Ran into this awesome bit of old San Francisco on Stephenson Street, between 6th and 7th street in downtown SF. It's apparently a covered walkway advertising the "Weinstein Department Store" on Market Street. Here's the story of this sign, according to foundsf.org: Spanning Stevenson Street midway between Sixth and Seventh, a covered footbridge connects what…
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Highlights from World of Dance Bay Area 2012 (video)
On Saturday, my friend Rachel and I went to Vallejo to watch the 2012 World of Dance Bay Area hip-hop competition. World of Dance is one of the biggest touring hip-hop dance competitions in the world, and always features some of the best dancers and dance crews you will find anywhere. With the proliferation of…
Jazz Divas Tamar Korn & Kally Price at Amnesia Bar! (video)
This Sunday, I got to enjoy a fantastic double-bill at Amnesia Bar in SF: local diva Kally Price and her band and the incomparable Tamar Korn and her friends from New York! Thanks to my friend Ann Mony for putting out the word to me and the many other lindy hoppers and jazz fans who showed up.
Best Run Ever: 3.8 miles in 35 minutes!
Logged one of my best runs this morning, which feels pretty great: 3.8 miles in just under 35 minutes , averaging a 9:10 min/mile pace. I love this route from my Oakland apartment, through Piedmont and up the stately hills of Mountainview Cemetery. When I get to the top of one of the main hills…
Unlikely BFFs: Pyjama Sharks Meet African Penguins at Cal Academy (video)
Yesterday, the California Academy of Sciences introduced six pyjama sharks into the penguin tank in the African Hall section of the natural history museum. After some quick introductions, they reportedly are co-existing peacefully. As I understand it, both pyjama sharks and African penguins are natural neighbors in their native habitat, off the coast of…
Why I Love Being in Freeplay Dance Crew (video)
Some of my fellow crew members and I made this quick video about why we love being in the Freeplay Hip-hop Dance Crew. Freeplay is holding open auditions on August 12 for anyone interested in performing with us. Previous dance experience required, but not limited hip-hop. See our Facebook event for details and to…
BAYCAT Digital Youth Program in SF Robbed: Donate to Help Them Recover
I've met the awesome folks at BAYCAT (The Bayview Hunters Point Center for the Arts) and admired their work with at-risk youth, giving teens access to digital media equipment and tools so they can express themselves and achieve a better future for themselves. So I was devastated when I learned that BAYCAT was broken…
Freeplay Dance Crew Wants You! Open Auditions August 11 in SF
I'm happy to announce that my hip-hop dance crew Freeplay is holding our 2012 open auditions on August 11. We love new dancers, whether you are hardcore hip-hop or a casually contemporary or just have your own unique style. If you have a passion for dancing, love to perform and want to support equality and…
Concession Stand with a Pig Cooking a Corndog
Yesterday I went to the reliably hokey Alameda County Fair in my hometown of Pleasanton, California. There is always a lot of fun and odd signage there. My favorite this year was a concession stand that featured a picture of a pig cooking a corn dog. As a friend pointed out, the pig could…
The Jean-Paul Gaultier Exhibit is ABSOLUMENT INCROYABLE
Run, don't catwalk, to the Jean-Paul Gaultier exhibit at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. If you have any kind of interest in fashion, you will be blown away by the breadth and incomparable vision of this iconic designer. I just saw it, and I can't wait to go back. Slideshow , after the jump…