Bars all over the Bay Area are slowly reopening for in-person drinking and live events, but reopening nights for certain iconic bars like El Rio, Spec’s, and Bender’s were super special occasions that readers of this blog enjoyed showing up for and celebrating in person. Add to that list the

Update: Good news! The Chronicle reported that Pompei’s Grotto will be reopening but the fate of the other two places is still unclear. A Facebook post came across my feed this morning saying that three old school San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants were listed as permanently closed, so I decided to

By Jazz Sahota If you’re like nearly half of Americans, you probably start your search for an item on Amazon. And maybe over the past year, you might have noticed you were spending a bit more on Amazon – since businesses were closed and we all had to shop online

It felt like moving trucks were parked on every block in town. There was a low hum of activity as friends, frenemies, lovers, ex-lovers, sometimes lovers, parents, stepparents, drag parents, and day laborers hired from in front of the U-Haul place on Bryant Street, all carried furniture out of buildings throughout the city.

What do you when millions of Americans still won’t get vaccinated?  In New Orleans they’re enticing people with 1lb of free Crawfish,  “Get your first dose of Moderna or your one time J&J shot and get a free pound of crawfish!” This evening! Get your first or second-dose Moderna or

Treasure Island was built by dredging and then dumping imported debris into the shoals of the north side of Yerba Buena Island in 1939.  An island to help host and show off the Golden Gate International Exposition.  A lot of the buildings were made of wood or plaster, built quickly,

By Sarah Givens Open any newsource these days and the reminders of human intolerance are everywhere. From George Floyd to the rise of Asian American hate, it’s rather soul crushing, really. But there are also signs of hope out there, like a group of Oakland teens who are now finishing

Specs’ 12 Adler Museum Cafe, the western jewel of dive bars and our city’s home to philosophers, novelists, travelers, progressives, poets, punks, drunks and broke-asses, is finally reopening! Specs’ celebrated it’s 53rd birthday this past April 26th, now it’s going to celebrate its grand re-opening this Thursday May 20th! Hours