Toilet training tips

Potty training your toddler is one of those milestone moments that many parents often dread. It can be messy, frustrating, and stressful. However, the light at the end of the tunne... Read More

Wellness

Detox your kitchen

By Thalia Farshchian

You are what you eat. But does this saying take on new meaning when toxins might be creeping into your food? THE EFFECTS OF BPA One commonly overlooked element of healthful eating ... Read More

Real Estate

Dreamhouse Showcase: Cow Hollow modern makeover

By John Zipperer

As you wander through this totally redesigned and rebuilt home in Cow Hollow, you might just find yourself wondering how you would make all of the choices necessary if you lived he... Read More

Real Estate Today

The gold rush of ’15

By Carole Isaacs

All generations have their life challenges and things that define their lives and expectations. San Francisco has a been on the cutting edge more than once since the Gold Rush begi... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: April 2015

By Hill & Co.

News Briefs

Farrell, Wiener Seek Moratorium Data

A proposal by Supervisor David Campos to temporarily freeze development of market-rate residential housing in the Mission District has already brought calls from the Alliance of Ca... Read More

News Briefs

Supes Target Airbnb

Multiple pieces of legislation working their way through city political channels would tighten regulation of residential short-term rental (STR) services. Supervisor David Campos i... Read More

Home & Garden

Picking a paint color

By Julia Strzesieski

Summer is a great time to take on a painting project. Painting a room is an easy, inexpensive upgrade that do-it-yourselfers can tackle and accomplish over a weekend. Although pick... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list City of Thieves: A Novel, by David Benioff (paperback) All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel, by Anthony Doerr (hardcover) The Life-Changing Magic of Ti... Read More

Television

Corporations, cable, consumers, and the broadband conundrum

By Michael Snyder

In the craven new world of entertainment on demand, a strange landscape stretches before us. And it isn’t just the idea that in the not-too-distant future we’ll be acce... Read More

Dining

New service helps vintners and wine lovers

Cow Hollow resident Ken Majer and his business partner, Jeff Hall, have developed an advisory service for local wine makers. Just about everyone who makes and sells wine understand... Read More

Appetites and Afterthoughts

For the city that has everything: A new San Francisco dining trend?

By Ernest Beyl

San Franciscans are said to be discerning diners, but they will eat anything, kale for example, and they will adapt to the next new food craze with religious zeal. But just what is... Read More

New & Notable

Spinnerie Rotisserie offers fast, fresh food

By Julie Mitchell

There are times when you want to go out for an elaborate meal, and there are others when you just want to grab a quick dinner, or even better, pick up a complete healthful meal to ... Read More

Dining

Lighten up: Grappa and amaro star in Delarosa’s refreshing new cocktails

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

I remember my grandfather making grappa when I was a teenager. Grappa is an Italian brandy distilled from pressed, fermented grape pomace (skins, pulp, stems) that contains 35 to 6... Read More

Dining

Belga brings Belgian beer, cuisine to friendly neighborhood setting

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

When most people think of Belgium, waffles, beer, and chocolate come to mind, but Belgian cuisine is actually far more complex. Noted for its wide array of ingredients and dishes t... Read More

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