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SF’s only Cheesecake Factory proves one thing: Union Square isn’t (quite) dead 

The masses are lining up at Macy’s to eat at a corporate franchise — and it’s almost worth the wait

December 26, 2024

San Francisco is the best Christmas town — because everyone leaves

From breakfast to tennis, everything is easier and better here around the holidays

December 25, 2024

I made my friends compete against each other in a holiday bake off and … not everyone had a good time

One participant told me his entire therapy session the next day was about the party’s 'bigger meaning in life'

December 24, 2024

The best books I read this year

The rest of the newsroom has the week off, so I'm just posting my thoughts in the CMS

December 23, 2024

If your tech company isn’t hiring a magician for your holiday party, do you even work in tech?

Apparently, December is the busiest season for San Francisco’s magician community

December 20, 2024

Happy almost-Carol Day, to all those who celebrate

It’s the most magical time of the year for fans of historical lesbian melodrama (and the women who love them)

December 19, 2024

We figured out why all those tourist shirts say San Francisco was ‘est. 1975’

A brief investigation of a great Fisherman’s Wharf mystery

December 17, 2024

SF’s best-kept dining secret is at a SoMa strip club

Gold Club is famous for their chicken — but absolutely do not sleep on the $15.99 prime rib

December 13, 2024

This Saturday, Parol Lantern Festival will bring a taste of Filipino Christmas to Yerba Buena

The Philippines celebrate Christmas like no other nation

December 12, 2024

Online stores are selling out of Breloom plushies, the Pokémon in Luigi Mangione’s Twitter bio

The toy has been a 'middle-of-the-road' seller until now, one store owner told us

December 10, 2024