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Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Festival 2010

Ugh ! My apologies ! I am so late with this post and two days of the 7th Annual Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema festival have already passed ! How did this happen ? If I hadn’t been walking down Cortland last night (on my way home from a lovely meal at the Liberty Cafe wine bar), it is possible that I would have missed this year’s festival entirely.  I thank my craving for pizza and Barbera for putting me right in the middle of last night’s “Film Crawl On Cortland”. Now I can pass along information about this awesome event to you.

I had a fabulous time  last year at Opening Night when a friend and I caught the screening of The Owls Of Bernal Hill.  The outdoor screening had moved indoors due to bad weather but that didn’t dampen the impact of the documentary nor anyone’s spirits that evening!  The film was emotional and moving and watching it among my fellow Bernalites was a very cool experience.

Check out the rest of the Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema Schedule – we still have Saturday, Sunday and October 4th to watch wonderful films by local filmmakers, meet our neighbors, explore our neighborhood spaces and just have a grand ol’ time.  All of the screenings are FREE, did I mention that yet ? FREE !

As they write on their website:

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema™ presents the seventh annual season with free screenings of Bernal Heights and local filmmakers’ works in neighborhood parks and open spaces to increase the exposure and recognition of local artists, to heighten appreciation by neighborhood and citywide residents and to bring community together for the enjoyment of our parks and neighborhood resources.

Tags: bernal heights outdoor cinema

SFHotlist nominated as one of the Best San Francisco Real Estate Blogs on Zillow! Vote for us? Pretty please with sugar on top.

Voting has begun for the Zillow-sponsored “People’s Choice Best Real Estate Blog Award” in San Francisco, and SFHotlist is among the nominees!

Help a lady out and click on the badge below to vote for your favorite real estate blogger in San Francisco. SFHotlist, duh.  Anyone can vote once per 24 hours. Voting ends at noon (PDT) on Aug. 25, 2010.  Once the voting is over, the blog with the most votes will be declared the winner in each city.

Tags: zillow

Founder of San Francisco’s Muttville Senior Dog Rescue to receive the prestigious Jefferson Award!

Frances the Pomeranian is on summer holiday (not that she was ever a very prolific blogger), so I’m filling in as the blogger for all things canine in San Francisco and the Bay Area.  I wanted to share this wonderful news about Sherri Franklin, the founder of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue organization here in San Francisco that is very near and dear to my heart (we have 2 Muttville mutts at home!).

Ms. Franklin has been awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. I can’t think of a more dedicated, selfless, and hard working person than Sherri Franklin.  Just last weekend, we attended Muttville’s annual benefit, Moolah for Mutts.  We heard and saw first hand the incredible work she has done over the past few years by rescuing older dogs from all over Northern California.  Muttville has an amazing community of supporters, and I’m proud to count myself among them.

Here are a couple of snippets, straight from the dog’s mouth… err,  Muttville’s blog, that is  (thanks, Muttville!).

“We have wonderful news: Sherri Franklin, founder of Muttville, has been awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. The award is given to people who do outstanding good work and inspire others to do the same.”

“Sponsored by the national Jefferson Awards organization with media partners KCBS and CBS5, you can see and hear about Sherri’s award here:

On CBS5 television:
Wednesday, July 21, at 6PM on Eyewitness News
Thursday, July 22, at noon on Eyewitness News
Saturday, July 24 on CBS Early Edition (times vary, check listings)
Always on www.cbs5.com

On KCBS Radio 740 AM and 106.9 FM:
Wednesday, July 21 at 6:50 pm, 9:40 PM, 11:50 PM
Sunday, July 25 at 11:50 AM, 3:50 PM”

You can find out more about Sherri Franklin and the dogs of Muttville on their website www.muttville.org .  Don’t forget to check out their blog and upcoming event calendar.

Tags: muttville, sherri franklin

San Francisco Fourth of July 2010; Fireworks on the Bay

Happy Fourth of July!  I sure am feeling patriotic this year.  The Fifa World Cup 2010 has been great to watch.  Our US Team did not advance to the quarter finals but the game against Algeria was by far the best ending to a sporting event I have ever seen.  Who knew that Landon Donavan was so cute.   And after 11 hrs of play, John Isner finally triumphed against Nicolas Mahut in their game at Wimbledon in one of the longest games ever played on record!  So when eating hot dogs and bbqing this weekend I will happily celebrate America!

Here is a list of fun things to do and places to watch the fireworks on the bay.  Weather says there wont be any fog but don’t hold your breath.

