February 19, 2014 Armistead Maupin and His Tales: San Francisco’s Original Travel Sage , The man I went to see read live at the Book Passage in the Embarcadero Ferry Building truly changed my life. Before my…
January 13, 2014 The Truth About Fitting In in San Francisco When visiting or moving to a new city, it’s easy to feel like you don’t belong—especially when that city is associated with uber-liberal free-loving…
January 9, 2014 Popscene is Your Alternative Night on the Town Most night clubs have that hedonistic, music video in-the-moment- atmosphere that you want when stepping out. But since the music itself sets that scene,…
December 16, 2013 Holiday Cocktails and Sweets: Just Add a Dash of San Fran The sweetest time of the year is here, and the City has no shortage of decadent holiday cheer. Here are a few of San…
December 13, 2013 SF Reindeer Rompalooza T’was the month before Christmas and all through the zoo, not a creature was stirring…until the arrival of Peppermint and crew! If anyone has ever…
December 11, 2013 Cent’Anni: To a Hundred Years in North Beach I first heard the old Italian toast Cent’anni spoken in The Godfather, a heartfelt wish for living a hundred years with luck and health. This…
December 6, 2013 San Francisco: Public Transit 101 Westbound travelers rejoice: San Francisco has an extensive and inexpensive public transportation network that makes getting around without a burdensome car the preferred method…
December 3, 2013 Off the Beaten Tour Bus to Alamo Square It’s given that being in San Francisco means being constantly seeing its iconic places, and to no exception are the elegant Victorian houses they…
December 3, 2013 A Happy Place and Happy Hour with the Original Irish Coffee It started with a casual text message to a college friend who worked down at the Embarcadero. Drinks? Sure, most would kill for one…
