http://topicfire.com/San-Francisco 2013-05-22T17:50:53+00:00 text/html 2013-05-23T00:15:39+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/toddterry.jpg" /></a><br />Todd Terry   It’s holiday weekend time. What better way to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country than by having a fantastic time for three days straight? Normally, the Party... text/html 2013-05-22T23:17:38+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/phone-booth-bar-sf.jpg" /></a><br />photo from DGuides.com Weekends are for amateurs. Weeknights are for pros. That's why each week Stuart Schuffman will be exploring a different San Francisco bar, giving you the lowdown on how and where to do your weeknight... text/html 2013-05-22T22:15:57+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/3_4_1.jpg" /></a><br />Ligne Roset’s Togo Lifestyle couch. Photo courtesy of Ligne Roset. Originally published on CaliforniaHomeDesign.com Have you heard? Ligne Roset in San Francisco is having a massive weeks-long sale on its iconic Togo collection by Michel Ducaroy.... text/html 2013-05-22T21:46:46+00:00 http://sfcitizen.com/ http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2013/05/22/your-federal-stimulus-money-at-work-half-million-dollar-sfmta-muni-ticket-kiosk-at-geary-marred-with-graffiti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-federal-stimulus-money-at-work-half-million-dollar-sfmta-muni-ticket-kiosk-at-geary-marred-with-graffiti <a href="http://sfcitizen.com/blog/2013/05/22/your-federal-stimulus-money-at-work-half-million-dollar-sfmta-muni-ticket-kiosk-at-geary-marred-with-graffiti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-federal-stimulus-money-at-work-half-million-dollar-sfmta-muni-ticket-kiosk-at-geary-marred-with-graffiti"><img src="http://sfcitizen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/7J7C9478-copy-450x300.jpg" /></a><br />TweetPhysical graffiti, the worst kind: Click to expand Read all about it, from Joe Eskenazi text/html 2013-05-22T21:27:08+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/Gibraltar-dripd-2.jpg" /></a><br />Gibraltar love. Photo by Chris Morell/DRIP'D. Our city is known for its kick-ass coffee and cafĂ©s, with no shortage of places to get your third-wave jolt on. While the hordes have been flocking to The... text/html 2013-05-22T21:17:18+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_imagegallery_thumbnail/7x7_SF_Bar_Pilots_4_0.jpg" /></a><br />This week, we take you out in the early morning activities of the SF Bar Pilots. To start the day, we arrived at Pier 9, next door to the new Exploratorium, at 4 am at the Bar Pilots headquarters. Who are and what are Bar Pilots you’re asking? The pilots, who... text/html 2013-05-22T19:30:35+00:00 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/ http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fire-Burning-in-San-Jose-208523591.html <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Fire-Burning-in-San-Jose-208523591.html"><img src="http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/fire112.jpg" /></a><br />The fire is burning at Singleton Road and Locke Drive, which is bounded by East Capitol Expressway and Senter Road. Fire officials say no structures threatened.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area text/html 2013-05-22T19:26:19+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/Unknown_33.jpeg" /></a><br />illustration credit: Stefa My question is simple: How long should I give my live-in boyfriend of two years to propose before I kick his ass to the curb? No, I'm not going to propose and... text/html 2013-05-22T19:15:53+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/marfa2.png" /></a><br />Notable San Franciscans dish on their favorite destinations in a seven-part series. When Sam Hamilton isn’t curating art and kitchen accoutrements at her exquisite Sacramento Street boutique March (even Martha Stewart is a fan), she replenishes her creative well in the bohemian West Texas town of Marfa. In 2005, along with... text/html 2013-05-22T18:22:23+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_imagegallery_thumbnail/Pine_Garback_annie_X_photographie_anniexphotopinewedding824_low.jpg" /></a><br />Brian and Alison met by chance on a dance floor in Dewey Beach, DE. They were both strategy consultants from IBM and as luck would have it, they were both sent to Seattle for work which allowed for a side ski trip in Lake Tahoe. During that trip, they realized... text/html 2013-05-22T17:24:06+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/1305-35-E-D-OPENER_01.jpg" /></a><br />(clockwise from top left): Community Grains’ pappardelle; Mattarello’s squid ink spaghettini; Baia Pasta’s paccheri. Photo by Annie Martin. Ramen may be having a renaissance, but it 
