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In San Francisco, neighborhoods make a name for themselves FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Kevin Fisher-Paulson and his dog Queenie pose in front of a mural at Cordova Market & Deli in San Francisco.Courtesy Kevin Fisher-PaulsonShow MoreShow Less 2of3 3of3 Detail from the “A Neighborhood Inspired by History and Champions” mural.Courtesy Kevin Fisher-PaulsonShow MoreShow Less On a recent sunny and windy Wednesday, I had a lunch date with retired Chronicle columnist Leah Garchik at the Boulangerie. I write this not only because it gives me the chance to name-drop, but because she told me to meet ...

Woodend must have been a fabulous place to spend your childhood. With its enormous wood panelled hallway, its gallery, corridors, myriad rooms, beautiful gardens and own patch of woodland, it feels like the type of stately home Enid Blyton used to set her novels in. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Uncle Quentin emerge from his study and shoo the Famous Five out the door for one of their adventures. In fact, it is where David and Andrew Smith spent their childhood. The brothers run J. Henderson butchers, which was founded in 1934 by their grandfather. “Andrew and I grew up here and it was a...

From Durban to Cape Town: And a road runs through it © Copyright (c) Daily Maverick , All Rights Reserved “Daddy-uhhhh! Julian’s just a big bully, really, even if he is 14, and he doesn’t even know that girls can fly space rockets. And bowl really well.” The air hostess’ eyebrows raise fractionally, as my seven-year-old daughter throws down her dog-eared copy of Five Go to Billycock Hill in utter disgust. It bounces off the dinner tray and plops onto my foot. The businessman doing the Cape Times crossword in the adjacent aisle smirks, eyes down. I nudge my bumper Times Cryptic ...

It's okay to say you like not having to do anything, that being locked down, with nowhere to go and nothing to do, suits you just fine.