The Cliff House turns 100 this year and in celebration, is sharing some of their history (and culinary secrets!). Cliff House owner Dan Hountalas, and the Centennial gala fashion designer, Lily Smith, were on KGO-TV’s View by the Bay yesterday… Continue Reading
I visited the uber-fun Alameda Antiques Fair last Sunday and came across some vintage postcards of California landmarks. Amongst them were postcards for Sutro Baths, Sutro Heights, Golden Gate Park and the Cliff House. Check them out in the slideshow… Continue Reading
Woody LaBounty, who heads up the Western Neighborhoods Project (and author of a great new SF book called “Carville-by-the-Sea”), occasionally posts history-related, one minute videos on outsidelands.org. I particularly like this one which celebrates the characteristic we western neighborhoods are… Continue Reading
This Sunday, City Guides kicks off the first of two free walking tours of the Richmond District. This is a great chance to learn more about the rich history of the Richmond District which includes robbers roosts and race tracks,… Continue Reading
Last week, Greg at N Judah Chronicles told me about a bookstore in the Sunset that had some old Richmond Banner newspapers for sale. I picked up a few of them and look forward to sharing some of the stories… Continue Reading
This week, KQED began airing Ken Burns’ latest documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. In support of that, QUEST, KQED’s local science and environment series, is debuting their own documentary on our local national park: the Golden Gate National… Continue Reading
Janice over at the Sunset Style blog opened my eyes to a landmark in my own backyard that I didn’t even know about: an octagon building at Land’s End. Nestled and barely visible in the trees above the Land’s End… Continue Reading
Last Wednesday, the Geary Boulevard Merchants Association held their 63rd annual Awards Luncheon at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. It was a star-studded affair by city standards, drawing current California Attorney General and rumored gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown, who gave the… Continue Reading