isn’t the only noodle in town—there’s a revolution simmering... text/html 2013-05-22T01:18:51+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/Mumbai.jpg" /></a><br />Notable San Franciscans dish on their favorite destinations in a seven-part series. Cities make great muses—just ask Woody Allen. For Rena Thiagarajan, founder of online boutique Bly, it was in Mumbai that she dreamt up the idea for her business—an online marketplace and travelogue of curated souvenirs from around the world.... text/html 2013-05-22T00:45:38+00:00 http://www.sfgate.com/ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Online-magazine-sues-FBI-over-snooping-4536372.php <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Online-magazine-sues-FBI-over-snooping-4536372.php"><img src="http://tags.bluekai.com/site/5148" /></a><br />Online magazine sues FBI over snooping The controversy over government surveillance of the media reached a San Francisco federal court Tuesday when editors of an online antiwar magazine released documents showing the FBI started monitoring their website nearly a decade ago. In legal actions demanding that the FBI produce records and halt... text/html 2013-05-22T00:19:07+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/empire02.jpg" /></a><br />Photo by John Capone Continuing its steady march towards becoming a city that keeps the lights on after 10 pm, Downtown Napa welcomed a new kid to the block of First Street and Franklin last... text/html 2013-05-22T00:16:40+00:00 http://www.sfgate.com/ http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UCSF-Medical-Center-workers-strike-4536366.php <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/UCSF-Medical-Center-workers-strike-4536366.php"><img src="http://tags.bluekai.com/site/5148" /></a><br />UCSF Medical Center workers strike Thousands of workers at UCSF Medical Center and four other UC hospitals walked off their jobs early Tuesday at the start of a two-day strike over retirement plans, wages and staffing levels. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which is leading the... text/html 2013-05-21T23:16:50+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/empire02.jpg" /></a><br />Photo by John Capone Continuing its steady march towards becoming a city that keeps the lights on after 10 pm, Downtown Napa welcomed a new kid to the block of First Street and Franklin last... text/html 2013-05-21T22:15:52+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/ICA%20ticket%20tuesday2_0.jpg" /></a><br />Welcome to Ticket Tuesdays, a new weekly chance for you to score entry to some of the hottest shows and events in the Bay Area. We've told you before about all the valuable help Inner City Advisors (ICA) gives to growing small businesses in the Bay Area. In 2011 alone, ICA... text/html 2013-05-21T21:24:27+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/Screen%20Shot.png" /></a><br />Brothers Jonathan and Daniel Yaffe have always loved to travel and they’ve done a lot of it, so it’s natural that their new startup, AnyRoad, is focused on a previously untapped corner of the travel industry–bringing the independent tour guides of the world online. We’re not talking about the guides on... text/html 2013-05-21T21:15:53+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/northstar-golf-tahoe.jpg" /></a><br />The Northstar California golf course will be opening this Memorial Day weekend. Photo by Northstar California. The Memorial Day Weekend is the official kickoff time for summer up at the lake. Sometimes Memorial Day weather can... text/html 2013-05-21T19:40:52+00:00 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/ http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NFL-to-Decide-What-City-Hosts-50th-Super-Bowl-208326251.html <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NFL-to-Decide-What-City-Hosts-50th-Super-Bowl-208326251.html"><img src="http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/levisstadiumhd.jpg" /></a><br />The NFL is poised to declare on Tuesday what city will host the the 50th Super Bowl in two years: Santa Clara or Miami.Photo Credit: San Francisco 49ers text/html 2013-05-21T19:16:38+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/AlphaSession09_0.jpg" /></a><br />It’s usually a good idea to avoid drinking alone, and two new Bay Area beer events make it easy to find fellow beer lovers to drink with. Hops and History on Thursday and the NorCal Session Fest on Saturday offer great opportunities for craft beer lovers to sample local brews,... text/html 2013-05-21T19:16:37+00:00 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/ http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NFL-Chooses-Santa-Clara-san-francisco-49ers-for-Super-Bowl-L-208355101.html <a href="http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NFL-Chooses-Santa-Clara-san-francisco-49ers-for-Super-Bowl-L-208355101.html"><img src="http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/226*120/49erstadium.jpg" /></a><br />NFL owners on Tuesday picked Santa Clara over Miami to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016. text/html 2013-05-21T18:28:08+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/allenginsberg.jpg" /></a><br />Each week, we offer a roundup of the best literary events in the city. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Want to submit an upcoming event for consideration? Go here. Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg Thursday, May 23, 6:30-8:30 pm, at the Contemporary Jewish Museum... text/html 2013-05-21T18:17:23+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_imagegallery_thumbnail/monopoly_go.jpg" /></a><br />To celebrate the opening of Christopher Wheeldon’s new production of Cinderella by the San Francisco Ballet, we asked you to submit photos depicting a magical San Francisco moment. Check out some of our favorites that capture the creative spirit of our city from the SF Fairytale Photo Contest! (If you don’t see... text/html 2013-05-21T17:24:46+00:00 http://www.7x7.com/ http://www.7x7.com <a href="http://www.7x7.com"><img src="http://d1e3evqzwzcve9.cloudfront.net/sites/all/files/imagecache/blog_large/image7_0.jpg" /></a><br />Photo via Kuleto's 1) The Starlight Room: "The Big Dive" The "Big Dive" is back and the Starlight Room is celebrating local dive bars everywhere. It will be taking place on the Sunday of the Memorial...