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.
An inconspicuous doorway off Valencia Street leads to a treasure trove of zines and 10,000-plus hours of sound and video recordings from the 1960s to the 1990s, all charting the progressive history of the Bay and its effect on global radical movements.
"The situation is, one of our community service officers observed someone getting onto the tracks at Glen Park Station and run into the tunnel toward Balboa Park," said BART spokesman Jim Allison. This occurred at roughly 8:58 a.m.
The National Organization for Marriage is on a month-long, 23-city tour in the U.S. to promote heterosexual supremacy. During the tour, NOM is depicting itself as the victim of a campaign similar to the one they are engaged in to marginalize and defame LGBT families. NOM bears false witness against its neighbors while displaying its holy street cred by speaking in tongues at rallies. Nice!
While this tour is in full swing, it seems appropriate to take a break from the usual format of the Week in Gay and instead take a look at how the heterosexual ideal is making us homos look bad. Take notes, gays, and learn from the stories of the straights in the news...
PostedByJoe Eskenazi
on Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 7:15 AM
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hello, San Francisco! You're in the money!
Having problems, San Franciscans? Well, don't worry -- the government has a message for you: You're rich!
Actually, compared to other Americans, you may well be. According to a just-released study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers in the San Francisco-San Jose-Oakland area earned 120 percent of the national average last year -- that's $1.20 for every dollar earned by a typical American worker, and tops in the country.
Michela Alioto-Pier: This won't be cheap, Mr. Herrera...
After beating the city in court yesterday to win the right to run again as District 2 supervisor, Michela Alioto-Pier treated her staff and supporters to a nice lunch. The city isn't on the hook for that -- but it soon may have to pay Alioto-Pier a bundle.
The legal bill for the two-year Alioto-Pier odyssey to overturn a city attorney opinion that she was termed out is anywhere from $30,000 to $50,000, says the supervisor's husband, Tom Pier. Recovering attorney's fees was mentioned in Alioto-Pier's initial complaint last month. She'd have to file a separate petition to claim these fees, "and we will, in all likelihood, do that," says Pier.
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.'"
