After three years of renovations and expansion, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is open!
Long before Oakland’s Uptown District (Broadway and Telegraph between 17th and 25th) became a popular downtown arts and entertainment hot spot, it was the city’s main shopping district with department stores, service-oriented shops, and even a cluster of auto dealerships.
Union Square ranks right up there with other must-see San Francisco destinations, so why not play tourist for a day and explore this historic park and its surrounding area? Ever since the square was first designed in 1847 and served as a prime spot for civil war protesting and a post-1906 earthquake temporary shelter, it continues to be a gathering place for residents and visitors.
The San Leandro Station BART station is across the street from Royce's school, so naturally he wanted a BARTable birthday.
San Francisco has a long history with public art, and the city’s Mission District offers a spectacular array of street art to view, contemplate and discuss. The murals of the Mission are a mash up of early 20th-century Mexican muralists, 1930s-era Works Projects Administration art and the uprising of graffiti artists who were influenced by the emerging graphic comics genre, among other influencers.
Swan’s Market is a grown-up version of your local mall’s food court. Instead of a slice of pizza or a hot dog on a stick, it offers fried oyster po boys, pork belly tacos and tuna sashimi. Swan’s Market is located two blocks from 12th Street/Oakland City Center BART, in the heart of the Old Oakland neighborhood. The building (which dates back to 1917) used to be a shopping marketplace, before it was transformed into one of Oakland’s best places to eat.
It’s rare to find a sleepy bedroom community smack in the middle of a mass transit stop, but anyone familiar with the East Bay town of Orinda knows that BART’s location is a convenient landmark for anyone riding the rails.
Everyone has at least one in their circle of family and friends — a food-obsessed individual that not only knows the difference between Gianduja (an Italian hazelnut-chocolate spread) and Nduja (a spicy Italian sausage spread), but also knows the proper pronunciation and where to source them. Good thing the Bay Area is full of epicurean-rich shops that make finding these exquisite treats a piece of cake (or Gianduia torte!).