All photos by Tony Shipp The 2019 St. Patrick’s Day parade was by far the biggest in San Francisco’s recent memory.  Regardless of Irish ancestry the cops, firefighters, Catholic school kids, politicians, unions, social clubs, and many more participated.  If you missed it, here’s a taste of what passed by,

Tuesday night rock shows can be exhausting to attend, even if it’s one of your favorite bands. Vundabar, an indie rock band who drove from their Boston home, through all the snow and blizzards the country has thrown at them over the last few weeks, have actually played in SF

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

Maybe it was the glimmering new venue, or the fact that I tend to go to shows filled with either dirty hippies, intense punk kids, or melancholy bearded old dudes, but I was surprised at the level of attractiveness surrounding me.

Sex is great. But you know what’s not so great? Unprotected sex. (Sorry, thrill seekers.)  With the amount of sex that everyone is having and the plethora of resources available, it’s near criminal to have to buy condoms in this day and age.  And let’s be honest – the drugs

Minneapolis is known for many things — pretty lakes, the Mall of America, lutefisk. But 17 years ago, hip-hop act Atmosphere transformed the city into something else entirely: a nexus from which underground rap spiraled-out to the masses. And thanks to the duo’s indefatigable touring habits, Top 20-charting albums, and

We live in stressful times. We also live in a stressful place. Sometimes, you need to go where your brain can turn off and do what it really wants to do: hum Radiohead songs. This is your list of places in the near-ish vicinity that are some combination of beautiful,

In the current citywide catastrophe, the Franciscans most at peril are most often the little ones. From SFUSD to CCSF, educators struggle to keep kids from falling through the cracks every day. SF’s Rooftop School is a haven for our town’s burgeoning creatives and when class is out the tutelage

The doors may have closed, but the Lex is hardly out of business. Since what was one of the best bars in the Mission was priced out,   it has taken on a new presence as a community ambassador to queer community, offering a thorough resource for Pride going-ons this week.