great highway

Sunset Dunes: An Environmental Win for Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach frequently appears in local news. The Great Highway debacle, a symptom of that American exceptionalism (really, you’re not bothered by anything else going on?). That time we got a tsunami warning and cops had to force onlookers off the beach. What about when a boat washed ashore only

The Great Highway To Permanently Close To Cars This Friday
If you want to drive on the Great Highway, you only have a few days to do so because beginning on Friday, March 14th, cars will be forbidden from the picturesque road on the western edge of the City. While the change won’t effect the entirety of the Great Highway,

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

San Francisco’s Great Highway Could Close For Good
Letting go of the Great Highway will be subject of a ballot measure this upcoming election. What the seaside avenue means to San Franciscans changes every generation. It’s been the site of a railway track, an amusement park, a paved thoroughfare, a pedestrian promenade. The Great Highway’s future could see

Great Highway Reopens To Cars, Hardly Any Cars Show Up
One of the more contentious San Francisco debates during the pandemic period has been whether or not to let cars back on the Great Highway. Mayor Breed ordered a “compromise measure” that would allow cars to use the thoroughfare on weekdays, but keep the Great Highway car-free on the weekends.

Historic Victorian to be Moved to Middle of Great Highway
Not long after an 1880 Italianate Victorian home moved seven blocks in San Francisco, a historic apartment building in Pacific Heights is now being relocated to the Sunset district. And the move is not without controversy. The 110-year-old Pallesen Apartment building is crawling its way to Ocean Beach to be placed in

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2020
2020 was not the year we planned for, but it was the year we got. It was a hard year for those considered “non essential” … however, these bands still managed to create and release new music during a pandemic.

Top 20 Bay Area Bands of 2019
I have a love-hate relationship with creating TOP 20 playlists of local bands. On one hand, the playlist becomes my favorite thing to listen to for the next year. Additionally, it makes it super easy for me to recommend bands to friends. I also love posting a link to the playlist in my friend’s Facebook feeds when they say, “tired of my music, I need a new playlist.”

40 Bands in 4 Days, Balanced BreakFEST Proves There are Still Musicians Living in San Francisco
Join us to see live music by Ellisa Sun, Adam Brookes, Kingsley Music, Sam Johnson, California State Flower, Fellow Vessel, HATE DRUGS, Your Fearless Leader, ScruffyPup, Great Highway, Life Size Models, The Go Ahead, Trace Repeat, Californicorns, The Urban Renewal Project, and Night Animals.