Merchants Hear Plans for Castro Hotel

The forgettable facade of 4230 18th Street might become the site of the Castro district's first official hotel.

by Tony Taylor | Sep 24, 2017

Legislators Send CA Governor 7 LGBT Bills

State lawmakers sent Governor Jerry Brown seven LGBT-related bills this session that would change how California oversees identification documents for transgender people, penalizes HIV-positive people, and tracks registered sex offenders.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Sep 24, 2017

Officials Set to Help Homeless at BART Stations

Officials in San Francisco are working to help homeless people and drug offenders while cleaning up several BART transit stations.

by Seth Hemmelgarn | Sep 23, 2017

Log Cabin Republicans Mark 40th Anniversary

40 years ago LGBT Republicans and their straight allies in California launched what would become known as Log Cabin Republicans.

by Matthew S. Bajko | Sep 23, 2017

BARchive :: When 'Drummer' Came to Town

During its classic period from 1977 to 1979, the magazine "Drummer" introduced the growing leather culture to both San Francisco and the world.

by Michael Flanagan | Sep 24, 2017

Folsom Frenzy :: Annual Street Fair Unleashes the Kink

This past Sunday the annual Leather Week frenzy that leads up to the centerpiece event, Folsom Street Fair, began with the 26th annual LeatherWalk.

by Race Bannon | Sep 24, 2017

On the Tab :: Sept. 21 - 28

Whether you're strapped and chapped or a vanilla vixen, Folsom Street Fair weekend provides entertainment suitable for every taste, even if you're not a strappy chappie. Unleash your inner kink, unzip your inhibitions and enjoy.

Sep 21, 2017

Operatic Pageantry in Season Opener

The music is still the thing at the War Memorial Opera House, even on opening night, and by the end of the marathon performance, everyone from backstage to the boxes knew it.

by Philip Campbell | Sep 17, 2017

Spirits Reaching Across Time

It may come as a surprise - or perhaps it won't - that the most esteemed historical portrait painter of the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, was a late-19th, early-20th century Vienna-trained Czech named Gottfried Lindauer.

by Sura Wood | Sep 17, 2017

Out There :: Fun in the Imperial Palace

Part of the fun of being invited to the San Francisco Opera's opening gala is rubbing shoulders with famous socialites.

by Roberto Friedman | Sep 16, 2017


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