Marina author pens ‘Pam Am’

Part-time San Francisco resident Barnaby Conrad III, author of 11 books, debuts his newest title with neighborhood publisher Council Oaks Books this month, Pan Am: An Aviation Lege... Read More

Movie Reviews

‘We Are the Best!’ and ‘Cold in July’

By Michael Snyder

There are so many different genres in the world of cinema and such a wide range of quality (with mediocrity being the rule) that it’s downright gratifying when a filmmaker ta... Read More

A & E

Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records

By Sharon Anderson

What’s that?” The question came from my nephew as he stood gazing at my turntable, the centerpiece of my life while I was growing up. “It’s a record player,... Read More

New & Notable

Stones Throw worth a visit to Russian Hill

By Julie Mitchell

Another new standout in the growing cadre of chic yet cozy neighborhood restaurants focusing on small plates and unusual ingredients is Stones Throw on Russian Hill. Chef Jason Hal... Read More

Appetites and Afterthoughts

San Francisco museum cafes and restaurants

By Ernest Beyl

I’m a big fan of cafes and restaurants in museums. I have been known to go to a museum — ostensibly to stand in a long line to see a blockbuster show — only to become dis... Read More

In the Spirit

Bar manager Claire Sprouse

By Garrick Ramirez

Claire Sprouse, the whip-smart cocktailian and bar manager at The Square, is telling me what inspired her to create a menu of maligned 1970s drinks. She had just finished reading T... Read More

The Tablehopper

Palm House opens on Union Street; Big 4, Hog Island Oyster Bar return

By Marcia Gagliardi

COW HOLLOW The former Nettie’s Crab Shack has reopened as Palm House (2032 Union Street, 415-400-4355). By Bergerac/Foreign Cinema alumni Anderson Pugash, Bruce McDonald, Ben... Read More

Business

What kind of a dodo bird are you and why?

By John Zipperer

True or false: If you put salt on your food before tasting it during an interview at Google, you won’t get hired. It at least used to be true, according to a couple different... Read More

North Beach Journal

Mama’s, Annie Hall, and the pornographic butterflies

By Ernest Beyl

The other day someone said she thought I was becoming the Herb Caen of North Beach. Good try on a compliment, but I could never match Herb’s wit and wisdom. Bruce Bellingham ... Read More

Northsider

That which does not kill us makes us healthier

By John Zipperer

NIKE UP AND RUNNING The new 2,000-square-foot Nike retail store opened May 16 at 2071 Union Street. In addition to selling a range of men’s and women’s running, trainin... Read More

Supervisor's Report

A deeper dive on homelessness

By Supervisor Mark E. Farrell

Back in January, I wrote about homelessness in San Francisco, and the hearing I held on our city’s 10-year plan to abolish chronic homelessness. Since then, we have increased... Read More

Police Blotter

Crime on the Beat

As we head into the summer months, Northern Station Captain Greg McEachern reports that crime in this district continues to be lower than at the same time last year. “However... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 13: There’s no psychiatrist like a puppy licking your face

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Steve and I met while I was the community manager for a company called eFrenzy during the first San Francisco tech boom. I say first because, as we learned in 2000, what goes up mu... Read More

Political Animal

Three dogs dead in three months by SFPD (and no officer training in sight)

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Duke was a good dog,” Raymond Jojola said, his voice trembling. “He was Santana’s dog, so he had to be.” Santana was the three-year-old son of Jojola’... Read More

Yapping

Marcy Schaaf: Founder and executive director, SaveABunny

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

How did you get involved with bunny rescue? I found a rabbit while walking my dog. I knew virtually nothing about rabbits except that this particular rabbit was not a wild rabbit (... Read More

Issue June 2014