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Neighborhood Spotlight: Haight/Ashbury FacebookTwitterEmail It was the epicenter of the counterculture movement and a place where prominent stand-up comedians got their start. The neighborhood, the Upper Haight, houses arguably San Francisco’s most popular intersection, Haight-Ashbury. In addition to being home to the hippie movement, the neighborhood also included a small cafe off Haight Street called “The Other Cafe,” where comedians like Whoopi Goldberg, Dana Carvey and Robin Williams ...

ARTS Amy Seiwerts Imagery "More Love Now" is a new improvisational event with Imagery artist Shania Rasmussen, trumpeter Darren Johnston, and visual artist and poet Adrian Arias. Feb 14, 4pm PT, Free. https://www.facebook.com/events/2938679926376373/ Ballet22 Premiere of a new dance film by Joshua Stanton with the Oakland dance company. $10 and up. Feb. 12-14. https://www.ballet22.com Bechtel Fest 8 Chicagos Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of ...

... Were always down to grab a pizza to go, but theres just something to be said for sitting down and ordering up. Thanks to the opening of its new parklet, we can do just that at Pizzeria Delfinas 18th Street location. (Maren Caruso) Where to Dine Outdoors in San Francisco, by Neighborhood By Sep 22, 2020 UPDATE Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020: At a press conference on Friday, health officers from the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and the ci...

January 27, 2021 by Gary Singh OLD MEETS NEW: The Chestnut Industrial Center and the neighborhood around it feel like 50s San Jose meets present day. Photo by Gary Singh In a green color like freeway signage, the placard says Chestnut Industrial Center. Splotches of faded primer barely conceal the graffiti. Other, unidentified materials drip down the front of the sign, as if someone threw garbage at it. I arrive at this sign after segueing off Coleman Avenue onto Asbury Street, which then dead...

ARTS The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey Cinnabar Theaters production of James Lecenses gay-themed solo play, performed by Michael Pavone. Thru Jan. 31. https://cinnabartheater.org/ Ann Los Altos Stage Companys production of Holland Taylors one-woman play about the amazing outspoken late Texas Governor Ann Richards, performed by Judith Miller. Jan. 22-24, 29-31. $20 per device. http://losaltosstage.org Bechtel Fest 8 Chicagos Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; ...

ARTS Bechtel Fest 8 Chicagos Broken Nose Theatre company presents a series of online plays; the annual festival of new short plays features an ensemble of femme, female-identifying, non-binary, trans and queer actors talking about things other than men; free, thru March 26. https://brokennosetheatre.com/ Broadway on AirBnB Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tittus Burgess, cast members from Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus clas...

ARTS Alice in Californiland AXIS dance revises their performance of the magical strange dance-tale of a young girls journey. https://www.axisdance.org/ Broadway on AirBnB Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tittus Burgess, cast members from Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus classes. $10-$50. www.airbnb.com Broadway Performers For Broadway fans, Tony-winning performers perform new concerts, and classic shows are streamed as well....

ARTS Alice in Californiland AXIS dance revises their performance of the magical strange dance-tale of a young girls journey. https://www.axisdance.org/ Broadway on AirBnB Promotional-sponsored performances by a variety of talents: Tittus Burgess, cast members from Moulin Rouge, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more, plus dance, yoga, tarot and circus classes. $10-$50. www.airbnb.com Broadway Performers For Broadway fans, Tony-winning performers perform new concerts, and classic shows are streamed as well....

Well Known Local Surfer and Pacifica Pie Maker Dies Following Accident at Fort Point A San Francisco native who loved surfing the coast up and down the Peninsula has died following whats being described as a freak accident beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on a day of extreme waves last week. Haruwn Wesley, 64, died Sunday, one week after a tragic accident that occurred while he was bodyboarding near Fort Point in San Francisco. Wesley, an experienced surfer who was well aware of the dangers of th...