Alex Mak - Managing Editor

THE DELICIOUS DRINK-UPS AT SF BEER WEEK 2024
For beer lovers in the Bay, this is the sweetest week of the year, where over 100 craft brewers from all over Northern California roll their kegs into the Bay for tastings, parties, parings, and any other excuse to come together and drink some the finest brews in the world.

Asia SF to Close After 26 years
After nearly 26 years, the longest-running trans cabaret show in SOMA has announced it’s planning to close its doors for the final time. Asia SF Co-owners Larry Hashbarg (72) and Skip Young plan to retire, so the two-story, all-inclusive restaurant, show, and club venue will close its doors on March

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Stroy Moyd of #HellaFunny Opening New Comedy Club in SF
Bay Area stand-up comedian and founder of #HellaFunny, Stroy Moyd is opening a new comedy club and cocktail bar called The Function in San Francisco this spring! The location is where ‘The Hot Spot’ used to be on Market St. (you know, that amazing dive that used to sell a

The Bay’s Legendary Eco-Artist: Bonnie Ora Sherk
Bonnie Ora Sherk is a bit of an ecological art legend in the Bay Area and beyond. College Students learn about her work in environmental art classes, children practice her ideas at her Living Libraries, San Franciscans enjoy her visions in the green spaces of our city, and marketers should probably study her performance art as a model for garnering positive public attention and support.
BONNIE ORA SHERK: LIFE FRAMES SINCE 1970 Exhibit at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC)

The Only KC Chiefs Bar in San Francisco
If you are from Kansas City, or you just love seeing the Kelces in Taylor Swift’s box on Sundays, then there is one bar in San Francisco where you can go cheer on the Chiefs exclusively with other KC fans, while they lose to the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII

The Circus is Back in Town, So Bring Out the Clowns!
We strolled onto the damp, January asphalt a block or so from Warriors Stadium, and were immediately contacted by a clown. “Bonne soirée,” I said. He feigned to be impressed by my French, made an elaborate bow as onlookers laughed, and gave me a clown nose for my efforts. Right

Cool Art Exhibits, Parties, & Performances in SF
Sometimes there’s a dark, rainy period in life, (let’s call it January) when you’re pretty sure you’ve forgotten what the sun looks like, or that the sky was once blue, and not just different shades of damp grey. (I always use the preferred British spelling of ‘grey’ when talking about

‘The Upside’ Mission Art Collective Offers Exhibit Space to Artists
Many local artists over the years have laser-cut, welded, painted, sawed, electrified, sculpted, and even papier-mâchéd pieces of art at The Upside.