Photo: Magnificent magnolias at the Botanical Gardens. Don’t miss them!
Magnolias are in bloom at the SF Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. Get there before March 1 to see them! Sarah B.
Spotted: Bag pipes on 24th Avenue
Photo by @ms_emmalyon Reader Amanda (@ms_emmalyon) spotted something unusual from her window around 10am on Monday morning – a kilted piper. “He was very good!” she said. Maybe he was heralding the end of the rain? Or trying to call… Continue Reading
First ever Inner Richmond Pedi Cab Craft Beer Tour, Wednesday night
As part of SF Beer Week, there is a special beer tour event in the Inner Richmond this Wednesday night. Called the Inner Richmond Pedi Cab Craft Beer Tour, the event includes five beer-serving stops in the neighborhood: 540 Club,… Continue Reading
MUNI service changes meeting 2/12; give feedback on commuter shuttle stops
Photo by Thomas Hawk SFMTA is looking for feedback from the community on two transportation issues facing the city – changes in MUNI service lines including the 2, 28, 28L, and 38L lines, and which MUNI stops residents think would… Continue Reading
Former Legion of Honor Director was part of Monuments Men WWII platoon
Today, George Clooney’s latest film The Monuments Men opens in theaters. The film depicts an unusual WWII platoon made up of museum directors, curators, and art historians who were tasked with rescuing artistic masterpieces that had been stolen by the… Continue Reading
Police Blotter – February 6, 2014
[Reprinted from The Richmond Police Station Newsletter of February 6, 2014. To be added to the station’s mailing list, email sfpd.richmond.station@sfgov.org.] CAPTAIN SIMON SILVERMAN’S MESSAGE There has been a recent series of burglaries involving unoccupied homes that are under construction.… Continue Reading
Suspected drunk driver takes a chunk out of the Cliff House
Around 3:45am on Thursday morning, a suspected drunk driver careened off the slick street and jumped the curb in front of the Cliff House, taking out a post, a planter and a bit of the restaurant’s facade. The car also… Continue Reading
Ken Burns’ latest Yosemite documentary at the Academy, Feb. 15 & 16
Half Dome in Yosemite Valley. Photo by Walt Mancini Next weekend, the California Academy of Sciences will screen the latest documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns entitled “Yosemite: A Gathering of Spirit”. The documentary is about the 1864 Yosemite Grant signed… Continue Reading