Quite a few San Francisco happenings came across our desks this week - and by "desks" we mean our email in-boxes. We're sharing the ones that to us signify Summer has arrived! If you're looking for a concert to go to this weekend, want to express your inner Dolce or Gabbana, or feel like exploring a new neighborhood then read on. The 76th (!) season of the Stern Grove Festival begins this Sunday, June 16th. It's free (be a good egg and give a donation), the venue is stunning and there is … [Read more...]
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Bernal Heights is getting its first parklet – on Cortland Avenue!
Bernal Heights is getting its first parklet The little village of Bernal Heights is growing up! It's getting its first ever parklet in front of the restaurant 903 on Cortland Avenue! Thanks to the owners of Sandbox Bakery & 903 and over 200 backers who contributed to the Kickstarter campaign, Bernal's hustling and bustling main drag is getting a new space where folks can sit, eat, meet their neighbors, and chill out. Parklets have become an important part of the social fabric of San … [Read more...]
May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Come to the Mugsy Pop-Up Wine Bar at El Rio
We were just told about the perfect way to say "Arrivederci!" to the month of May and "Allô! Ça va?" to the month of June. Here's how you can join us...show up for the Mugsy Pop-Up Wine Bar at El Rio on May 31, 2013, sometime between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm - head to the famous back patio (yeah, *that* patio) for the event. This is not your ordinary pop-up wine bar - it would have to be special in order to pass muster with the fine folks at El Rio who hold in high regard their well-deserved … [Read more...]
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tuesday San Francisco Agent Property Tour Photos
Yup. We're back and with a new set of San Francisco Agent Property Tour photos for you. We're trying to make this a weekly post type of thing because we know how much fun it is to look at photos from the different homes and neighborhoods around San Francisco. Okay. Confession time. This is hardly work for us. We LOVE touring San Francisco homes because we enjoy seeing the fantastic design innovation, creativity and imagination put into homes in our fair city (and beyond!). Add to that … [Read more...]
January 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dinner is Served in Bernal Heights at Hillside Supper Club and Eat at 903
Dinner is Served in Bernal Heights at Hillside Supper Club and Eat at 903! Two tasty pieces of news came out of Bernal Heights this week: Grubstreet revealed that Hillside Supper Club is opening their full-on brick and mortar location on January 24th in the former Caffe Cozzolino space at 300 Precita Avenue; and Eat at 903 has brought back their dinner service with a izakaya-style menu. More culinary choices in this little hamlet are always welcomed with open arms! Formerly known as … [Read more...]
December 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Cool Holiday Events in San Francisco
The DVR has recorded Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the DVD of the all-time best Christmas show ever, Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (the original version), is sitting on the coffee table. Nothing else is necessary in order to get into the Holiday spirit. Ok, ok, there are other things like shopping and wine tasting and menorah lighting and carol singing and tra-la-la-la-la-ing around hip San Francisco neighborhoods. The fact that almost all of these cool Holiday events … [Read more...]
October 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
Bernal Heights Fiesta on the Hill 2012 – Oct 21, 2012
Wow! Another fantastic event happening this weekend on Sunday ! The 24th Annual Fiesta on the Hill takes place on Cortland Avenue in Bernal Heights from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. A benefit for the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, this festival is a celebration of community, friends, neighbors, food, and live music. Don't forget your dancing shoes because these bands will get your feet moving! And don't miss the petting zoo -- one year, SFHotlist was out on Cortland very early on the day … [Read more...]
October 19, 2012 by 1 Comment
23rd Annual Potrero Hill Festival — Saturday, Oct 20th
This weekend, the hills are alive with the sound of muuuusic ! One of those hills is Potrero Hill right here in San Francisco and the folks up there are throwing the 23rd Annual Potrero Hill Festival on Saturday, Oct 20, 2012 (appropriately named "Grazing the Hill" with a guitar-playing goat logo to match). Start the day off with a fine New Orleans Cajun Jazz Brunch at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House (did I read that correctly... Southern homefries and buttermilk gravy!). After … [Read more...]
October 17, 2012 by 6 Comments
Eji’s Ethiopian joins the 331Cortland Marketplace in Bernal Heights
This just in from Eater SF: The fabulous 331 Cortland Marketplace in Bernal Heights has a new vendor : Eji's Ethiopian. I didn't think it was possible for the selection of amazing spots in this little corner of culinary heaven to get any better! It looks like owner Eji Atlaw will be serving hot food to-go as well as offering prepared dishes and sauces to take home. The grand opening for Eji's is October 19th (don't miss the party on Friday Oct 19th from 5:00 - 8:00pm) and I am counting … [Read more...]
August 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
2012 Bernal Hillwide Garage Sale – August 11th 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Dozens of pop-ups will be invading Bernal Heights on August 11th in the form of individual and group garage sales for the annual Bernal Hillwide Garage Sale. Do you want to know what one of the best things about the annual Bernal Heights Hillwide Garage Sale is ? You don't need to have an actual garage in order to sell your stuff! There are so many other great things about this day: a strengthened sense of community throughout the entire neighborhood, the lemonade and cookie stands run … [Read more...]
