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What’s Happening In The Bay Area New Year's Eve 2022
Your guide to all things in New Year's Eve in the Bay. Enter to win Keller William’s New Year's Eve 2022 Hotel Staycation giveaway! Union Square Ice Rink, The Midway, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, The Warfield, Temple Nightclub SF,
The Best Pie Shops in the Bay
Pie is a quintessential holiday staple – Thanksgiving, Christmas, Pi Day, honestly any day is a good day for pie. Whether you're digging pumpkin, pecan, apple, late-season berry, or rhubarb, these top-tier pie shops have got it all. I've scoured the corners of the Bay Area and have compiled a special list that even your grandma would be down for.
Where to Get Your Christmas Tree in the Bay
It’s the holiday season yet again, and as you likely already know, picking out a Christmas tree can be a tradition of its own. Whether you are dead set on picking up some foliage the day after Thanksgiving, or the type to panic buy at the last minute when your family decides they’re coming to your place this year, I’ve got a list of the best places to make tree shopping festive, fun, and maybe even a little boozy.
Holiday Cocktail Pop-Up Bars Coming to the Bay
Miracle is a Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar that serves holiday cocktails in a festive setting. With kitschy holiday décor, professionally-developed cocktails and the nostalgic energy of the best office party you’ve ever been to, Miracle is sure to get even the grouchiest grinch in the holiday spirit.
Fleet Week San Francisco 2021: Events, Blue Angels Shows & Pictures
Fleet Week San Francisco is an annual event that draws thousands of people into the city. It's a free event in the Fisherman's Wharf district that features the Blue Angels, a full air show over the SF Bay, and ship tours all weekend long.
Where To Get Tested For COVID-19 in San Mateo
The Bay Area has been experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases since fully reopening and it's up to us to prevent another surge and shutdown. If you're feeling sick, traveling outside of the Bay, returning from travel, or have been exposed to someone who may have COVID-19, stop by one of these sites to get tested.
San Francisco’s Fanciest Happy Hours
The Bay is a solid place to live, but it has its (literal) costs. With killer rent prices, parking tickets, and $6 oat milk iced coffees, it can be tough to get fancy. We get the struggle, so we've got you covered with the Best Happy Hour Deals at Fancy Places in the city. Sit back, relax, and stay #bougie on a budget while catching some sweet happy hour deals.
You Have To Try These Bay Area Food Trucks
There's something about getting a bite from a food truck that just hits different. From Mexican to Filipino to Indian and everything in between, these speedy eats around the Bay never disappoint. And lucky for you, there's hella of them to choose from. Dig in!
Best Dog-Friendly Spots and Activities For You and Your Pup(s) In The Bay Area
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? If you did, please keep them out and in public because we love those cute little furry creatures. But if there’s one thing we can’t stand, it’s that sad look in your little buddy’s eyes every time you have to leave them at home, so we made a guide on dog-friendly spots and activities for you and your pup (or pups) to enjoy!
The Best Bay Area Flower Shops
Whatever the occasion, V-Day, Mother's Day, birthdays, or even just a Tuesday, flowers are never a bad move. Show your loved ones (and yourself, of course!) that you care with a fresh-cut bundle of flowers from these local flower shops.
Where to Watch the Sunset and See the Stars in the Bay Area
Once in a blue moon, meteor showers, super moons, and shooting stars pay us earthlings a quick visit. Whether you're into the astrological significance (hey, Age of Aquarius), you're a space aficionado, or you just want to get starry-eyed, call up your friends or that special someone you've been meaning to take out on a date and get to a sweet vantage point to check it out.
Best Rooftop Bars in San Francisco
In case you haven't noticed, there's no shortage of high-quality watering holes in the Bay Area. What can we say? As a region, we like to get a little lubricated every now and then. But that doesn't give any of us an excuse to keep going to the same ol' neighborhood bar every weekend. So, in an attempt to keep the Bay's drinking game interesting, we bring you the best rooftop spots that will quite literally elevate your bar crawl - no matter which side of the Bay you happen to drink on. Stay high.
Chocolate Lovers' Guide to the Bay
Let’s face it - the Bay Area is a chocolate lover’s paradise. Every city and neighborhood has a chocolate scene of its own, and you may be wondering where to start. The fact of the matter is you can’t go wrong! Here’s our guide to the chocolatiest spots the Bay has to offer.
Support Bay Area LGBTQ+ Businesses
Pride isn't just an event that happens once a year--it's about supporting the queer community all year long. Lucky for us, we've got an amazing variety of queer-owned businesses here in the Bay Area. And we want to share some of them with you! We've got you covered from restaurants, shops, entertainment, and any other establishments in between so get ready to take a trip around the Bay Area in support of the LGBTQ+ community.
Women Led Bands From The Bay Area
Who runs the world? That's right: grrrls. For Women's History Month, i’m highlighting the Bay Area's most beloved frontwomen and nonbinary musicians, bringing that raw femme edge to our rich local music scene. Live shows are still a ways out, but these artists' streaming pages will have to hold you over for now — gotta practice those lyrics for crowd-screaming season to eventually come back. This one goes out to all of our trail-blazing, bass-hitting, genre-defying leading ladies: Happy Women's History Month!
Guide to Dim Sum in The Bay Area
Mini culture-slash-history lesson: two essential components of Chinese tradition are Yum Cha (drink tea) and Dim Sum (touch heart). The roots of both customs can be traced to the Silk Road, a crucial series of trade routes that connected the East and the West and allowed a cultural and material exchange for centuries. Traders traversed the Silk Road routes with spices, materials, livestock, and goods for months at a time, periodically stopping to rest at teahouses along the route. Those teahouses offered small, bite-sized snacks to visitors -- in other words, dim sum.
Support Bay Area Black Owned Businesses
Where and how you choose to spend your money makes a difference, so while donating, protesting, and petitioning are all great efforts, buying from Black-owned businesses is also a surefire way to support the community directly. Grab a coffee, a sweet, or a bite to eat from one of these spots, and maybe even pair it with a movie, show, podcast, or book on Black lives + antiracism to really kick off Black History Month.
Best Bookstores in The Bay Area
If you're needing a little break from reality, it's time to get familiar with your local bookstores. There are tons of adventures just waiting for you to join in. And the best part: you can bring them anywhere you go! Treat yourself to a new adventure, and grab a book from one of our favorite bookstores (online or IRL).
Plant Nurseries in The Bay Area
As we hang out inside for another round of shutdowns, it's ever-important to enjoy your home base. From baby succulents to home-grown herbs to sassy Pothos to the vibrant pots they live in – enliven your space with some leafy friends (without breaking the bank) from these affordable plant nurseries/shops around the Bay!
Adopt Don't Shop – Best Animal Shelters in the Bay Area
Your future best friend is waiting to meet you! What better companion to curl up with at home, bring out with the crew, hit the beach with... or anything, really. Adopt, don't shop, and give your new bestie the home of their dreams.