Between a couple of catamarans capsizing during practice to start the week off, to Olympic track star Michael Johnson going overboard off the Oracle Team USA Coutts boat during the... Read More
In the aftermath of July’s mass shooting event in Aurora, Colo., the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Public Safety, in conjunction with Homeland Security, released an... Read More
You didn’t have a chance, really,” was the way my college baseball coach told me I was cut from the team. That night, the other cut players and I had a huge, sad, boozy par... Read More
On Walk San Francisco’s eighth annual Peak2Peak walk, participants will see the city in a whole new way, trekking 14 miles along the spine of San Francisco and enjoying views... Read More
If you are reading this column, you probably live, work or visit one of the safest areas in San Francisco. The Marina is a fantastic place to be, with great food, a beautiful setti... Read More
Not every interaction with the IRS must necessarily induce flop sweat. Case in point: A few years ago, a friend of mine decided his income taxes had become sufficiently complicated... Read More
Coming to Laurel Heights: Chez Nico (name subject to change) at 3228 Sacra-mento Street in the Blu clothing store space, with an anticipated opening in early 2013. The restaurant o... Read More
When B Restaurant & Bar in Oak-land shuttered its doors earlier this year, owner Kevin Best didn’t want to lose his talented chef, Hector Diaz, so he asked Diaz to be he... Read More
Bobo’s 1450 Lombard Street (at Franklin), 415-441-8880, www.boboquivaris.com; daily 5–11 p.m. You’ll find shrimp, mussels and Dungeness crab in a messy, addictive... Read More
When my grandparents lived in New York’s Little Italy, my grandfather told my grandmother that he had a job “driving a limo.” She soon discovered that meant he was ... Read More
Our history of the bordellos of San Francisco continues with a few profiles of some of the most fascinating, outrageous, vexing — and do I dare use the word “endearing�... Read More
Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list 1. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn 2. CITY OF THIEVES, by David Benioff 3. 50 SHADES DARKER, by E.L. James 4. IRREVERENT CURIOSITY, by David F... Read More
Gore Vidal died on July 31, 2012, and much has been written about him since. Some have retold the story of his infamous on-air argument with William F. Buckley Jr., while others ha... Read More
No matter how long it’s been since you set foot in a classroom, September can still bring a sense of starting over, which makes it the perfect time to take stock of where you... Read More
You don’t honk. No, that’s not an order; it’s an observation. You, or at least typical San Francisco Bay Area drivers, are very reticent about honking car horns. ... Read More