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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Jimmy Kimmel Never Called Sarah Silverman Pretty, and Now He Will Pay [Gossip Roundup]
Sarah Silverman unleashes the rage of a thousand indignant female fans on an ex-boyfriend. Brangelina sues News of the World for the break-up rumor. I hereby nominate Kevin Federline to date Kate...
Monday, February 8, 2010
Clothing Drive for Haiti
San Francisco's firefighters are offering you a rare opportunity: to clean out your closet and help Haitians at the same time. Through Friday, Feb. 12, you're invited to take children's clothing (new or in good condition) to any San Francisco firehouse--and you can pick up a charitable deduction…
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Day Around the Bay
Dave Chappelle performs in Oakland this week. [Eye On Blogs] Local internet notables to serve you drinks for Rocket Dog Rescue. [Appeal] Behold Traci Des Jardins' sneak peak at her new ballpark eatery, ACME Chophouse. [Eater] Daisy has a tattoo removal consultation. [Oopsie Daisy] Nearly…
SFist Out and About
We're starting a new series in which we capture photos of places of interest as we're out and about. The above photos are from the Goodwill at Post and Fillmore. We've scored lots of swank stuff from this location, most notably a Hobo bag and a sweet cape, but it…
Afternoon Palate Cleanser: The Swagger Stagger
Join Monk's Kettle's Sayre Piotrkowski, one of the city's very few cicerones (i.e., a beer sommelier) and Broke Ass-Stuart as they honor SF Beer Week by going on a walking tour of San Francisco’s best beer places. SF Beer Week, by the way, for those of you into fancy brewskis, is still…
Marina Yoga Studio Donates Yoga Mats to Haiti for Good Cause
Photo by James Fallows at The Atlantic. Already sending readers into numbing states of fury at BoingBoing and Mission Mission, The Pad, a yoga studio in the Marina district, put out this sign asking for old yoga mats. Horrifying, right? Not so. SFist called The Pad today see if they, in…
Siri, A Personal Assistant App For The iPhone
Siri, a new personal assistant app for the iPhone. Looks pretty impressive. What makes Siri unique is that it understands natural language, accomplishes tasks and adapts to user’s individual preferences over time. Siri leverages many services and technologies to accomplish the task requested. …
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iPad by Parry Gripp
Parry Gripp made a song about the iPad that reminds us that the concept of nachos is awesome and incredible. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter & Facebook. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter & Facebook.
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Social Media Mullet
Social Media Mullet by Steve Badowski of Carrot Creative in DUMBO, Brooklyn. via swissmiss This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter & Facebook. This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter & Facebook.
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Food Royalty Reveal Junk Food Favorites
Yes, it's the time again when Bay Area chefs, critics, and other artisan notables break their silence on what junk food they let pass over their acclaimed, richly-textured palates. Everything from aged (read: stale) Swedish Fish to Tombstone Pizza (mmm) to Rotel cheese dip (double mmm) to…
Design Matters Damn It (As Do Views): 3975 19th Street Sells
The sale of 3975 19th Street closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $2,360,000, 3 percent over its asking of $2,295,000 and either $890 or $955 per square foot depending upon how you measure. Once again, the...
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More Mortgage "Mumbo" Jumbo: Serious Delinquencies Increase
"U.S. prime jumbo mortgages at least 60 days late backing securities reached 9.6 percent in January from 9.2 percent in December, the 32nd straight increase for "serious delinquencies"...[but the] share of borrowers current the previous month and that then turned...
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SFist Interviews: L.A. Electronic Star Nosaj Thing
by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce As we discussed last Monday, Mighty lined up one of LA's rising electronic stars over the weekend, Nosaj Thing. We had a chance to catch up with the 24-year-old beat maker before his show last week, where we discussed his hip hop fundamentals, LA's infamous DIY…
Suspect Calls 911 to Report Tenderloin Stabbing Death
Tuan Nguyen, a 36-year-old San Franciscan, was found dead inside an apartment in the 600 block of Ellis Street. He was stabbed in the chest. The incident occurred a little before 1:30 a.m. The suspect, 42-year-old Phuck Van Lee, whose relationship to Nguyen isn't quite clear yet, was kind…
Strong Beer Month 2010 in San Francisco
The 9th annual Strong Beer Month take place throughout the month of February at 21st Amendment and Magnolia Pub and Brewery in San Francisco. February 1st, marks the start of the 8th Annual Strong Beer Month. The brewers of the 21st Amendment and Magnolia Pub and Brewery once again bring you an…
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Time Travel in San Francisco via Google Earth
Time travel is always fun, and Google Earth now makes it easy to do. The newest version includes a button that allows users to to view historical imagery to see how a place has changed through the decades. I tried it out with San Francisco, where Google Earth offers views of the city dating back…
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SFist Tonight
MUSIC: The San Francisco and Shanghai Conservatories of Music will celebrate the creation of their sister-school relationship with their Shanghai Celebration Concert, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of the signing of the first sister city agreement between the U.S. and China. The…
Representative John Murtha [And Now He's Dead]
Representative John Murtha is dead. The Pennsylvania Democrat, 77, died in an Arlington, Virgina hospital after complications following gall bladder surgery. Murtha, the powerful chair of the House...
