Unlike many businesses that staked claim in the city over the past decade, the folks at Virgil’s Sea Room avoided the tired and obnoxious practice of forcefully hammering a square peg into a round hole. Instead of trying to be San Francisco nouveau, they relished being part of the culture

Another Pride has come and gone in a year that felt little of celebration.  The fight continues, however, and visibility is the strongest message one can send.  And if there are folk  that knows how to show off the fight with fabulousness and ferocity, they are the babes of the

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

The fine folks at Virgil’s Sea Room are rolling out their new summer menu and they wan’t YOU to come give it a try. Here are all the details: COME HAVE A DRINK ON US! Date: Thursday, June 7th Time: 6pm-9pm Location: Virgil’s Sea Room (3152 Mission Street) Please join

As we’ve often surmised before, a quick glance at San Francisco on any given day is essentially an inventory of things we’ve lost.  Sure, the legacy business closures and demolitions are reams long, but even longer and more crushing is the list of citizens expunged by either economic or even lethal force.

As the Marina-esque gentrification gradually extends south from Lombard to Valencia, the usual watering holes of the service industry professional have been polluted by the bridge and tunnel crowd that now, more then ever, frequent the Mission.  Many of the safe havens and bolt-holes with no line to the bathrooms/bar/venue

Lifted up on a summer breeze and blowing through the jasmine in your mind, Pride 2014 is here dear readership and, as always, we here at BAS want to keep you appraised of every opportunity that is available to colour our world with pride and burn bright like a homo

Cool kids Kelly Lovemonster (of queer hip-hop monthly Swagger Like Us) and Caitlin Donohue (former culture editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian) are celebrating the six month anniversary of their DIY media empire AHDM4U.com. Check them out for the real real on visual arts, fashion, hip-hop, guides to hip around the world, and weekly guides

Have you been to Virgil’s Sea Room yet? It’s a pretty fucking rad place. I actually just wrote about it in 7×7 last week. Every time I go in there I end up having a total blast. Anyways the fine folks at The Bold Italic are doing a kick-ass party to