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Here are a few places to watch Super Bowl Sunday when our beloved San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Richmond has both infinite depth and surprising intimacy. We explore this San Francisco region you probably skip unless you live there.

The latest exhibit at the de Young shows us exquisite gowns from a time when local society women ravenously collected them.

From wood-paneling and a spiffed-up 1970s vibe, to casual fare with grown-up edges, Halfway epitomizes inviting comfort.

The sparkly City Hall hosted several luminaries on Jan. 24, including the returning Nancy and Paul Pelosi, and a hard-to-miss Lady Camden.

The historical space satisfies a deep nostalgia for shopping malls that lurks in the soul of every millennial.

San Francisco is a romantic city even for those not in a relationship.

The event at Fort Mason has assembled 46 galleries and dealers, and the receipts from opening night alone raked in more than $1 million.

If God meant for the month of January to be dry, it would not rain so much. Here are five to places to try in San Francisco in a downpour.

Our newest ambassadors — the cherry-headed conure — recently saw their film “The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” return to the big screen.

We watched the lights on the Bay Bridge dance just like us, calm waves twirling the light and scattering it around for all to see.

As one of the world’s best food cities, many SF bars also serve killer food. We review three newcomers: Movida, Bar Gemini, and Stoa.

We explore nonalcoholic spirits, and why they’re better than sugar drinks and club soda at Elixir Saloon in the Mission.

While there are scant midnight offerings here, they are by no means gone entirely.

It’s that time of year again: sifting through the hundreds of new SF Bay Area restaurants and bars visited in the past year.

San Francisco has drawn forward-thinking talent since its birth. Chefs and cooks here are passionate the roots of their foods and culture.

The city has an uncanny ability to unveil new experiences. San Francisco is a perpetual playground for those who know where to look.

Our top stories show that personal perspectives still have resonant, quantifiable value in the modern media landscape.

There’s tons to do in San Francisco to ring in 2024. These are my personal picks.

If you’re forgoing the standard holiday fare, there are plenty of places in San Francisco that will take you in for a non-Christmas dinner.

Sarah Wheeler describes why Madrone Art Bar’s 90s night feels like home in San Francisco’s cherished little party space.

Elder Mother’s thousands of LED cubes glow in concert, flashing autumnal fire one moment and waves of pastels the next.

This annual neighborhood soirée was a banging good time with plenty of winter cheer.

12 years in, familial Spanish restaurant Canela Bistro & Wine Bar has become legend in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood.

San Francisco’s homegrown Christmas-themed flash mob bar crawl returned Saturday. Yes Virginia, there is still a SantaCon.

In a time when states are doubling down on drag ban debates, it’s warming to see SF family-friendly events for our performers.

For Millennials, a Blockbuster Video sighting feels more significant than the world’s biggest ball of twine.

Trippy, magical, psychedelic — San Francisco alludes to a colorful past this week with the “Let’s Glow SF” light show on its buildings.

Former Marlena chefs David and Serena Chow Fisher return in a glowing space in the Fillmore: 7 Adams.

Does anyone in mainstream media have anything nice to say about San Francisco?