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I'd heard about the Parkway forever. Some mystical, magical place that played first-run movies, served pizza and most magical of all, offered beer to its movie-going patrons.

Needless to say I was skeptical. The fact that this wonderland was located in Oakland didn't help to convince me. Oakland is, like, totally FAR.

But at last, in the tow of the two people who had proselytized to me most enthusiastically about the ...

I missed the Bay to Breakers, but apparently a 53 year old man dropped dead shortly after passing the finish line. The cause of death was concluded to be a heart attack. Spectators report that the man stumbled across the finish line and fell over (literally dropping dead) shortly after. They said that it seemed as though he was having his ...

What makes a 4 1/2 star restaurant any different than a 5 star restaurant? Mangrosa, an Italian/Brazilian restaurant in the Northbeach neighborhood of San Francisco was voted a 4 ½ star rating on Cityseach and is described in the SF Zagat Guide as “where the beautiful people go”. Zagat is on the money — Citysearch could have done a little better.

After ...

This is not generally the venue for snarkiness and curmudgeonly griping, but in this case it's just irresistable. In the interest of fairness, I'll say that the bad things I have to say about the Holy Cow may very well be the result of my (relatively) advanced age of 32. Maybe a 21-year-old would enjoy the top-40 hits of the '80s and '90s, the hoochie mama vibe, the leering, pimply, ...

You really can’t yell at BART passengers with attitude about your bike today – at least not like you can to all the people in cars that are trying to cut you off. To the people in cars, you can really yell or cuss whatever you want at them today. But people on the BART are just trying to get to work ...

I am all for inner peace and the alignment of chakras and an overall zen sensibility. Microbiotic veganism is okay too, if that’s your thing. But it’s nice to know that you don’t have to embrace your inner power animal in order to practice yoga—and sometimes you need a little ab work to go with your enlightenment.

Enter Yoga Flow, the Castro studio of the Yoga Tree empire. Here you ...

Tartine Bakery.

People line up at 8am Saturday mornings for fresh French-style pastries. Best bakery at the corner of Guerrero and 18th in the Mission.

The best buttermilk scones, pain au chocolate with Scharffen Berger Chocolate and Croque Monsieur (open-face sandwich). Not to mention all the breads, cakes and sandwiches.

It's hard to find parking in this neighborhood, but if you take BART to 16th Street or take J-Church line to ...

With its emblematic sign in the heart of San Francisco's gay district, the Castro Theatre is landmark with an impressive facade, but one really needs to venture inside to get the true Castro experience.

Built in 1922 and registered as a historical San Francisco landmark in 1977, the exterior design was modeled loosely on the ...

Grease your chains, pump your tires, and meet up with other city bikers today at the SF Public Library's Main Branch (Fulton street steps) at 11am for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition's Sex Worker on Wheels Tour.

One of my favorite things to do when I lived in Northbeach, was open a bottle of wine, and walk from the marina through downtown trying to find ...

WARNING: If you are one of those freakish folks who think fish is utterly gross, or if you are slightly less freakish and simply insist on having your fish cooked, this isn't necessarily the joint for you.

Bar Crudo is the most lovely semi-recent addition to the SF restaurant rat race. It provides beautifully prepared, top-grade raw seafood at a wonderfully leisurely pace. It has a raw bar to beat ...