and Washington) for some cha-cha-chá lessons.

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Why Crunch?

Posted in Architecture, Photography, tagged Alhambra Theater, Crunch, Gym on January 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »

A lot of Russian Hill locals join the Polk Street Crunch for proximity’s sake. Others wouldn’t mind a longer trip to another gym, but prefer its location on the oh-so-wonderful Polk Street. Others are too elite for the plebeian 24/Hour Fitness, whilst too po’ for the swank SF Bay Club. And perhaps some of you, [...]

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Mark Your Calendars!

Posted in Events, tagged Blues, Music, Pacific, Polk, Polk Street Blues Festival, Union on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Polk Street Blues Festival is coming to “Upper Polk” between Pacific and Union Streets on September 25th and 26th 2010! [I know, I know, you wanted to take it easy that month.] The only free blues event in the city, the fest will “feature two main stages, a merchant market place, arts and crafts, [...]

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