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The Pleasures and Pains of Having a Dog in San Francisco
One of the many weird things about San Francisco is that even though it’s not a particularly dog friendly city there are still more dogs here than children.
Bake Muffins & Feed the Homeless on National Muffin Day
Do you know the Muffin Man? If you are ever on Market Street, in the Tenderloin, in the Mission, on Haight Street, or near the Civic Center, you might have seen him around, distributing delicious home-baked muffins to hungry folk. For the past five years or so, Jacob Kaufman has
Why to You Should Watch More Mainstream Asian Films
Guest post by Peter Wong Why should you watch the more commercial Asian films? Let’s paint some word pictures: *Because you’ll see some terrified passengers crawl along the car’s luggage rack to avoid the zombies which have packed a train’s passenger car (“Train To Busan”). *Hong Kong action cinema legend Chow Yun-Fat
The Zoo That Let’s You Name a Cockroach After Your Ex & Feeds it to Meerkats
OFF MENU IS SPONSORED BY BENDER’S BECAUSE THEY ARE BADASS. DROP BY AND MAKE SOME BAD DECISIONS WITH SOME GOOD PEOPLE! This is the sly form of payback so many of you have been looking for. Sure, you may have fantasized about feeding your awful ex to a pack of ravenous wild animals,
Meet Nathan Temby: Dueling Pianist At Johnny Foley’s
Around 6-8 times a month patrons at Johnny Foley’s, an Irish pub which straddles the border of the Tenderloin and Union Square, can hear the musical stylings of Nathan Temby. Temby is part of a rotating roster of pianists who perform in Foley’s cellar in what are known as “dueling piano” shows.
AMC Van Ness is Closing, Out of Nowhere
The 4 story AMC movie theater on Van Ness has canceled all showtimes past Friday, Feb 8th, and apparently it’s being shut down permanently, according to a source close to theater management. It’s no secret that AMC Van Ness 14 has struggled in the past years, the theater has felt understaffed and under-visited.
Stuart & Laughing Monk Brewery’s Cornhole Tournament of Champions This Saturday
This is going to be a super fun day. The gaming experts at SF Social Sports Cornhole League are holding three tournaments throughout the day at Laughing Monk with us! There are going to be sweet prizes of $100, $50, $25 gift certificates for the winning teams, (you could win beer and money by beating Stuart at cornhole…which is probably pretty easy).
