sidelight
john curley Late-afternoon sunlight comes sideways through the trees along the San Mateo Coast. There’s a forest in a very unlikely place down along the San Mateo coast, just above the Fitzgerald...
View ArticleSprung! photo invitational
So yeah, it’s raining and raining, and they say it’s going to keep on raining for another couple of weeks. April showers bring May flowers and all that. I really like it — as long as I’m listening to...
View ArticleWalkabouts
There’s something afoot. Something small. Not even close to the level of Madonna’s rocky marriage or Britney driving with her baby on her lap. I keep hearing about people walking. TheFatManWalking.com...
View ArticleMEMORIAL DAY WITH THE NUGE
The Gonzo rocker’s recipe for a successful holiday The Nuge, with his other weapon. When we think of Memorial Day we think of, well, bar-b-ques and really loud rock ‘n’ roll. So in honor of this great...
View ArticleTHINGS TO DO ON SUNDAY: SEE SEU JORGE AT STERN GROVE
Yes, Aimee Mann is great and everything – if you’re into that rainyday singer-songwriter thing. But the real reason to check out this Sunday’s free concert at the Stern Grove Festival is to see Seu...
View ArticleOn being an urban biker
Kurt Rogers/The Chronicle Bike commuters using bike lanes on Market Street. First off, I’m a total chickensh–. But in these days of global warming, I feel like, why not make some small modifications to...
View ArticlePost-holiday booty call
Whoop, you did it again, partied a bit too exuberantly over the ho ho ho holiday season, (partying here is a broad term which includes extra stuffing & gravy and just sitting there, and also...
View ArticleBest skate parks in the Bay Area
While I don’t skate, I’ve always found the culture interesting. Skaters have this rough territorial reputation, but I think that’s more about surfers getting mixed-up with skaters. Most of the ones...
View ArticleFilm About Riding A Bike Around the World-Thursday!
Jamie Bianchini is a Burlingame dude nursing one of those sweetly idealistic, think-global ideas that always seem to be cooked up by somebody around here: He’s riding his tandem bike to 86 countries...
View ArticleTourist Trapped: Muir Woods
Tourist Trapped is a weekly Culture Blog post in which Beth Spotswood visits San Francisco’s popular tourist destinations and reports back. This week: Muir Woods National Monument. Nature! Fresh air!...
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