To enjoy a pain-free and enjoyable day at Dolores Park, it’s essential to pack sunscreen, a trusty towel or blanket, treats for yourself and friends, a good book, and a plastic bag for party garbage.

Dolores Park is something special. Truly. It’s located at the perfect nexus of the Mission, the Castro, and Noe Valley in one of the warmest microclimates this city had to offer. The relaxed and welcoming vibe of a house party is unmatched anywhere else. So as much as I’d like

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LOCATION: BERNAL HEIGHTS PARK BEVERAGE: MOYLAN’S IRISH STYLE RED ALE For this installment, I decided to truck it up to the North facing slope of Bernal Heights with my girlfriend and my dog. Funny, it wasn’t difficult to talk either of them into “doing research on a project” with me.

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

Summer has always been a time to get fresh with the insects and the foliage of New York’s wide array of parks.  Do not be misled by the implications of the word park ‘“ in NYC we’re talking everything from weedy cracked asphalt corners to Agrarian works of art.  While

Despite gusty winds,  yesterday was a beautiful day.  Still, a bunch of us Mainers and a handful of Arkansans/Arkansanites/Arkansanivians  expressed guarded optimism,  the memory of past teaser days lingering.  Sure, 60 and sunny in January is no cause to lift expectations.   You take it at face value, maybe get a