Category: Local
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Giant penny found on sidewalk
Walking along Valencia the other day I spotted a rather large penny painted on the sidewalk. The design features the phrase “IN FNNCH WE TRUST,” alluding to local artist fnnch. Fnnch is best known for the honey bear designs, and if you look closely there’s an outline of one in the penny. Other changes deviate…
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Wait, why did The Flash run past the Transamerica Pyramid?
The Flash is a fun TV show based on the comic books. It’s set in the fictional “Central City” and this week’s episode is no different. So why then, on the way from his headquarters at Star Labs to try to capture Dr. Light at the Bank of Central City does The Flash run west…
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Bat Boy rides again
The Weekly World News no longer graces the checkout at your local supermarket, but that hasn’t stopped Bat Boy from taking up skating. Bat Boy rides again! Spotted just outside The Sycamore
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Garcon team apparently taking over Young’s BBQ space
Young’s BBQ, the (ostensibly) Korean hole in the wall restaurant behind El Toro that you never went to finally closed a few months ago. Recently the space has undergone a soft story retrofit. Now a new liquor license application has appeared on the window with the name “Jerartdon LLC.” What could it mean? Two of…
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Colorful geometric paintings
Recently I’ve come across a series of unusual paintings of brightly colored geometric patterns pasted to the wall in various parts of the city. The first one was stuck to a building near Slim’s. The other two were pasted to the side of the Victoria Theater. What are these paintings supposed to mean? Who’s behind…
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I went to a cat cafe
Today I finally got around to visiting KitTea, San Francisco’s first (and only) cat cafe. The goals of KitTea are to provide adorable cat-based entertainment, but also to find permanent homes for the cats — all of which are rescue cats up for adoption. The basics are pretty simple: you can either walk in or…
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Nuni transit-themed street art hides secret messages
Some unusual transit-themed street art has appeared around the city recently. Perhaps you’ve seen it? For example, I spotted this odd BART ticket (actually a sticker) a while back: Today I stumbled across this unofficial ad at a Muni stop: A little googling revealed that these are the works of “Nuni,” who apparently goes by…
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Peeking out the back window on the F-Market
Since I had jack shit else to do needed to get some fresh air this afternoon I took the F-Market over to the Wharf to wander around and check out everyone’s favorite tourist bullshit. I was lucky enough to get the back of a streetcar all to myself for most of the ride, so I…
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What’s going on here, Luna Park?
At some point in the last couple of weeks Valencia St.’s Luna Park shut its doors and stopped answering their phone. But that’s not all: two official notices (see above) appeared taped to the building. One is an order of abatement regarding building codes, the other is a notice that the building is in danger…
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What’s the deal with the plaque in the road at Van Ness and Market?
If you’ve crossed the street at Van Ness and Market recently you may have noticed a strange little plaque embedded in the road near the crosswalk. It reads: HOUSE OF HADESONE MAN VERSUSAMERICAN MEDIAIN SOCIETY 2015 …huh? Turns out it’s not alone; many strangely worded linoleum plaques have appeared in roadways all over the US…
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