Legendary Vintage Shop Moves to North Beach After 10 Years in the Tenderloin
Exactly one decade after its debut in San Francisco, Vacation closed its Tenderloin storefront at 704 Larkin Street on February 15, 2022. Kristin Klein, the owner of the legendary vintage shop, was initially drawn to the Tenderloin as a “timeless snapshot of a city,” imbued with a great nostalgia “where
Legend Mike Park on the Past & Future of Ska
Growing up in the Bay Area punk scene in the 1990s punk/ska you knew about Mike Park, his label Asian Man Records and his band Skankin’ Pickle. I myself saw them once at Gilman, a semi-underground venue located off Gilman Street in Berkeley. I was probably wearing Jnco jeans and
SF Chinatown Showgirl Cynthia ‘Empress’ Yee Is A Living Legend
“I think people come to Chinatown because they expect a Disneyland atmosphere,” Cynthia Yee says. “When they see it’s just a neighborhood, a community with restaurants and daily life, they wonder.” Yee is a tour guide with the award-winning Chinatown Magic Tours, but she was once herself at the center of
Bay Area Music Loses a Legend with the Passing of Scott Alcoholocaust
On Thursday, the San Francisco underground music scene lost a pivotal figure. Scott Rogers, better known to many as Scott Alcoholocaust, died after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer. The pandemic shuttered the clubs where Scott booked shows, but as the city opens back up, his loss will be felt tremendously
SF’s Legendary ‘Bush Man’ Is Still At It—In Key West, Florida
A busker/street performer had an infamous, 35-year Fisherman’s Wharf run delighting and infuriating random tourist passersby by scaring them while disguised as a shrubbery. But we now learn that he’s still doing that same schtick 3,270 miles away, decades later, in Key West, Florida. The “Bush Man” is still disguising
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The Legendary Cliff House Restaurant is Closing…Temporarily
Over the last 157 years the Cliff House has survived a lot. First constructed in 1858, it’s been rebuilt five times due to various calamities like fires and dynamite exploding shipwrecks. Unfortunately, it may not survive COVID-19. Earlier today KRON 4 reported, via local wire service Bay City News, that the
The Legendary Punch Line Comedy Club is CLOSING
The Legendary Punchline San Francisco is closing this summer after over 40 years of hosting some of the biggest names in comedy. According to a source close to the Punchline, all staff was notified this week that the owners of the building have refused to renew the club’s lease which ends on August 20th.
Bay News: Legends, rallies, scandals, infernos and rolling fish
Locals lost a legend this week, fires ripped through the Golden State, Pelosi takes aim the Navy and EPA, some rally may or may not be happening and we’ve some got ideas for your leisure time (fish and basketball anyone?). Let’s go… Rally rollback and rules, just in case It