Yes, that is a handmade portrait of the late, great Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, lovingly crafted out of nothing but candy. Meet the Willy Wonka candy portrait that will forever preserve San Francisco’s special relationship with Gene Wilder, handcrafted by local artist Jason Mecier who has long delighted us

“The San Francisco Improv Festival celebrates the art of improvisation and comedy by bringing to the stage some of the best performers in the Bay Area and beyond. We strive to showcase different kinds of improv, communities, and teachers over a week and half. We invite you to take part – whether as an audience

OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! This originally appeared in my Weeknighter column for 7×7. Our Weeknighter columnist Stuart Schuffman recently spent some time in the Big Apple and we tasked him with finding San Francisco’s synonymous bars across the

  Seven-time Grammy winner and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, and film. he first female artist to be twice named the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year,

This is part two in a story about how ugly the housing crisis has made some living situations in San Francisco. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Part 3: The Future August 2016-?   After months of intimidation, it looks like our evil landlady is stepping up her game. She

Open letter by Rupa Marya, MD of the Do No Harm Coalition Dear Colin Kaepernick, I am writing to you to express deep respect, as a person born and raised in the Bay Area and a physician on faculty at UCSF who has been caring for the people of SF since

  David Alan Grier is known for his sketch comedy work and impressions on In Living Color, and for starring in NBC’s DAG, Comedy Central’s Chocolate News, and the hit blaxploitation parody I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. He’s performed stand-up on numerous late-night talk shows, and was named one of