San Francisco is a Cultural Playground for Children of All Ages
San Francisco is a cultural playground in many forms. Children (and parents) will find museums that encourage creative thinking and exploration, as well as numerous parks, playgrounds, attractions and activities to provide plenty of stimuli to inspire. The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) features an itinerary just for children called Kid City on San Francisco’s official Web...
March 20th, 2009 by thouseman
Photo Vantage Points
San Francisco’s best angle is often through a single lens reflex camera or a digital viewfinder. Photogenic with startling contrasts of new and old, land and sea, the City has been a popular subject even from the early days when English-born photographer Eadweard Muybridge captured some of her famous curves and inclines. Here’s a quick tour of these fabled hills with suggested camera angles: Morning Yerba...
March 4th, 2009 by thouseman
Recent and Coming Attractions in San Francisco
The following is a collection of recent and upcoming developments in and near San Francisco. 2009 and Beyond “A Gallery Without a Ceiling” to Cap SFMOMA Rooftop in Summer 2009 Opening Date: May 10, 2009 San Francisco-based Jensen & Macy architects has been selected to design a rooftop sculpture garden for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) above the garage structure...
March 3rd, 2009 by thouseman
“Sole-searching” for the right walking tour?
San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau has ideas A walking tour of San Francisco is a unique way to explore the City’s neighborhoods on a personal level, enjoying the freedom of going pedestrian and the healthy effects of fresh air and exercise. The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) offers a plethora of opportunities to enjoy the sites and sounds of the City on foot....
July 18th, 2008 by thouseman
San Francisco’s culinary scene begins at city-wide farmers markets
A typical farmers market begins hours before the yoke of the sun rises beyond the eastern horizon. At a nearby Bay Area farm, hands are pulling silky ears of corn by headlights so that the produce will arrive in San Francisco early enough for the many farmers markets that take place each week throughout the city. According to Gayle Hayden, director of the California Farmers Market Association, corn...
July 1st, 2008 by thouseman