Alcatraz 
http://www.alcatraz.us/?event=offer.detail&offerId=3718
Fourth of July Dinner Dance & Fireworks Cruise in San Francisco – Four-course seated dinner, open premium bar, fireworks, live bands and dancing, 6:30pm – 11pm. 1(800)-410-8233.

Blue and Gold Fleet 
http://www.blueandgoldfleet.com/Special/index.cfm#c2
4th of July Fireworks Cruise – Watch San Francisco fireworks from the bay. Departs from Pier 41, San Francisco, CA at 8 p.m. Non-alcoholic cruise departs from Pier 39, San Francisco at 8:15 p.m. (415) 705-8200.

Fillmore District
http://www.fillmorejazzfestival.com/?op=home
Fillmore Jazz Festival – Free live jazz music, arts and crafts, gourmet food. Saturday July 3 and Sunday July 4, 2010. Fillmore St. between Jackson & Eddy, San Francisco, CA. (415) 456-6436.

Pier 33, Alcatraz Landing 
http://www.alcatrazexcursions.com/july4th.aspx
4th of July Fireworks Cruise – Fireworks Cruise, snacks, cocktails, wine, beer – please note does not dock on Alcatraz Island. Sunday, July 4, 2010 boarding 7:15pm – 8:15pm, cruising 8:15pm – 10:30pm. Pier 33, Alcatraz Landing, San Francisco, CA. (415) 438-8365. 

Pier 39 
http://www.pier39.com/Events/
Fourth of July Waterfront Celebration - Live band performances, Tainted Love, and street performers. Fireworks display starts at 9:30pm. Sunday, July 4, 2010, 3pm – 9:30pm. Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133. 415-989-7437.

Sigmund Stern Grove
http://www.sterngrove.org/july4_10.html
Stern Grove Festival: San Francisco Opera – Patriotic selection of performances by the San Francisco Opera. Sunday, July 4, 2010. 2 p.m. 19th Ave. & Sloat, San Francisco. (415) 252-6252.

Click here to see where else in the North Bay, East Bay or Peninsula you can catch other Fourth of July activities.

Tags: Events, San Francisco Events

Nest It, Locavore Style! Focus on local extends to home design for San Francisco Bay Area Homes

Provenance, purity. Sustainable, eco-friendly. San Francisco residential architecture and interior design brings it home. Personally, I think this is great. We have so many wonderful local artisans and designers. Why not make use of them when creating your dream whether that is building a new home or redecorating your living room?

For more on the local San Francisco home design movement and some helpful resources check out the recent SFGate article: Focus on local extends to home design.   Now, if only one of these fabulous designers would come decorate my little Victorian! Doesn’t everyone want to design the SFHotlist dream home?

Tags: architecture, home design, interior design, locavore, sfgate

Segway and the City

You know you always feel obligated into doing the San Francisco tourist tours when friends/family are in town.   Alcatraz Island, walking the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf, buying a San Francisco sweatshirt because if your friends/family are not from California they had no idea how cold San Francisco can be, etc. etc.

My good friend Jon’s parents were in town last week and he was in the position of playing the perfect host.  Jon tends to think outside of the box and thought of a great morning activity.  With an extra ticket in hand I joined Jon and the fam on a Segway tour.   Not wanting to be caught by any one of our friends in San Francisco we traveled 20 minutes to Pacifica for a oceanfront excursion.  And it was really fun and easy too!!  I thought I would share.

Not only is a Segway rideable anywhere a electric wheelchair is (hello going straight into Starbucks) but the mechanics of it are really far out.  You move the device: lean forward to go forward, lean back to slow down, stop or reverse, lean the handle to turn.  The segway runs on a battery that is good for 24 miles and charges by plugging into the wall – go green!

Next time you have friends in the city a Segway tour might be an idea to try.  If in either San Francisco or Pacifica – it wouldn’t be Pier 39 again!

SiliconSegway.com

p.s. To the man who commutes down Market Street on your segway – I will not point and laugh at you anymore

Tags: Events, SF Tours

San Francisco Summer Events 2010

Summer Summer Summertime!  Shout out to DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince for one of my favorite summertime songs.  Although Katy Perry has a really cute California Gurls song out right now that is pretty toe tapping

Today is seems like a true summer day in San Francisco; rolling, cold and wet fog!  Depressing as our summer can be at least we have some great weekend events and festivals to get us through to our Indian Summer.  Hope to see you out there.

