Drop-off childcare for Valentine’s night out

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so there is no time like the present to start planning that much-needed date night. Any parent will tell you the key to a successf... Read More

Wellness

Diet and lifestyle for increasing productivity

By Thalia Farshchian

It seems that every year flies by faster than the blink of an eye and our time becomes increasingly more precious. With the rapid growth of technology, many are finding it is more ... Read More

News Briefs

Are Chinese Investors Repeating Japanese Mistakes?

The last time the United States thought it could be overtaken economically by a rising Asian power, the country in question was Japan in the 1980s. Back then, one of the places Jap... Read More

News Briefs

State Of The City Speech Prioritizes Housing

In his annual State of the City address, delivered in mid-January, Mayor Ed Lee framed the challenges facing San Francisco in terms of finding ways to share the prosperity. Address... Read More

Real Estate Today

Two-unit building bypass

By Carole Isaacs

The loss of rental units has been a long-standing issue in San Fran-cisco. After 15 years of debate, a new condominium conversion lottery bypass law was passed, and the Expedited C... Read More

Home & Garden

Caring for your hardwood floors

By Julia Strzesieski

Hardwood floors add character and charm to a home and are a selling point for both home sales and rentals. To protect the beauty of hardwood flooring, proper maintenance is essenti... Read More

The Best of Books

What you’re reading

By Brian Pettus

Books Inc. best-seller list Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel Brown (paperback) All the Light We Cannot See: A ... Read More

Movie Reviews

What’s up, doc?

By Michael Snyder

One is about the founding of the modern women’s movement for liberation and equality; one concerns the historically successful Red Army hockey team; and one investigates the ... Read More

A & E

Butt into the fun with the Year of the Ram

By Evalyn Baron

Where else but in this magical city of ours might you come casually nose-to-nose with a 268-foot-long Golden Dragon called Gum Lung? This enchanting encounter could take place soon... Read More

A & E

San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show

By Lynette Majer

The 29th Annual San Francisco Tribal & Textile Arts Show returns to Fort Mason this month on Feb. 6–8. More than 80 vetted dealers will display art, jewelry, antiques, and ac... Read More

A & E

David Mitchell: Boundaries

By Sharon Anderson

Through March 12, 2015, The Dryansky Gallery is featuring the work of David Mitchell in the exhibition Boundaries. The gallery opened last fall and is offering San Francisco a fres... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 21: The neighbors who stole Thanksgiving (and Christmas and New Year’s Eve)

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Part 3 of a 3-part series Over the six years I lived below Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It, a lot happened in my personal life besides their relentless efforts to force me into unnecessary rem... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Charming St. Helena is wine country at its best

By Patty Burness

February is the perfect time to visit wine country — no crowds, no hot weather, and no traffic. Usually bustling with tourists and cars inching along Main Street, St. Helena̵... Read More

Coastal Commuter

At the Pan-Pacific buffet

By Michael Snyder

So a kid from the East Coast megalopolis moves out to California after college, and shortly thereafter, he learns that Asian cuisine is considerably different from the gooey, over-... Read More

Appetites and Afterthoughts

Infamous recipes by famous people — and vice versa

By Ernest Beyl

I’m a collector of unusual recipes, the kind not found in The Joy of Cooking. Here are a few that might appeal to you. GEORGE LANG’S GRAVLAX You may recall the New York... Read More

Issue February 2015