A vigil will be held Tuesday night in Jack Kerouac Alley near the famed City Lights Booksellers & Publishers to celebrate the life of San Francisco icon Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poet died Monday after a battle with interstitial lung disease. He was 101 years old, and had lived that century

Lawrence Ferlinghetti — the poet, the publisher, the painter, the activist, the man who propelled the Beat Movement and brought City Lights to San Francisco — has died at the age of 101. According to his daughter, Julie Sasser, the lifelong provocateur lost his battle Monday with interstitial lung disease.

Eldrick “Tiger” Woods was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning after a rollover crash near Los Angeles.  By initial accounts, it appears the 45-year-old multiple-time PGA champion was involved in a solo-vehicle crash. Aerial footage shows his silver SUV mangled on its side and authorities report that “jaws of life”

This is such great news! El Rio holds a special place in so many peoples’ hearts. It’s literally one of my favorite bars ever and I have so many wonderful memories from there. Not just for the epic election night parties, fabulous backyard discos, goofy karaoke, and grungy bands. It’s

When we heard that the entire 1976-81 “The Muppet Show” library was coming to Disney+, we predicted that Disney would censor several “Muppet Show” scenes because they were too racy for their squeaky clean streaming service. We were wrong! Disney+ kept most of the scenes intact, but instead put a

Generations of electronic music fans are weeping beneath their silver and gold helmets today. French EDM superstars Daft Punk, who’ve been producing silver and gold records for nearly three decades, announced they have broken up, according to CNN. In true Daft Punk fashion, the band announced their breakup in a

The San Francisco Arts Commission is seeking qualified candidates to participate in the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee, a body that will host public hearings and establish criteria and guidelines to determine the future of historic monuments in the city’s art collection. The creation of the committee of 11 to

by Jana Kadah After launching nearly six months ago, NASA’s Perseverance Rover has finally landed on Mars on Thursday and the Bay Area’s NASA Ames Research Center played a big part in making it happen. The Perseverance Rover is the first of three missions aimed to collect Martian soil samples.