Hey, Watch It! - Monday's TV Picks
I'm beginning to lose interest when it comes to vanity reality shows. By that I mean shows that are centered on one person with limited/no real talents. (See: "Frank the Entertainer...In a Basement...
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Denny's Free Grand Slam Breakfast Day Tuesday
Holy heck, folks. Tomorrow, fine-dining establishment Denny's will be giving away free "Original Grand Slam Breakfast," their signature plate of twos. What is a "Grand Slam Breakfast," you snort? Well, if you can pull yourself away from the mobile food cart, we'll tell you: It's two eggs, 2…
365 Fulton (AKA Parcel G) Site Work Commences, Design Evolved
Site work has commenced at 365 Fulton (a.k.a. "Central Freeway Parcel G"). Parcel G will be a five story development including 120 studio units of housing for extremely low income, formerly chronically homeless individuals, located at the corner of...
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365 Fulton (AKA Parcel G) Design Evolved, Site Work Commences
Site work has commenced at 365 Fulton (a.k.a. "Central Freeway Parcel G"). Parcel G will be a five story development including 120 studio units of housing for extremely low income, formerly chronically homeless individuals, located at the corner of...
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Cops Are the Only Ones Who Can Watch the John Edwards Sex Tape Now [Sex Lies And Videotape]
A North Carolina judge ordered Andrew Young, the former Edwards aide that wrote about the tape the Senator made with Rielle Hunter, to turn the tape over. He has to do it with a platoon of storm...
Yoga For Haiti [Wtf]
I guess several yoga mats could be combined into some sort of...nah, no idea. We've contacted the yoga studio for comment. Donate now, you selfish bastard. [via James Fallows] UPDATE: Oh, a puzzling...
Prop 8 Trial Judge Is Gay; Should This Matter?
Photo: Mlinksva On Sunday, Matier and Ross carefully stepped into some potentially controversial territory in pointing out the open secret that federal Judge Vaughn Walker is gay. Walker will be delivering a decision concerning the overturning of Prop 8 — a judicial referendum on gay…
The Sweetest Holiday
Los Angeles-based SusieCakes has been open about a month in the Bon Air Shopping Center in Marin, and I've been meaning to visit with each passing day. I was doing errands in the area the other day and decided to stop in and see what all the fuss was about. I'd heard about their "frosting-filled…
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Antioch Super Bowl Party Leads to Murder
During yesterday's annual Super Bowl jubilation, an Antioch man was shot and killed over a reneged bet/drunken behavior. An initial investigation, according to the Contra Costa Times, claimed that a Super Bowl party in the 900 block of San Carlos Drive, "one of the partygoers made a bet on…
Going Short Heritage On Fillmore (1310 Fillmore) Having Bought Long
Asking "in the $900’s" for the five three-bedrooms at Heritage on Fillmore (1310 Fillmore) in December 2006, number 802 sold in November 2007 and sports a tax assessed value of $993,953 (which would suggest a sale price "in the $950’s")....
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The Week Ahead: Bay Area Concerts 2/8 - 2/14
This week's concert preview is being brought to you by Kevin Meenan of Epicsauce, providing detailed concert listings for the Bay Area every week. Follow them on Twitter. The Mantles There are a plethora of show options this week with Brooklyn's The Antlers at The Warfield tonight, Los…
Friday, June 26, 2009
Cheesecake Factory - (4/5)
Always busy but a very, very big variety of cheesecakes. Located at Union Squie inside Macy's on the 8th Floor. Also for take-away!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Sweet Jo's - (5/5)
Sweet Jo's - More Than A Cafe Did you know that notable San Francisco chef Joanna Karlinsky owns and operates the cafe in the JCCSF? Sure Sweet Jo’s has super sandwiches and coffee brewed one cup at a time, but what makes it more than a cafe? More unique items: * Fantastic French-fries –…
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant - (4/5)
Don't go to this nice restaurant for the standard chinese dishes (fried rice, noodles). This place is all about the Hot Pot. Fresh meats and veggies, cooked in two kinds of broth... oh man, good stuff. I wish I could contribute more as I've only been there once. I used to not be a fan of this…