Kellie Hanna

Jan 22, 2026

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8 min read

The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

Nearly 50 years of music, activism, and community.

Kellie Hanna

Inside San Francisco’s Most Enduring Tribute to David Bowie

Jan 15, 2026

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6 min read

Inside San Francisco’s Most Enduring Tribute to David Bowie

Reverend Father Lysol Tony Romeo, founder of the First Church of the Sacred Silversexual, is explicit about that intention. “We are a church that worships David Bowie,” they say. “We structure our services like Christian ones, but instead of a sermon, we have drag, burlesque, and puppets.

Kellie Hanna

The SF Artist Addressing Our Climate & Extinction Crisis

Dec 18, 2025

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5 min read

The SF Artist Addressing Our Climate & Extinction Crisis

Through her work, Alicia Escott creates space to sit with the emotional reality of the present: grief, disorientation, loss, and the uneasy persistence of hope.

Kellie Hanna

Brixton: San Francisco's Four-Legged Ambassador of Love

Nov 20, 2025

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7 min read

Brixton: San Francisco's Four-Legged Ambassador of Love

Twelve years, countless costumes, and thousands of smiles later, Brixton’s still proving that spreading joy is serious civic work.

Kellie Hanna

A Sanctuary in the Tenderloin: Inside Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program

Oct 10, 2025

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9 min read

A Sanctuary in the Tenderloin: Inside Hospitality House’s Community Arts Program

In the Tenderloin, a creative refuge helps San Francisco’s marginalized find self-expression, community, and hope.

Kellie Hanna

Meet SF’s Pizza Lady: Fighting Waste While Feeding the Hungry

Sep 11, 2025

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6 min read

Meet SF’s Pizza Lady: Fighting Waste While Feeding the Hungry

Andrea Carla Michaels is on a mission: to save food and usable items from going to waste — and what better way than to give them directly to those most in need?

Kellie Hanna