Category: Local
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The return of Fairyland for Grownups
It’s been a while since there was a 21 and over night at Children’s Fairyland in Oakland, but Fairyland for Grownups returned on July 29th, 2022. Obviously I had to go. Aside from a vaccine check on the way in it felt very similar to the last such event three years ago. The big change…
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NO cross-country skiing on BART
Last week I got on BART, turned around, and noticed an unfamiliar new rule: “NO cross-country skiing” according to a sticker on the door. Now at first glance this seems pretty reasonable, but of course it’s one of those rules that should go without saying. For example nobody needs to be told that on BART…
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Christmas decorations in and around downtown
With things slowly (maybe?) opening/reopening this Christmas, I went around downtown San Francisco and the surrounding area to check out the “big name” decorations. Mostly I was curious to see if this year seemed at all normal again. Obviously normal is relative at this point; I’m well aware of the many downtown retail closures like…
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Dusk to Dark: San Francisco as the night falls
There’s something about the San Francisco skyline that feels like home whenever it comes into view. It’s tricky to pinpoint why. I’ve spent so much time working near all those big office towers yet the skyline from Dolores Park at sunset (pictured above) actually feels a little new to me. The first time I took…
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There is now official BART merchandise, for some reason
Although BART ridership decreased significantly due to the pandemic, at some point in 2020 official BART merchandise became available. Online store Rail Goods launched sometime last year with a wide selection of official BART merchandise as well as a somewhat smaller selection of official Capitol Corridor merch. Now don’t get me wrong. The BART “Brio-style”…
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USS Hornet Museum
On Friday I not only had the chance to visit the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, but also to take the engineering tour which descends deep into the ship’s underbelly with one of the tour guides. Oh and the best part? This was all for a work event so I was technically getting paid to…
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Review: Nocturne X
Okay so before I review this one, let me just say this isn’t worth checking out. This is bad, I’d even go so far to say it’s an embarrassment. The story, such as there is one, starts out when you check in and they hand you a pamphlet. Strike one. A second barrage of text…
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teamLab: Continuity at the Asian Art Museum
Recently I went to see teamLab: Continuity, the new special exhibit at the Asian Art Museum. The basics Haven’t been to the Asian Art Museum before? It’s a museum across from City Hall filled with ancient art and artifacts from Eastern religions. Also some stuff from the Middle East, which is only “Asian” if…
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826 Valencia’s Pirate Supply Store
The other day I was walking down the 800 block of Valencia Street and something clicked — while on vacation I’d written on this very blog about the Time Travel Mart in Los Angeles and the Secret Agent Supply Co. in Chicago, but I’d never written anything about this nonprofit group’s original location: 826 Valencia…
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The many resurrections of Valencia Street’s restaurants
As documented on this very blog many businesses in San Francisco were boarded up during the beginning of the pandemic, with many if not most gradually returning. But what’s more surprising are the places that officially went out of business only to reopen — some of which closed long before the pandemic. Here are the…
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