SoulCycle on Union Street offers new spin on indoor cycling

Indoor-cycling classes, or spinning, are proliferating, not just at health clubs, but at stand-alone studios equipped with shiny new bikes and freshly minted instructors that offer... Read More

Election, Supervisor's Report

Important ballot initiatives this November

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

This November’s ballot contains a number of local measures that will have a significant impact on the future of San Francisco. Though I have opinions about every proposition ... Read More

Election

What the propositions mean

By John Zipperer

Here is a brief overview of some propositions. Prop A: San Fran-cisco Transportation and Road Improvement Bond. If passed, this proposition would issue general obligation bonds to ... Read More

Election

Voter Information: What,when, where, how

The Nov. 4, 2014, election actually starts well in advance of that date, with in many places a majority of voters casting their ballots early. We have compiled some information to ... Read More

Election

Election 2014 hot topics

A lively political roundtable looks at the issues and people on this November’s ballot

By John Zipperer

As California voters prepare to fill out their ballots in person at the polling booth or by mail, one of the biggest challenges is making sense of all of the different candidates, ... Read More

Movie Reviews

The Two Faces of January

By Michael Snyder

Since enthusiastically devouring a few of Patricia Highsmith’s dark, exotic and suspenseful novels, I’ve been excited about the film adaptations and a little skeptical ... Read More

Movie Reviews

Whiplash

By Michael Snyder

Virtuosity is more than just a fancy word suggesting excellence in one’s field. It’s a life goal for many aspiring, dedicated musicians. As such, the drive to be great ... Read More

Humor

Fall into the positive

By Sandy Fertman Ryan

The fall season always feels like a new beginning to me. That probably began in grade school when I was lucky enough to buy some new clothes, a binder, pens, and a pair of snappy s... Read More

Enter Stage Left

My earthquake preparedness kit

By Evalyn Baron

On Sunday, Aug. 24, I was asleep at 3:31 a.m., when suddenly a large truck rolled by our house, waking me. What was such a monster truck doing on our street? Or were the techies to... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Best-seller list Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel Brown This Is Where I Leave You, by Jonathan Tropper City of... Read More

Appetites and Afterthoughts

Three more reasons to hang out in North Beach — just in case you need them

By Ernest Beyl

I enjoy hanging out in joints – restaurants and bars of humble and modest stature. And I do not use the word “joints” in the pejorative sense. I use it as homage ... Read More

New & Notable

Causwell’s on Chestnut Street combines bar and bistro in style

By Julie Mitchell

It’s not easy for a restaurant to combine a lively bar scene and excellent food and table service in a small space, but Causwell’s, which took over the old BechelliR... Read More

The Tablehopper

Great coffee in Cow Hollow and new life in the former Purple Onion

By Marcia Gagliardi

COW HOLLOW Fans of Wrecking Ball Coffee (2271 Union Street) — you may have encountered it at Firehouse 8 or Marla Bakery — will be pleased to know they have their very own new ... Read More

Sports Corner

Wicked seesaws for the Giants & A’s

By Steve Hermanos

Let’s look at the bright side: As of this writing, the Giants will make the playoffs. They’d play Pittsburgh in a one-game playoff game at our ballpark by McCovey Cove ... Read More

North Beach Journal

Popcorn, pasta, Poets Plaza, Puccini, Joe DiMaggio Playground … and a kick in the ‘calzoni’

By Ernest Beyl

A POET’S DREAM REALIZED? Recently, I received an invitation from Angela Alioto, international director of the Knights of St. Francis (an unofficial Catholic lay organization ... Read More

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