• Thursday Evenings (ongoing) Night light at the California Academy of Sciences
• June 1^st-15^th Dine Around Town
• June 12^th San Francisco Crawfish Boil
• June 13^th  Haight Ashbury Street Fair
• June 20th  Sunday Summer Street – Mission
• June 20^th –August 22^nd Stern Grove Festival
• June 26^th-27^th  San Francisco Pride Festival
• July 3^rd-4^th  Fillmore Jazz Festival
• July 4^th  Fourth of July Waterfront Celebration
• July 10^th  Superhero Street Fair
• July 11th Sunday Summer Street – Mission
• July 25^th San Francisco Marathon
• August 7^th Aloha Festival
• August 14^th-15^th Outside Lands Music/Food/Wine/Art Festival
• August 16^th Lady Gaga Concert at HP Pavilion in San Jose – ok so this isn’t in San Francisco but I am SO excited
• August 21^st San Francisco Street Food Festival
• August 22nd Sunday Summer Street – Great Highway

Tags: Events and Festivals

I’m Hungry! Top Items to Eat in San Francisco Before You Kick The Bucket

This is a great list!  How many have you completed?

7×7 Magazine has reported their 2010 list of foods to eat in San Francisco before you die.  It is sad how little I have completed.  That just means I have a whole list of delectable treasures to find!

Bon Appetit!

Tags: 7x7 Magazine, Foodie

Bernal Heights businesses are taking it to the street!

Bernal Heights businesses are taking it to the street!

Errr, well, to the sidewalks, anyway.  On Saturday, May 15, 2010, several Bernal Heights merchants and the like are participating in a multi-business sidewalk sale as part of the San Francisco Small Business Week “Shop Your Neighborhood” event.  Take a stroll down Cortland Avenue…grab a coffee at Progressive Grounds, a buttery melt-in-your-mouth croissant from The Sandbox Bakery… and  check out the small businesses that make Bernal Heights the most fantastic ‘hood in all of SF (ok, so I’m a little biased).  Special thanks go out to the Bernal Business Alliance for helping make this happen.

Before you hike up to the top of Bernal Hill for breath taking views of the city don’t forget to visit fit BERNAL fit where Muttville will be having a dog adoption and outreach event.  fit BERNAL fit has generously offered to donate 50% of all initiation fees for new members who sign up on on May 15th to Muttville! Support a great animal rescue group and join a cool gym — it’s a win-win proposition.

Muttville is a senior dog rescue organization and is near and dear to my heart.  At Muttville, I found the second (non-human) love of my life, Mr. Mouse.  I was  a “cat person” and was considering changing teams to become a “dog person” when I found out about Muttville from a friend on their Board. This organization made my transition easy as pie by paving the way with their cute, adorable, loving mutts (of which, we have adopted two).

See you on the street !

Tags: Bernal Business Alliance, bernal heights, San Francisco Small Business Week, Shop Your Neighborhood

Bernal Heights vs. Berkeley – Indoor Street Food 331 Cortland Marketplace Opens

This month, SanFrancisco Magazine had a piece entitled “The Berkeley vs Brooklyn smackdown“.  I think they got it all wrong … they should have written an article called “The Bernal Heights vs Berkeley smackdown”.  For some time now, our little neighborhood has been giving Berkeley a run for its money (or is that Bernal Bucks ?) for the title of “Gourmet Ghetto” of the Bay Area.

Now, with the opening of The Marketplace at 331 Cortland (@331Cortland on Twitter), an “indoor street food” marketplace, Bernal has decisively grabbed that crown from our neighbor to the east.  Even more awesome culinary delights have been added to the already pretty amazing foodie-heaven that is Cortland Avenue :

• Della Terra Organics
• ICHI Lucky Cat Deli
• Wholesome Bakery
• Paulie’s Pickling
• El Porteño Empanadas
• Bernal Cutlery

These 6  new vendors are in good company as they share a zip code with (to name a very few) Piqueos Peruvian Restaurant, Blue Plate, The Front Porch, Liberty Cafe, Vega (and its sister wine bar Vino Rosso where I can sit all night and drink Prosecco), SandBox Bakery, Good Life Grocery, Avedano’s Holly Park Market, and more.

With all of the added calories that Bernal now has to offer, I am making even more use of my membership at Fit Bernal Fit (our very own gym on Cortland).  My plan goes something like this:  lift some weights, run some intervals,  devour a few flaky empanadas and incredible vegan cookies while getting my Wusthof’s sharpened at Bernal Cutlery — all without feeling (too) guilty.

I heard that the building is green and solar powered — can anyone confirm that ?

Enjoy the Bernal Heights lifestyle – Hybrid Car-optional.

PS. @MarriedWDinner – Great blog!

Tags: 331 cortland, bernal heights, marketplace