On Wednesday, June 20, Chris Bucchere – the bicyclist charged with killing a pedestrian in San Francisco’s Castro District on March 29 – pleaded not guilty to fel... Read More
Eleven San Francisco public school playgrounds that have been locked afterhours will now be open for kids to enjoy on the weekends, thanks to the Neighborhood Schoolyards Project. ... Read More
In October 2006, the Marina Times reported on neighborhood concerns over plans to relocate the Alcatraz ferry service from its existing location. The National Park Service (NPS) ha... Read More
A suspicious package found on Beach Street closed down the block between Fillmore and Webster Streets for about an hour on the morning of June 21. Police received a report of an u... Read More
Effective Sunday, July 1, 2012, the Golden Gate Bridge tolls will increase for vehicles with more than two axles. The new schedule of rates will be: Number of Axles Cash Toll Fas... Read More
Get really ready for the next disaster with free readiness training workshops on Sunday, July 8. Join the San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), Firefighters Lo... Read More
1. Use an instaread meat thermometer. This is for indoor and outdoor cooks. It helps to ensure meat reaches the proper temperature and takes the guesswork out of cooking larger ite... Read More
Kick your backyard barbecue up a notch with easy homemade sauce, babyback ribs on the grill, and three simple but elegant side dishes Many people are intimidated by the idea of mak... Read More
Capp’s Corner is the North Beach neighborhood’s throwback to a simpler, more salubrious time — a time when devotees chuckled over Herb Caen or Charles McCabe anec... Read More
I promised myself a long time ago that I would not use this space to complain about this and a’ that. Really. I can’t be that self-absorbed. (Herb Caen used to say that... Read More
Mystery novels about Germany that show up on our shores tend to be either reprints of World War II-era books or new novels set in that time. It’s an interesting milieu, but i... Read More
Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list 1. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, by E. L. James 2. FIFTY SHADES DARKER, by E. L. James 3. FIFTY SHADES FREED, by E. L. James 4. SENSE OF AN ENDING, by... Read More
The biggest opening this past month is chef-owner Joseph Humphrey’s Dixie (One Letterman Drive, 415-829-3363) in the Presidio. Humphrey, known for his years cooking at Meadow... Read More
What first caught my attention about this wine was the name, which was clever enough, and then the eye-catching label. Then I was really impressed when I learned that OneHope donat... Read More
In the mid-1800s, a tiny vineyard was first named Glen Ellen in what is now a beautiful town of the same name. This tiny community was also the former home of well-known authors Ja... Read More