Eureka Valley
Celebrate Harvey Milk Day With “The Times of Harvey Milk” at the Castro Theatre with Rob Epstein & Tom Ammiano
This coming May 22nd will be what has come to be known as Harvey Milk Day in the Sate of California. It is, in fact, his birthday and if Harvey was still with us he would be 85 years old. In the The Times of Harvey Milk, Harvey Fierstein narrates,
Queens 4 Campos & Loaded Cream Pies in the Castro Weekend!
“Florida sunshine.” Photo from the Des Moines Register. Harvey Milk was a guy who liked to have a good time. Yes, he was the Mayor of Castro Street and a hero that changed the course of history forever, but he was also an honorary clown with a yen for
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Come Dunk City Officials For Dollars at the 40th Annual Castro Street Fair
Once a year, as the day’s light develops its golden October hue, Castro Street takes on a look akin of yesteryear, when bronzed boys hung out of listing Victorians and a sea of the Eureka Valley’s villagers grooved amongst the beer gardens and cotton candy booths below. True, the
Farewell Widow Norton- The Imperial State Funeral of José Julio Sarria
It was on a cold damp evening, 133 years ago that His Imperial Majesty, Joshua Abraham Norton I entered immortality on the steps of Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Chinatown. The city wept in great frenzy and many have kept his devotion in the many years since, one such devotee being
Broke-Ass Bar Guide – 440 Castro
With over 2,000 gin bins on the Barbary Coast, we here at BAS thought it might be time to catalogue them and keep you informed on what they have to satiate your thirsty, thirsty ways. So, here is the Broke-Ass Bar Guide – San Francisco. You get to know a little bit about what
Coating Your Stomach at Rossi’s Deli
Cheap liquor usually isn’t a problem on Castro, but cheap food can be little harder to track down- with the exception of pizza by the slice, which only sounds great when your stomach resembles a wineskin. Before you embark on your next flash flood, stop by at Rossi’s Delicatessen for
Election 2010 – Meet the Candidates: Robert Retana: Superior Court Judge, Seat No. 6
It’s hard enough keeping up with one’s day to day nonsense in the great city of San Francisco, so when it comes time to cast your vote, outside of the inane commercials produced for high-profile candidates, it can be hard to find out anything about anyone else. By no means
Late Night 2-4-1 @ Harvey’s
Yours truly used to actually work at Harvey’s, and even then I was kind of embarrassed to say so. The place is over-priced and serves pretty crappy food. That, and although I know its named in honour of Mr. Milk, one can’t help but feel its more using the name