The Best San Francisco Neighborhoods for Halloween
Welcome To Spooky Season! Looking for top-notch places to Trick or Treat in San Francisco? One of the best parts of Halloween in San Francisco is finding the neighborhoods where kids (and, let’s be honest, parents) can score the best candy in town. Many stately homes in San Francisco get decked out for the holiday in festive […]
The Top Farmer’s Markets In San Francisco
Nestled in one of the USA’s most abundant agricultural areas, San Francisco is home to some of the nation’s first farmers’ markets. The city by the bay has a reputation for some of the finest farmer’s markets in the country, showcasing spring asparagus and strawberries through autumn chanterelles and figs. Many stay open year-round, although […]
Where in San Francisco Should I Buy My First Home?
Anywhere you can afford it. The end. And we are not being facetious. The number one mistake first time home buyers tell me they have made is that instead of buying something they could afford, they held out for something they thought was financially out of reach and therefore never bought anything. They never realized […]
A Very Unofficial History of San Francisco Victorian Homes
Ask anyone to describe what makes San Francisco extraordinary, and Victorian architecture would land near the top of the list, somewhere between Alcatraz and VC money. (This is also a good time for this point of clarification: Victorian refers to a period, not a style. To call a building “a Victorian” means it was designed […]
A Pragmatic Pee Solution?
The public urinal recently added to Dolores Park has received quite a bit of national media attention. However, for all that attention it wasn’t until I actually visited the newly installed pissoir in person that I discovered its most remarkable yet un-remarked upon feature: the view! The public urinal (we agree with SFist on this […]
Five Great Things About Noe Valley
The holidays are a great time to pause and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. At least, that is what my mom always tells me 😉 Personally, I say its a great time of year for tearing through wrapping paper with wild abandon and purchasing shiny expensive electronics from the Apple […]