2014 Giants reunion

There was an added layer of excitement among the crowd of 40,030 who assembled at Oracle Park on Saturday, Aug. 10. Thick, long lines of fans were already waiting for the gates to... Read More

Sports Corner

Giants’ champion relievers join Wall of Fame

By Richard Keller

On Saturday afternoon, July 13, at Oracle Park, prior to the game against the Minnesota Twins, Jeremy Affeldt, Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez and Sergio Romo joined the fraternity... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Southern Italian gems

By Patty Burness

My husband and I recently returned from a glorious month driving around Southern Italy including stays in Sicily, Calabria and Puglia with a stop in Basilicata to tour the magical... Read More

Sports Corner

Ode to 24: The Greatest Giant of Them All

By Richard Keller

When the news came on June 18 of Willie Mays’ death at age 93, the Bay Area reacted in classic fashion. Instinctively, fans from San Francisco and beyond converged at the corner... Read More

Sports Corner

Welcome back Mashi!

Giants legend makes a triumphant return

By Richard Keller

Amid the drum rolls and high spirits of Japanese Heritage Night at Oracle Park on May 17, the man of the hour took center stage. As Masanori Murakami strode to the mound to delive... Read More

Sports Corner

Take me out to the ballpark: 2024 Giants fan preview

By Richard Keller

Exit Brandon Crawford, Joc Pederson, Mitch Haniger, J.D. Davis and Alex Wood. Enter Matt Chapman, Jorge Soler, Jung Hoo Lee, Nick Ahmed and Blake Snell. Say hello to the new-lo... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Wall-to-wall wine tasting in Walla Walla, Wash.

By Patty Burness

The Walla Walla Valley is a burgeoning agricultural and wine region in the southeastern part of Washington State and northeastern corner of Oregon, nestled near the Palouse Hills ... Read More

Coastal Commuter

Give ’til it hurts

By Michael Snyder

O.K., who’s the one who gets the Star Wars-themed bear mugs? Photo: Jill Wellington/Pixabay... Read More

Members of the Junior Giants, an organization that teaches not only baseball, but also how to become good citizens and contributors to society. Photo: S.F. Giants

Sports Corner

Junior Giants: Teaching life lessons through baseball

By Richard Keller

While the Giants’ on-field fortunes can ebb and flow though the course of a season, one part of the franchise remains ever on the upswing. We refer to Junior Giants, the flagshi... Read More

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Weekend Traveler

The Northern Oregon Coast: Pacific City and Nye Beach

By Patty Burness

Part 3 of a three-part series exploring Oregon’s north coast Recently, my husband and I took a week to drive the 130 miles south on Highway 101 from Astoria to Nye Beach alon... Read More

Sports Corner

Murph’s special day

The former clubhouse manager gets his due

By Richard Keller

On Sunday afternoon, Aug. 27, the Giants threw a party for Mike Murphy at Oracle Park, and tens of thousands of well-wishers came to celebrate. Besides the paid crowd of 31,047 fa... Read More

The-view-from-our-room-at-the-Surfsand-Resort, Photo by Bo Links

Weekend Traveler

The Northern Oregon Coast: Cannon Beach

Part Two of a three-part series exploring Oregon’s north coast

By Patty Burness

Recently, my husband and I spent a week exploring Oregon’s spectacular north coast. It’s an easy drive south on Highway 101 from Astoria to Nye Beach (130 miles). Along the wa... Read More

The pizelle Italian waffle cookies can initiate time travel for thoughtful eaters. Photo: GrammarFascist/Wikimedia Commons

Coastal Commuter

Sweet and savory memories

Our Coastal Commuter turns Coastal Connoisseur, aided by an unexpected pizzelles encounter

By Michael Snyder

On a recent Saturday, I departed my Russian Hill apartment and moseyed on down to Cheese Plus at Polk and Pacific, where I could grab a fresh Acme Bakery mini-baguette as part of ... Read More

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Weekend Traveler

The northern Oregon coast: Astoria

By Patty Burness

Photos by Bo Links except where indicated. Part one of a three-part series exploring Oregon’s north coast Recently, my husband and I spent a week exploring Oregon’s spec... Read More

Summer in San Francisco is a time of layering and keeping warm. JenDigitalArt/Unsplash

Coastal Commuter

Summer winds blow hot and cold

By Michael Snyder

The California summer conundrum is in effect on the coast — and on display in the two cities I call home. Only one of them seems to regularly embody the “hot town” o... Read More

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