First he wanted to ban happy meals, now it looks like Richmond District Supervisor Eric Mar may also want to ban a bit of of fun from Golden Gate Park… As we reported back in September, a Segway tour company… Continue Reading
Here’s a shot of the penguins at the California Academy of Sciences as they celebrate Valentine’s Day today. Visitors at the Academy were encouraged to decorate a valentine for an African Penguin. The birds then receive them as nesting material… Continue Reading
Here’s a video shot by K9VidBlog, showing the ceremony today in the Music Concourse of Golden Gate Park. Chase Freedom donated $30,000 to replace the seventeen elm trees that were cut down by a vandal last summer; replanting began today.… Continue Reading
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced on Tuesday that a $30,000 from Chase Freedom will be used to replace the seventeen elm trees that were vandalized in the Golden Gate Park’s Music Concourse last July. A total of… Continue Reading
In this month’s issue of The Richmond Review newspaper, the above photo was featured, which shows thousands of citizens marching in protest against the Vietnam War. They’re moving down Geary Boulevard; that’s the Donut World at 18th Avenue in the… Continue Reading
Community gardens are all the rage these days. But we only have one here in the Richmond District that I know of, and that’s Argonne Community Garden, located on 16th Avenue between Cabrillo and Fulton. The city has approved a… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, February 9, the Conservatory of Flowers will host an after-hours event, Jungle Love, in honor of Valentine’s Day. Nina Sazevich, the Conservatory’s PR manager, always writes great press releases, so I’ll leave this one to her to draw… Continue Reading
On Wednesday, the Conservatory of Flowers will host the second annual Golden Gate Park Volunteer Fair, a gathering of the park’s various organizations who will be on hand to present volunteer opportunities. If you’ve been interested in volunteering in the… Continue Reading