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Is this the only Super Mario Bros. street art in San Francisco?
On the side of The Willows, a bar at the corner of Folsom and 12th Street, there’s a mural featuring Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Which is nice and all, but it raises an obvious question: is this the only Super Mario Bros. street art in all of San Francisco? This development seems especially surprising given…
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Terrifying feat accomplished with suction cups
While walking by the construction for LinkedIn’s new offices at 222 Second Street, I happened to notice some windows were being lifted up on a crane. How do you get a pane of glass from the street to 12 floors up? Look closely: the only thing holding that windows is eight suction cups. That’s right,…
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Fuck SFPD squirrel
Presumably, this crime fighting squirrel operates in a similar manner to Disney’s 1989 series Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers, wearing a little outfit and solving crimes within 24 minutes. Come to think of it, this sounds adorable and I’m not sure why anyone would object. The person behind the red crayon has some explaining to…
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It’s taco time!
Tick tock, tick tock! Yup, it’s that time again — time to get a small tortilla, fill it with your choice of beans, meat, salsa, etc. Perhaps you want to make it “super” (a Spanish word for “guacamole and sour cream”) for an additional dollar. Whatever floats your taco boat.
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Dumpster parklet explained
You know that dumpster with trees growing out of it by the Chronicle building on 5th St? Turns out it’s actually supposed to be a mobile parklet. Seems like a dumpster filled with a garden is kind of a lazy man’s parklet. But then look at the sponsors: our local garbage hauling provider, Recology, is…
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Metreon renovation
Stopped by the Metreon lately? (No? Of course not.) Currently it’s being torn up, and almost everything is closed. The only two remaining establishments are the theater and the Japanese restaurant. Everything else is either gone or being rebuilt. Even Jillians is closed for renovation, despite signs everywhere claiming the opposite. The only two enterances…
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Fire Truck
This may be the greatest paint job ever on a fire truck. Click the image and zoom for more detail. Spotted at Townsend and 2nd.
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Little sidewalk guy’s Tom Shane-hating friend
The little guy on the sidewalk we saw recently has a friend who has a strong distaste for a certain diamond salesman. I wonder how he feels about Paul at the Diamond Center? (Spotted at 2nd and King)
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