With California's recent ruling to admit the legality of gay marriage, LGBT people all over town are celebrating this validation of their civil rights. However, there's still a lot of progress to make, especially in the arena of [more...]

Independent of the Dyke March, Dykes on Bikes is another riotous rally for queer women around this city -- but this time, it happens on motorcycles. This is [more...]

The Gay Pride Parade happens in cities all over the country, but nowhere as vibrantly, loudly and proudly as in San Francisco. Featuring dozens of spangled floats, [more...]

Once every year, the sound of thousands of loud, proud female feet fills the city for the annual Dyke March. Part of the official Gay Pride celebrations, the [more...]

The SF Library is being gradually overhauled, branch by branch. Most recently, the Noe Valley branch re-opened after a two year [more...]

You can visit Mission Dolores, the mission from which the Mission District takes its name, to get a little slice of San Francisco history. Tour the old mission [more...]

For a vibrant, low-key tour of San Francisco art, take a stroll through the Mission district to check out the many gorgeous murals. Especially don't miss Clarion Alley, wh [more...]

Take a train through the redwoods to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, or take a 19th century steam train up Bear Mountain. Check out Roaring Camp Railroads for details.

Ever wondered how San Francisco looked and what people talked about back in, as they say, The Day? Wonder no longer. Instead, pay a visit to the San Francisco History Center on the sixth floor of the Main Library. There you'll find a [more...]

The Old Mint is a beautiful, historic building in the center of San Francisco. It was given to the SF Historical Society in 2003, and currently plans [more...]

Recently opened under new management, Ruby Hill Winery has been in Pleasanton since 1887. (That's 1787 in Napa years, and 1408 in Europe years.) After a successful [more...]

Want to meet a celebrity, but you never seem to see any? Try volunteering to be an extra in one of the many movies that are shot around town. You get paid -- not much, but a little -- and you might see your own face in the next big [more...]

There are always movies being filmed around town. From Dirty Harry to The Pursuit of Happyness, you can generally catch one movie star or another posing in our hilly streets. For example, from Febuary 1 through March 15, 2008, Sean [more...]

If you loved The Thin Man or The Maltese Falcon then you are a Dashiell Hammett fan. Whether you read his original novels or the movies that later arose from them, you can't deny that the man knew how to create a complex, gripping story [more...]

Book two seats on the Napa Wine Train for a truly luxurious day out of town. The Train is fully stocked with all the plush seats, wide windows and chic dining cars a [more...]

You've read the book, you've seen the film: now it's time to actually visit those zany little wild parrots of Telegraph Hill. Bring your camera. And maybe a hat; you know what I'm saying.

Wander the streets of Cole Valley to be transported to a happier, saner time, when communities were close-knit, kids [more...]

Just 30 miles south of San Francisco you'll find the Filoli Estate. Tour the magnificent grounds, or sign up for one of their frequent classes or workshops.

How DO they get the fortunes in those cookies? Visit the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory and find out.

Irish and Irish lovers alike should attend the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Follow it up with a visit to a local Irish pub...or several. A great [more...]