The Development of Golden Gate Park: and particularly the management and thinning of its forest tre
the glade of theoric ornithic hermetica (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
“New” a poem by Rae Armantrout from the National Book Award Finalist: Versed (Wesleyan University Press, 2009) (This year’s National Book Award for Poetry will be announced Wednesday night, November 18th) +(=)+ “New” happens to be the poem in Versed that these days I happen to like the most. Armantrout read the poem as part of a reading she gave this past Friday night...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Golden Gate Park is the jewel of the city, a unique and endlessly fascinating expanse that reminds everyone what makes San Francisco special. With the opening of the revamped California Academy of Sciences, the park is a gateway for the tourist trade that is...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Rudy may be dressed as a clown, but he's no fool as the judges rate him and his getup during the costume competition part of Pet Pride Day on Sunday at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Rudy, shown off to the judges by owner George Flores, placed...
Gadling (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , Festivals and Events , Stories , North America , United States , Budget Travel , News If you missed Woodstock forty years ago, or feel that counterculture may have passed you by, the West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock festival is a place to catch up. At Golden Gate Park in San Francisco this Sunday, Oct. 25th, counter culture is using its voice again--big...
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All the Woodstock Anniversary parties and Reunion shows make me want to listen to Janis Joplin! And check out some of the amazing live videos of her on...
Modern Americans (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
I’ll be in San Francisco this Friday, 9/11 to perform my neo-benshi piece for Paul Wegener’s German silent, “Der Golem.” Jen Hofer , Douglas Kearney & Nicole McJamerson , and Andrew Choate will be up from L.A. to debut new pieces, along with local hero Jaime Cortez , who killed with his election-era Obama-ization of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” last year....
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed our days in San Francisco. It is a city where I think I could live. No, I'm not moving. Not yet anyway. It's just one of a handful of places in the US where I'd consider moving. Saturday morning breakfast was a Bob's Donut and coffee while I sat in a laundromat on Sacramento Street washing OSFO's jeans. I always say, you can't know a city until you've tried a laundromat....
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
San Francisco got a taste of modern bicycle sharing when a truck pulled into Golden Gate Park today and dropped off seven bikes attached to a unique pay station that was portable, wireless and juiced by solar panels. For five hours, hundreds of park visitors...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
What needs help, update: A week ago, Chronicle Watch reported on a problematic leak at Golden Gate Park's Big Rec Fields, where the once-green grass is getting browner and browner because water wasn't reaching the field. San Francisco Recreation and Park...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Golden Gate Park's botanical garden will remain free for users - no matter where they live - after San Francisco legislators rejected a plan to charge $7 for nonresidents and install gates at the garden. But if you want to swim in a public pool, rent out a...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
Park lights are back to normal Results, Day 7: On an overcast morning in San Francisco, people bundled up as they walked through Golden Gate Park's Panhandle on Wednesday. The dark gray skies almost made it feel like nighttime. In fact, a few days earlier,...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/17/2009
A man was found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park early today, San Francisco police said. The victim was found at 2:25 a.m. said Sgt. Lyn Tomioka, a police spokeswoman. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The...
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Australian pop group The Veronicas just kick started their US Tour for promoting their album Hook Me Up with Taylor Momsen's (Gossip Girl) new band Pretty Reckless and blues rock group Carney. as their opening acts. The tour already stated on June 4th in Rhode Island, and will end on July 31st in Illinois. Check out the tour dates below, and see if they are coming to a town near you. US Tour Dates...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
The Veronicas just kicked off a cross-country tour in support of their album Hook Me Up. The Australian twin sisters are joined by Taylor Momsen's (Gossip Girl) new band Pretty Reckless and blues rock group Carney. Check out dates below to see if Lisa and Jess are coming to a city near you. Get a taste of The Veronicas' electro-pop sound with the video for their single " Take Me On The Floor...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/13/2009
Heather Toles of San Francisco twirls her Hula-Hoop in the sunshine Tuesday in Golden Gate Park. The Bay Area can expect even warmer weather today, with temperatures predicted to keep rising through the end of the...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/18/2009
As hordes of people wait in line to visit the new California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, scientists are searching for bugs living amid the native plants growing on the museum's living roof. A team of San Francisco State University biology...
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