Try out Debbie Steingesser’s “Happy Hour” Flow class on Fri nights from 5:15-6:30pm. She'll lead you through a grounding yet up-lifting Vinyasa series and you can stay after for wine, cheese & fruit.
Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" spent 17 years in cell #42. Segregated from the prisoners, he turned to birds for company. He was the inspiration for the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster.
best place to stand is at 1660 Haight. Still up on 6/1/10
On Commercial off Grant. Covered in plexiglass on side of Eastern Bakery.
head N on Van Ness from the 24th St BART. Turn right on Fern, Glitter Rat will be on your right, covered with lexan. Read more.
If one of your resolutions is to get in shape, there's no better place to start. There's lots of space to practice wicked Muay Thai kicks or MMA grappling holds. Read more.
Show up after 9 PM for "jazz in all its forms." Yes, that includes Sunday brunches to live gospel AND Tuesday night takeovers by funky local hip-hoppers the Jazz Mafia. Read more.
Don't just admire the fountain - walk behind the falls to read inspiring quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. Read more.
Don't miss the feeding frenzies: Grizzly bears at 11 a.m., penguins at 2:30, pelicans at 3:30. Read more.
Built in 1939, the park was a result of President Roosevelt's policy of providing jobs to architects & artists during the Great Depression & was featured in the 1971 Clint Eastwood film Dirty Harry.
The Ferry Building is very popular, and I recommend it to anyone who is visiting San Francisco. They've got great restaurants (Slanted Door, MarketBar) and a morning farmer's market a few times a week
SF: Be sure to grab a free apple and free concert poster at SF's most historic (and hospitable) live music venue. -IFC Staff
