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Go behind the sideshow history of the tattooed lady, April 14 at Green Apple

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Sarah B.

Carnivals and their sideshows are something of a relic now in our country. But there was a time when traveling carnivals would roll into small towns, featuring sideshow performers like the tattooed lady who performed nearly nude on stage, showing… Continue Reading →

Events
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Don’t be a poser. Go to skateboarding camp at Rochambeau this summer

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Sarah B.

Got someone in your household who’s into caspers, fakies, nosegrinds and ollies? Or at least aspires to be? Then you might want to enroll him or her in the skateboarding camps being offered this summer at Rochambeau Playground (238 25th… Continue Reading →

Kids, Recreation, Sports
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Watch your back! Wicked plants await you at the Conservatory of Flowers

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Sarah B.

Author Amy Stewart’s book on wicked plants is the inspiration for the new exhibition at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. Most people visit the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park to soak up the natural beauty… Continue Reading →

Golden Gate Park
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Supervisor Mar leads the neighborhood caravan for Bike to School Day

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Sarah B.

Students bike up Lake Street on their way to Peabody Elementary. Photo by sfbike Thursday was Bike to School Day in San Francisco. Thousands of San Francisco elementary school students from 40 different schools strapped on their helmets and backpacks… Continue Reading →

Eric Mar, Kids, Recreation, Schools
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High winds unhinge the Alexandria Theater’s vertical marquee

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Sarah B.

RichmondSFBlog reader Brian W. left a comment on our Facebook page yesterday, saying that a 10 foot piece of the Alexandria Theater (18th & Geary) marquee had fallen to the ground on Wednesday evening. No one was harmed in the… Continue Reading →

News, Safety, Weather

Video: l’Richmond externe en hiver (The Outer Richmond in Winter)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Sarah B.

RichmondSFBlog reader Graham just moved to the Outer Richmond in February and says he’s “pretty taken by it all.” He created a “short film of haphazardly edited experimental timelapses and still shots” from his roof, accompanied by the song “Oú… Continue Reading →

Video, Weather
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Tonight’s sunset at Ocean Beach

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Sarah B.

Thanks to Hugh at ob-kc.com for sending.

Ocean Beach, Photos
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Poll: Which hairstyle works best on Supervisor Eric Mar?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Sarah B.

Image #2 by davegolden Public image for politicians is oh so very important. Even a new tie color or change in hairstyle can ignite a media frenzy. Today I clicked over to look at photos from the Institute of Aging’s… Continue Reading →

Eric Mar

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