SS Jeremiah O’Brien Documentary Premier
San Francisco’s most handsome World War II veteran, the Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien will tonight play host to a party celebrating the premier of…
Photo Tour of a San Francisco Tugboat
I don’t know if this has ever been measured scientifically, but I suspect that among white-collar workers who toil in San Francisco’s downtown high-rise office…
Ghost Sign Emerges on Hawthorne Lane in San Francisco
There’s construction underway at the corner of Howard Street and Hawthorne Lane in SoMa, and sometime during the last few months the building that previously…
Oakland’s Container Cranes Dream of Star Wars Glory
According to local lore, George Lucas was inspired to create the AT-AT walkers in “The Empire Strikes Back” after looking at the container cranes at…
San Francisco’s New Contemporary Jewish Museum
San Francisco’s new Contemporary Jewish Museum opens to the public on Sunday, June 8, but yesterday I managed to weasel my way into a preview…
Mission-Style Burritos, In Berlin!
They’ve got Checkpoint Charlie. We’ve got Taqueria Cancun. We get our East Germany fix at Walzwerk, and now Berliners can get their San Francisco on…
Go Flying in a World War II Bomber
Say hello to our latest guest blogger, Todd Lappin of Telstar Logistics, who is going to let you know how to go flying on an…