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.
For someone who lives in the downtown corridor — all right, the Tenderloin — the idea of going to Ocean Beach for pizza is rife with potential pratfalls: high Uber fares, lengthy Muni trips, ever-present fog, jet lag.
PostedByPeter Jamison
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Barrett's bling
A San Francisco jury found alleged Western Addition gang member Charles Heard guilty of murder and robbery today after nine days of deliberations.
Jurors found that even though Heard, 25, may not have been the man who shot 29-year-old Richard Barrett during an effort to steal his pendant depicting the Flintstones character "Bamm-Bamm," he participated in the attempted robbery that resulted in Barrett's death and was thus culpable in the killing.
PostedByJoe Eskenazi
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:59 PM
That's Brad on the right...
You know what? The Curious Case of Benjamin Button kinda sucked. Here's your chance to potentially relay just this information to Brad Pitt while appearing in a movie that may well not suck.
The makers of the forthcoming Moneyball, the big-screen adaptation of Michael Lewis' book charting the Oakland Athletics' outside-the-box approach to crafting teams that lose in the first round of the playoffs, are seeking locals who can pull off the early-2000s A's fan look. You won't get any money -- but you will have the satisfaction of being reproduced more than a college boy's donation to a fertility clinic as 300-odd fans end up populating the entire Oakland Coliseum through the magic of computers. You can sign up for the project here.
PostedByLauren Smiley
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:59 AM
At the corner of Howard and Fremont this morning -- the first day of the $2.50 Bay Bridge carpool toll -- the casual carpoolers disembarked out of virtual strangers' vehicles just the same as they did yesterday and every other morning in past decades. Yet some were a dollar poorer.
PostedByMatt Smith
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Monstrous Pelosi, ruthlessly destroying Republicans ability to concentrate
A new National Republican Congressional Committee ad airing in states such as Pennsylvania uses Pixar-style 3-D animation to depict Nancy Pelosi as a crazed 50-foot monster, once "confined to liberal San Francisco," but now an evil puppet-mistress forcing House Democrats to bend to her will.
While entertaining, the ad smacks of Republican desperation. The commercial's message -- that Pennsylvanians cast a vote against 'Liberal San
Francisco' when they support congressional candidate Tim Burns -- channels
the idea that the poor local sap has nothing going for him other than
antipathy for the sensibilities of a far-off city.
PostedByJoe Eskenazi
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:11 AM
'We expect people to use sound judgment and common sense when they operate their vehicles and operate them in a sane manner.'
On Day One of local bridge's foray into "congestion pricing," reports are emanating from the Bay Bridge toll plaza that local drivers are not buying in -- literally. Motorists have been spotted idling, driving excessively slowly, and even stopping in the emergency lane to avoid paying a $6 toll at 9:59 that drops to $4 at 10 a.m.
In retrospect, this sort of misbehavior should have been predictable. This gave SF Weekly the opportunity to ask the California Highway Patrol a question right out of The Big Lebowski -- "hasn't that ever occurred to you, sir?" The CHP offered a slightly different response than the one Lebowski received in the movie: "That had not occurred to us, Dude."
PostedByJoe Eskenazi
on Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Pair of San Francisco suits regarding iPhone 4 join Maryland Suit.
Those holding their breath until a lawsuit was filed over the propensity of the new iPhone 4 to get poor reception or even drop calls due to a supposed antenna problem can finally exhale. Apple and AT&T were yesterday hit with a class-action suit filed in Maryland district court -- and two more here in San Francisco.
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.'"
