Here’s a ghost story to chew on, not seen by a lot of people, but seen by enough to raise the spectre of the supernatural. Nob Hill is one of the ritzier areas in the City, known for its collection…
San Francisco has long been a movie destination for films. Here are 10 films with city locations noted. I will be adding another round, as well as a separate post on 1940s/'50s film noirs set in the bay area. Vertigo…
San Francisco has a long history of what some might call heartwarming quirkiness. One story I’ve always loved involves two stray dogs that became mascots of San Francisco during the raucous era known as the Gold Rush. I’m talking, or…
In July 1967, during the height of the Summer of Love, San Francisco became center stage for a scandal involving two of the most revered figures in the world of ballet: Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. Known for their extraordinary…
Everyone has heard of The Beatles. But do you know more about them than the average bear? Here is your chance to shine. 10 questions to test your knowledge of the Fab Four.
Test your prowess. Eight obscure questions about San Francisco that will prove if you can run with the big dogs or stay on the porch. Try your best and may the biggest dog win!
San Francisco was in chaos. Just a few months earlier on April 18, 1906, the city had been upended by a staggering earthquake, registering 7.9 on the Richter scale, and there had been so much wide-spread damage, not just from…
For all you "unsolved murder" buffs, here's a small, albeit indirect, connection between the Grateful Dead's song Dire Wolf and the Zodiac killer who tormented the bay area in the late '60s. It gives some insight as to what it…