GUEST WRITER: AMANDA MCDOWELL Of course, it’s impossible to not yearn for the sunny patios and sandy beaches of summer, but one of the beautiful things about Northern California’s winter months is how well they lend themselves to hiking. A trek might start off a bit chilly, but considering other

When I first thought about exploring the South San Francisco The Industrial City sign I was gazing up at it while driving north on HW 101. Like most people, I said aloud to myself, “I wonder if there’s a way to sneak up there and poke around a bit”?   And,

By Amanda Davis The holidays are either the worst or the best time of the year, there is no in between. With all the jolliness, caroling and wallet pain, this seasonal shit can get a tad annoying. If you need a break from all the red and green flashing lights

Enter to win the Alite Designs Willow Pack below! Our friends over at Alite Designs do awesome stuff. They’ve basically taken the idea of creating gear for the outdoors and made it more simple and stylish. I mean just take a look at the Hot Tamale Sleeping Bag. It has room for one or

As Bay Area inhabitants we have some amazing nature all around us. Tahoe is a few hours North, Big Sur is a few hours South, Yosemite a few hours East and the Pacific Ocean is to the West. Now, I don’t camp. I don’t see the appeal of sleeping on

Just in time for the heat wave, some civic-minded individual hauled a functioning upright piano to the  top of Bernal Hill. I was just there, and it fucking rules. What was most remarkable about the experience was the fact that everyone up there seemed to know how to play piano

This is the first part in a series in which I will catalog some bitchin’ views of San Francisco while “pairing” said vista with what I feel to be the appropriate beverage. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it. LOCATION: CORONA HEIGHTS PARK BEVERAGE: RADEBERGER PILSNER Just