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Christ is a stranger in a strange land in 'Jesus in India'
San Francisco Examiner
Feb 06So apparently there are a bunch of years in the life of Jesus that are unaccounted for, when he was a teenager. Playwright Lloyd Suh, whose dysfunctional-Korean-family comedy “American Hwangap” was such a hit for the Magic Theatre three seasons ago, le... »
High cost of textbooks serves as barrier to education
San Francisco Examiner
Feb 06The campus bookstore at San Francisco State University was bustling last week. A long line snaked through the aisles, as students waited to pay for this semester’s books. Junior Gloria Keane guessed that her tally for five classes would be $600. “It ge... »
From Pelican Bay: CDCR to offset prison population cut by putting more men in solitary
San Francisco Bay View
Feb 06The reduction of 35,000-40,000 prisoners equals a potential loss of $2 billion in the yearly CDCR budget and 7,000 CCPOA members. The “security threat group” (STG) scheme enables CDCR to segregate a lot more men. Segregation costs nearly double general... »
Kimpton buys Riverplace from Larkspur
The San Francisco Business Times
Feb 04Larkspur Hotels has sold another property from its four-star hotel collection. This time a direct competitor was the buyer: Kimpton Hotels snapped up the 84-room Riverplace, gaining itself a third property in Portland, Oregon. Terms of the deal were no... »
Appetite: Alchemical delights at Science of Cocktails 2012
Pixel Vision
Feb 03Although the Science of Cocktails event may be on hiatus next year due to the Exploratorium's big move to the Embarcadero, this year's party is worth highlighting. Attending since the inaugural event three years ago (check out my previous review here),... »
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Fashion, Wine & Chocolate
Food Gal
Feb 07Tory Burch Fashion Show/Brunch Seasons Restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco is hosting the ultimate girly pre-Valentine’s Day outing 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 12. Enjoy a delicious two- or three-course brunch while taking in a fashion show o... »
EaterWire: Tres Cocktail Upgrade, V-Day Kouign Amann
Eater Sf
Feb 07Bartender Wire - Tres née Tres Agaves (130 Townsend St.) has brought on a new bar manager, Joel Baker, formerly of Bourbon & Branch and Nopa. Look for an expanded selection of mezcal and more tequila cocktails to surface at... »
You’ve Got Two Weeks Left to Try Some Local Herring
Grub Street San Francisco
Feb 06We told you earlier this month how this was the first season in a couple decades when San Francisco Bay herring have been available in local restaurants and markets, and now the Chron has an update about a few dishes popping up, like a pickled version ... »
SF Street Style: A Young Male Model Makes Grunge Work in Civic Center
7x7
Feb 06Photos by Kimberly Bartel. This week, we're going grunge. There's just something about JE Model, Bryce Jamison's boyish good looks and grunge-revival get-up that's both contradictory, and yet, complementary. At 16-years-old, Jamison may be young, but h... »
Is Customer Service Dead? Or Did We Just Forget to Demand It?
7x7 Feed
Feb 06At one of the city’s most revered coffee temples, the design is like a beautiful third-wave film set. From soaring ceilings with skylights, hazy sheaths of light illuminate exposed wood, cement floors, and sheet metal. A guy with tattoo sleeves listens... »