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.
This Sunday, after the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have crowned a new Hunky Jesus and Foxy Mary, and the pastel-hued crowds have left Golden Gate Park, a goodly portion of the Bay Area’s queer arts community will convene at…
For all its recent leaps and bounds away from culinary mediocrity, the Castro is still primarily a place people come to get inebriated. Mandu, website-less the Asian street food restaurant that has gone in where Barracuda Sushi used to…
@SFoodie
by Pete Kane
April 1, 2015 @ 8:00 amTags: openings, Castro
Just as gay bars tend to be heavily slanted towards men over women, the same unfair dynamic has played itself out online. Hook-up apps such as Grindr, Scruff, Planet Romeo and the like all skew pretty much exclusively male,…
The GLBT History Museum on 18th Street in the Castro began in 2011 as “an experiment,” in the words of Executive Director Paul Boneberg. It was the first of its kind in the United States, and the project’s principals…
Not that many people equate the former Soviet Union with freshness and abundance, but that might soon change once people get used to Post Soviet, a pop-up at farm:table that's now happening most Monday mornings and early afternoons. ("Post" cleverly…
In most municipalities where the position of sheriff is an elected office, the occupants of that office tend to favor the law-and-order side of life. San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, by contrast, has a huge picture of Angela Davis…
@The Snitch
by Pete Kane
March 13, 2015 @ 9:50 amTags: LGBT
The tagline for Burma Bear — "Burmese and BBQ, together at last..." — makes it sound like it fills an obvious niche the way Reese's Pieces did for chocolate and peanut butter. Having eaten there, I'm now inclined to think…
Not that many people equate the former Soviet Union with freshness and abundance, but that might soon change once people get used to Post Soviet, a pop-up at farm:table that’s now happening most Monday mornings and early afternoons. (“Post”…
The first time I had escargot, I was still a teenager and I was ready for a double-dog-dare type of gross-out payoff. Instead, it was a dish whose protein base had been all but rendered indistinguishable by butter and…
@SFoodie
by Pete Kane
March 6, 2015 @ 12:22 pmTags: castro
When the family-owned Cuco's Burritos closed after interminable squabbles with the landlord, I assumed its replacement would be something hideously slick and corporate. What a relief to be proven dead wrong, smug, know-it-all cynic that I am. I'm still going…
For the second time in six weeks, Castro gay bar Toad Hall was the site of hostile pushback against a peaceful #BlackLivesMatter and #TransLivesMatter protest. On Saturday, February 28, a rally against violence began at Jane Warner Plaza at…
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.'"
