The Coastal Commuter

For the past few years, due to professional and personal considerations, this dedicated San Francisco resident has had the distinct pleasure of splitting his time between the City ... Read More

The In-Box

Letters to the Times (May 2013)

The Polk Polka In “Polk Street Latest Site for Parking, Biker Clash” (News, April 2013), I seemed to be one opponent in a boxing ring, so I’d like to restate that... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Summer in Park City

By Patty Burness; photos by Bo Links

Sometimes the best time to visit a winter resort is in the summer when hiking and different outdoor entertainment abound. In Park City, Utah we found warm days, beautiful terrain, ... Read More

The Adventures of Skylar Grey

Chapter 2: Home is where the car is

By Susan Dyer Reynolds

Here in my car I feel safest of all I can lock all my doors It’s the only way to live In cars — “Cars,” by Gary Numan Skylar Grey slept all the way home. She wa... Read More

Weekend Traveler

Big Sur for a little peace

By Garrick Ramirez

The next time you catch yourself longing for Hawaii, consider Big Sur as a local quick fix. Sure, you won’t find hula dancers and mai tais, but you will de-stress, breathe so... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: March 2013

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate Today

Attic = living space: Yes or no or maybe

By Carole Isaacs

It looks like an attic, it smells like an attic, but is it living space, too? In San Francisco this is the great unknown. During the past month, I had two clients seriously conside... Read More

Real Estate

Everybody can win the lottery

By John Zipperer

One of the laziest and most clichéd phrases in business is when something is called a “win-win solution.” With that caveat, we have a problem in this town that can be ... Read More

Home & Garden

Start gardening now for summer enjoyment

By Julia Strzesieski

It is believed that the month of May was named for the Greek goddess of spring and growth, Maia, who was the mother of Hermes, the gods’ winged messenger. How appropriate, as... Read More

Caring For Our Kids

How to make this year’s Mother’s Day memorable

By Liz Farrell

Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and with a little preparation and planning, this can be a spectacular day for the special mother in your life. Whether this is your f... Read More

Wellness

Food sensitivities Why you feel the way you feel

By Thalia Farshchian

Walking through the grocery store or browsing restaurant menus, you see more and more references to “dairy-free” and “gluten-free.” True food allergies occu... Read More

Movie Reviews

Upstream Color

By Michael Snyder

The iconoclastic writer-director-actor Shane Carruth seems determined to do it his way, starting with his stunning, complex, and provocative debut in 2004, Primer. It was a mega-lo... Read More

Movie Reviews

Disconnect

By Michael Snyder

Though I generally go into screenings with an open mind, I remain wary of tripe and crass, blatantly commercial fodder for the sake of big box-office receipts. So when I saw the ti... Read More

Book Notes

Punk poetics: Richard Hell in his own words

By Sharon Anderson

“Poetry must be made by all and not by one.” — Comte de Lautréamont The ripple effect of an influential life creates plot developments to rival the greatest novels. ... Read More

Enter Stage Left

The good, the bad and the mindful

By Evalyn Baron

Some people lose hearts here, but recently, I found my mind. Can you hear Tony Bennett crooning that as you read? I discovered it in a small room on Divisadero Street. I completed ... Read More

Issue May 2013