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Axis 360: Read Practically Any E-Book or Audiobook You Want, at Any Time, for...
Yes, you read that right. The San Francisco Public Library has teamed up with Axis 360 to put their e-book and audiobook catalog online, accessible through the app. You now have an entire library...
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Halloween Events for Kids this Weekend
Halloween is so much fun now that we have a kid. There is so much stuff to do in San Francisco, that we have to pick and choose our way through all of the Halloween offerings. Here’s a list, if...
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Halloween, Food Intolerances, and Urban Trick or Treating: What Worked for Us...
As Halloween approached this year, I had less and less of an idea about what to do about the intersection of Bean’s food intolerances and Halloween. Last year, at 1.5 years old, she had enough fun...
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Get to the SF Zoo Now: Say Hello to San Francisco’s Newest Baby Lion Cub
Back in early September, the San Francisco Zoo’s 13 year old lioness, Sukari, gave birth to a lion cub. Mama and baby have been safely ensconced in The Lion House ever since…until this week....
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Friday Link Roundup: Warriors Arena and Dungeness Crab Season News
What’s up for all of you this weekend? We’ve really gotten into family baseball these days. Even better, Bean has pffted at the T-ball setup and insists on pitching/hitting. Mix that with Dave’s...
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Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day today, I thought we’d take a look back at all the veterans we’ve honored through the years on the site, telling their stories of bravery, endurance, and tragedy. We’ve...
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Friday Link Roundup
Bean hit the “why?” stage of life this week, resulting in some highly unusual conversations around here. I’ve found myself explaining why it is more cost-effective to build rail on flat land, rather...
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SF Rec’s Winter 2016 Catalog is UP
Hey fellow San Francisco, just a heads up that the SF Rec catalog (pdf) is up. Registration is on December 12th at 10am. Remember that the Randall Museum is temporarily operating out of the Mission...
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Friday Link Roundup: The Return of Winter Walk and What to Wear for Family...
Thanksgiving holiday week, or as I like to call it Birthday Week, is already off to a start here. Did you know having a birthday that coincides with a major holiday is actually super awesome? Ok,...
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Where to Get Your Holiday Fix This Year
Is anyone else shocked and amazed at how quickly winter came to San Francisco? With this chill and white sky all around us, it’s time to kick off the holiday festivities. Here’s a round up of the...
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Your San Francisco Bay Area 2015 Holiday Festival and Events Guide
The Bay Area must have the most annual festivals per capita than any other metro area in the US. The holiday events and festivals are a sight to behold, between the light-blasted Holiday theme...
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Moving to San Francisco? Our Updated Apartment Hunting Map
A few years ago, as a friend was moving to San Francisco, I put together this map showing locations for transit stops, commercial streets, dog parks, supermarkets, and (the most important!) fog...
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Friday Link Roundup: Old Photos of SF, Mapped, and a Baker’s Gift Guide
What are your plans this weekend? We’re having lunch with friends and then figuring out where to buy a Christmas tree. I’ve passed so many Christmas tree outposts in the Sunset and Richmond (some...
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Friday Link Roundup: Alamo Drafthouse Finally Opening! and an SF Ramen Boom
What are you all up to this weekend? Some of our favorite friends are throwing holiday parties, and our nephew is also turning 5! It’s going to be a festive and happy weekend. (A significant...
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Friday Link Roundup: Newly Opened Alamo Drafthouse in SF and a Swedish...
How is everyone’s weekend looking? We’re taking Dave’s mom and Bean to see the Nutcracker this weekend. No idea how she’ll take it! We’ll probably also make some gingerbread cookies, kicking off...
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Happy Holidays
I hope everyone out there has a lovely holiday and fantastic new year to come! We are headed to Yosemite with family for some inner-tubing, hot chocolate, sledding, hot chocolate, lodge story time,...
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Pssst, It’s Happening: Rents May Actually Be Decreasing
As an avowed Craigslist-Apartments-for-Rent stalker, I’ve been guessing for a while now that rents have actually started to come down in San Francisco. In our neighborhood, one bedrooms were...
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Have a Restful Weekend
Did everyone make it through the week? Oh, first week of January, you are ever so long. This is the first weekend in months that we have nothing planned. You’ll find us under piles of blankets...
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When the Weather Calls for a Rainy Day Hike
With the El Nino rains coming through, Bean and I have been spending an inordinate amount of time at home. Until this week, when I gave up, covered her head-to-toe in waterproof nylon and headed...
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Have a Great Weekend: Super Bowl City Closures Begin and Downton Abbey
So…does anyone have advice on a child finally dropping their nap? We’ve been dealing with a Growth Spurt to end all Growth Spurts for the past couple weeks (sleeping like a teenager, eating like a...
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