Cool Kid Travels: Eau de Crooklyn?
Last week I was in Brooklyn and stumbled across Bond No. 9's latest scent "Brooklyn.'" The Brooklyn perfume consists of a combination of grapefruit, cardamom, cypress-wood, geranium leaves, juniper...
View ArticleHow's living in North Beach working out for ya?
Oh.Categorized: North Beach / ChinatownTagged: Bender's, Residential RegretNo Comments
View ArticleGiants Tribute Murals Popping Up Around Town
I guess it was only a matter of time before muralists got into the celebratory spirit. Mark Bode, who happens to have a cracked-out website, painted the piece pictured above on Columbus at Powell....
View ArticleTaking Care of a Banksy is Hard Work
Over the past few months, I've seen dozens of photos of this shopkeeper maintaining the prized Banksy on the side of his establishment. Scraping off stickers, washing off spraypaint, painting the wall...
View ArticleCoitus Interruptus
View from the top of Coit Tower via William HerefordRecently, my buddy Will posted the picture above on his blog. He took the photo last time he was in San Francisco on business from Brooklyn, and on...
View ArticleReal Cyclist Tackles SF's Steepest Hills
There was an argument made a few months ago that "real bike people live in North Beach," presumably because of the giant hills they have to ascend just to get to the corner store. Well, this local...
View Article60's SF Depicted in Pinball Form with Questionable Accuracy
Last time I was at Alameda's Pacific Pinball Museum, I failed to notice this 1964 William's pinball machine themed around our prime city. Certainly the machine was fun to play, but the artwork by then...
View ArticleSan Francisco Photography Is So Much Better When It Features a Rider Bombing...
[Photo by Dylan Bigby | Buy a print over at Big Cartel]Categorized: Bicycles, North Beach / Chinatown, Photography1 Comment
View ArticleOriginal Formula Four Loko Spotted Aging in North Beach Basement Next to a...
According to tastr, Church Key "[takes] beer so seriously that they’ve been ‘cellar aging’ four loko circa 2010, waiting for just the right moment to unleash a tasting party for the ages." Considering...
View ArticleStereotypes are fun and easy
After living in San Francisco for two years now, I have realized that a) I am an expert regarding all things San Francisco and b) it is a 7x7 amusement park for adults (look no further than this blog...
View ArticleBarksy Just Up and Leaves His Dogs Tied Up Outside
[Photo by Jeremy Brooks]Categorized: Art - The Streets, North Beach / Chinatown, Pets & AnimalsNo Comments
View ArticleConan O'Brien-Approved Chinatown Mainstay Sam Wo Closing
Inside Scoop has the Scoop:Owner David Ho — who has owned the restaurant for the last 30 years — confirms the closure with Scoop. Sam Wo will be open today and tomorrow, and then close the doors...
View ArticleHilarious Brooklyn Wiseass Visits 1956 San Francisco
In 1956, some dead dude named Phil Foster (not to be confused with Vince Foster, also a dead dude) packed up his Brooklyn snark and nauseating accent and traveled to San Francisco, taking in the sights...
View ArticleAfter 60 Years, The Purple Onion to Close Oct. 1st
In what is shaping up to be a banner year for evicting landmark institutions, North Beach's Purple Onion has been evicted from the space it has occupied since 1952. The building was recently sold for...
View ArticleA Fresh Round of Parody San Francisco Neighborhood Shirts and Posters!
A million years ago, the guys at Ape Do Good Printing put together a killer set of parody Michael Schwab shirts, featuring a truck full of dead pigs for Chinatown and a crusty gutter punk for The...
View ArticleYour Pipes Will Flow Frehley with KISS Plumbing Services
Really, KISS breaking into the plumbing game makes a lot of sense considering Gene Simmons has a drain snake in his mouth.Previously on Uptown Almanac: KISS Bucks
View ArticleYour Pipes Will Flow Frehley with KISS Plumbing Services
Really, KISS breaking into the plumbing game makes a lot of sense considering Gene Simmons has a drain snake in his mouth.Previously on Uptown Almanac: KISS Bucks
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