SF Examiner food critic Patricia Unterman recently paid a visit to Kam’s Restaurant, a Hong Kong-style coffee shop on the same block as the Balboa Theater. Kam’s is not new – it’s been open since 1974. But Unterman had a… Continue Reading
Let the countdown begin to the 83rd annual Academy Awards, taking place this Sunday night. The Balboa always gets in the spirit and this year is no different. Beginning Tuesday, the DOC Film Institute at SF State and the Balboa… Continue Reading
On Friday, the de Young Musuem in Golden Gate Park opened their latest special exhibition, Olmec: Colossal Masterworks of Ancient Mexico, featuring 140 objects from one of the oldest known civilizations in the Americas. The Olmec were a Pre-Columbian civilization… Continue Reading
A new visitor center is coming to Lands End. The new 2,500 square foot center, known as the Lands End Lookout, will also include 500 square feet of food service. A separate, 1,000 square foot building will house restrooms. The… Continue Reading
This Saturday, the Richmond District branch of the San Francisco Public Library will present a special program on GuQin, one of the oldest known stringed instruments that was invented in China. The guqin is the modern name for a plucked… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Tracey sent me the news this weekend that the Blockbuster Video store at 5240 Geary Street near 16th Avenue is closing down. The last night to rent movies will be this Thursday, February 24. They’ll then begin selling… Continue Reading
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of February 18, 2011. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN RICHARD CORRIEA’S MESSAGE At about 3:30 on February 16, 2011 I had a brief casual conversation with a… Continue Reading
Most of us feel accomplished when we run a few miles. Maybe you’ve even run the Bay to Breakers, or even more impressive, you’ve finished a marathon. But how about about setting a goal of running from the steps of… Continue Reading