Friends Alberto Paredes and Matthew McKines at the piano in the Garden of California Native Plants Last Thursday marked the beginning of Flower Piano, a music meets the outdoors event where 12 pianos are nestled among the 55 acres of… Continue Reading
Reader Jim D. sent us the video above that he shot of whales off of Seal Rocks near Ocean Beach and the Cliff House. He shot the video from his roof at 47th Avenue and Balboa around 7:30pm on Monday… Continue Reading
We don’t know too much about the video other than the interviews and photos were conducted by Claire Kirshner. It’s a nice look at the surfers that frequent the wild waters of Ocean Beach. Enjoy! UPDATE: We got a note… Continue Reading
48 years ago yesterday, on January 14, 1967, the historic Human Be-In took place at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park. The event, officially titled the “A Gathering of Tribes”, was organized to protest the bourgeois mentality of the… Continue Reading
The Academy of Sciences shared the above video on their blog this week. It gives a nice overview of the various efforts that were made, and are still underway, to clean up the lake and restore native plant and wildlife… Continue Reading
The Richmond District Neighborhood Center is getting ready to kick off a pilot program for grocery delivery to homebound seniors in the Richmond District. The center says there are 16,000 seniors in the neighborhood, one quarter of which are unable… Continue Reading
Local filmmaker and Richmond District resident James Kennard sent us this film he shot at Arion Press, the small printing company just inside the 14th Avenue Presidio gate that employs about ten people as printers, bookbinders, editors, and in other… Continue Reading
It’s like someone made this video just for us… 🙂 Nice views over Golden Gate Park including the Murphy Windmill, and some gorgeous shots of Ocean Beach at sunset with camp fires aglow. Thanks to Rico for the tip. Sarah… Continue Reading