Giants to be Honored at White House
The San Francisco Giants will be spending their off-day at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Continuing a time-honored sports tradition, the 2010 World Series champions will be honored at the White House on Monday afternoon by President Barack Obama.
Red Vic Staff Says Goodbye
Last night’s staff gathering to commemorate the closing of the Red Vic was also a party to celebrate the establishment’s 31st year. Collective owners, staff members, volunteers, old friends, and neighbors gathered to watch films, snack, and chat.
The 10 Douchiest Colleges In America
This week GQ posted their picks for the Douchiest Colleges in America, but I found this revised version a little more on the mark.
Veteran City Employee to Head SF Muni
San Francisco Public Works Director Ed Reiskin will be changing roles as he has been selected to head up the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.
San Francisco, Oakland Among Most Walkable Cities
San Francisco ranks second and Oakland tenth in a ranking of the most walkable big cities, that according to Seattle-based Walk Score.
Promenade Project Brings New Life to Powell Street
A two block stretch of San Francisco’s Powell Street has been transformed into a series of safe, green parklets focusing mainly on pedestrian safety.
Hand Holding Day at the CJM
Remember that story last Sunday when a lesbian couple taking in the Gertrude Stein exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum was asked by a contracted security guard to stop holding hands? Well, get ready to lock palms, because the museum is asking the public to come on by and hold some hands.
Mission District News
The Mission may be one of the most diverse, and definitely the warmest, neighborhoods in SF. It’s rich with immigrant communities and artists’ communities alike and it’s usually in the center of any hotbed controversy. The site, Mission Local, does a fabulous job in covering the ins and outs of this dynamic district. As part of Street’s new weekly Hood series, we’ll be posting the top stories from Mission Local every week.
Richmond Round-up
The folks over at The Richmond SF blog, in particular editrix Sarah B., does a stellar job at covering all the happenings in The Richmond District. Each week we’ll be featuring the top stories from their neighborhood blog here on Street.
Rappelling off the…Hyatt?
If you see people rappelling off the Grand Hyatt hotel in downtown this Friday and Saturday, you won’t be imagining things. And it’s not some elaborate stunt either. Created as an event to benefit the Special Olympics Northern California, the public is being invited to rappel 425 feet (that’s 36 floors) from the hotel’s rooftop.
