When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, it’s a good core workout. If you’re sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More
Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More
December is almost over - the New Year is coming up and everyone is busy drying off from the rain or holiday shopping. Let's take a look at what's happened this month.
The hottest current thing in the world of tapioca drinks, a.k.a. boba tea (or, as Hillary Clinton recently called them when she tried one in New York, "chewy tea") isn't a crazy new flavor or new way to marinate the root starch balls — it's cotton candy!
The rent's beyond too damn high, your roommate won't shut up about his worthless-yet-about-to-be-sold app, and you're this close to driving for Uber, not riding in one.
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
Erin Sherbert
Erin Sherbert was the Online News Editor for SF Weekly from 2010 to 2015. She's a Texas native and has a closet full of cowboy boots to prove it.
San Francisco police are looking for a man who was caught on camera assaulting a taxi driver near Civic Center BART yesterday morning. On March 31, at about 12:05 a.m., police were called to Seventh and Market streets where…
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by Erin Sherbert
April 1, 2015 @ 3:40 pmTags: WTF?, Video
Whether you like it or not, technology is ubiquitous (as are the people who make it). You can't escape the awesomeness and the evilness (take your pick) of technology. Not even artists. To be honest, 3D printing/drawing has been…
Update 12:41 p.m.: Good news, the BART station is open again, but there are still some residual delays. Update 10:43 a.m.: Train service has resumed on the Richmond line, but the El Cerrito Plaza remains closed and trains will not…
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by Erin Sherbert
April 1, 2015 @ 9:55 am
San Francisco homicide detectives arrested 21-year-old Davante Robinson and 21-year-old Gregory Morton III on suspicion of gunning down two teens as they sat inside a car parked at Crocker Amazon playground earlier this month. According to police, 18-year-old Kenyatta Butler and…
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March 31, 2015 @ 10:24 am
Local law enforcement is outdoing the Catholic Church when it comes to bad press. Today, Public Defender Jeff Adachi accused San Francisco Sheriff’s deputies of staging fights between prisoners in county jail, and placing bets on who would win. Adachi decided…
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by Erin Sherbert
March 26, 2015 @ 4:14 pm
This isn't some set up to slam on techies or hipsters. We're serious: The city is truly infested with bugs, according to a new study released this week by Terminix. The nation's largest pest-control company has released its 2015 rankings…
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by Erin Sherbert
March 26, 2015 @ 3:39 pm
Following the steps of local tech guru Marc Benioff, Mayor Ed Lee has decided to sever ties with Indiana, which today passed a new law basically saying it was perfectly fine for people to discriminate against gays. Several hours after…
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by Erin Sherbert
March 26, 2015 @ 3:14 pmTags: Video
Authorities this morning pulled a body out of a camper van that was on fire in the city's Bayview neighborhood. According to police, the body was pulled from the van after fire crews extinguished the blaze at about 6:46 a.m.…
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by Erin Sherbert
March 26, 2015 @ 12:39 pmTags: WTF?
The San Francisco Sewer and Water people decided to have some fun at work and create a rap ditty about the city's sewage system. The goal of the video remains somewhat unclear, but we'd say it's about 30 percent entertaining.…
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March 25, 2015 @ 11:45 amTags: Video
Of all the "happy" pills you pop everyday, here's one you probably could really use: A medication that makes you a hell of a lot nicer to other people, even the ones on BART. Fortunately, scientists are working on this. Some researchers over…
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March 25, 2015 @ 10:48 amTags: Drugs
San Francisco police are trying to find out what happened to an unidentified woman who was found on 12th Street with multiple stab wounds. Officer Albie Esparza says officers were called out to the unit block of 12th Street on…
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March 23, 2015 @ 12:30 pm
Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"
