Peixotto Playground hidden in plain sight
My mailbox fills up every day, mostly the usual stuff. But sometimes, it’s gold, like the one I got from Joe O’Connor, a Chronicle reader I’ve never met. He told me about Peixotto Playground in Corona...
View ArticleExclusive Society of California Pioneers opens new museum
The Society of California Pioneers — the most exclusive organization in the state — is opening a brand-new museum with very old material in the Presidio of San Francisco on Saturday. Membership in the...
View Article29 murals from New Deal era in Rincon center arr being restored
High on a scaffolding in the lobby of the handsome Rincon Center complex on lower Mission Street, Thomas Portue is hard at work most afternoons, preserving a San Francisco treasure. He is working...
View ArticleMuni Heritage Weekend Celebrates City’s Transit History (SFMTA - San...
(Source: SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates the Municipal Railway (Muni), is inviting the public to get a...
View ArticleStop Dumping Your Car Oil Here, Pleads a San Francisco Mural
Camer1 Some community murals celebrate diversity or decry violence. New public artwork in San Francisco has a narrower message: Stop dumping your damn motor oil in the streets. The 100-foot-long mural...
View ArticleBernal Heights and Ice Cream Delights
Today, Bernal Heights retains the feel of a hill-bound village, albeit an urban one, nestled inside the southeastern reaches of the metropolis that is San Francisco. Part of this neighborhood’s...
View ArticleDeep pockets? Rent the condo with the best view in One Rincon Hill
Ever wondered what the view from One Rincon Hill looks like? You’d see it every day from this southeast-facing condo, way up on the 55th floor. Renting here is renting the lap of luxury– or a least,...
View ArticleKorean War memorial dedicated at the Presidio
Just over 63 years after a cease-fire ended the bitter and bloody Korean War, veterans finally got a memorial in San Francisco on Monday to remember a conflict that many Americans call the "forgotten...
View ArticleKorean War memorial dedicataed at the Presidio
Just over 63 years after a cease-fire ended the bitter and bloody Korean War, veterans finally got a memorial in San Francisco on Monday to remember a conflict that many Americans call the "forgotten...
View ArticleSunnyvale: Bishop Elementary mural could be removed during renovations
The first phase of a renovation at Bishop Elementary School is complete and more construction is on the way, but a former teacher’s large mural depicting Sunnyvale history might not stay up much...
View ArticleNew Rincon Hill luxury rentals join crowd of high-end apartments
A 42-story luxury tower at 399 Fremont St. in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood started pre-leasing this week, joining a crowd of high-end apartments hitting the market. Developer UDR built 447...
View ArticleIdaho lynching murals in old county courthouse spark debate
Two murals depicting the lynching of an American Indian in a former Idaho county courthouse are once again at the center of a disagreement over whether they should be displayed or covered up as...
View ArticleCuban restaurant Rincon Criollo opens in Huntington Station
+ - The dining room at Rincon Criollo in Huntington Station is decorated with paintings and vintage photographs, June 22, 2015. Photo Credit: Newsday / Erica Marcus advertisement | advertise on newsday...
View ArticleSeven massive murals along Mockingbird are being erased, because Dallas needs...
A mammoth piece of art of recent vintage was erased Friday: the murals adorning the former Phoenix apartment complex along Mockingbird Lane. The seven pieces, each 35 feet by 35 feet, were nods to the...
View ArticleScenes from early Syracuse are featured in 40-foot-long mural created by Carl...
When the soon-to-be renovated Hotel Syracuse reopens in 2016, the main entrance will be off Onondaga Street, not Warren Street. This is a very good thing because instead of entering the hotel,...
View ArticleSears murals discovered after decades
While clearing junk out of a San Antonio municipal building, a city worker recently discovered large tubes that contained artwork depicting different eras of Texas history. One of the paintings shows...
View ArticleS.F. street closures begin for Super Bowl City construction
The first day of what will be a nearly three-week traffic closure in downtown San Francisco began Saturday as crews prepared the area for Super Bowl celebrations, leaving cars to navigate various...
View ArticleYBCA's Bay Area Now Shows Murals, Sculptures, Installations
The biggest component of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' triennial showcase is the visual arts program, whose 2014 edition runs through Oct. 5. For Bay Area Now 7, YBCA purposely decentralized the...
View ArticleBringing Standing Rock home to San Francisco
Although the election has dominated the news, glimpses of an increasingly violent protest at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota have emerged. San Franciscans of indigenous and nonindigenous...
View ArticleHidden for decades, mural of city's early history rediscovered at Hotel Syracuse
Syracuse, N.Y. — A 40-foot mural depicting the beginnings of Syracuse has been rediscovered inside the Hotel Syracuse three decades after it was covered up with mirrors. Workers preparing for the...
View ArticleMural in S.F.’s Bayview aims to curb illegal motor-oil dumping
Leaders of the San Francisco neighborhood that sees more motor oil illegally dumped in its gutters and vacant lots than any other place in the...
View ArticleDowntown murals portray Pine Bluff's vibrant past
PINE BLUFF -- Decrepit as it may appear on a quick drive along Main Street, Pine Bluff's downtown can take pride in the public art that accounts for the self-proclaimed title "City of Murals." Eleven...
View ArticleTHE GIANTS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS! (SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal...
(Source: SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) San Francisco-A parade and celebration will honor the World Champion San Francisco Giants along Market Street and at San Francisco's...
View ArticleHotel Syracuse's Persian Terrace mural won't be restored
Syracuse, N.Y. — Many parts of the historic Hotel Syracuse are being restored, but the mural that gave its popular Persian Terrace room its name isn't. Ed Riley, who acquired the historic downtown...
View Article‘Drinking the Devil’s Acre’ and ‘High Spirits’
San Francisco’s rich saloon culture and boozy history date back to 1579, when Sir Francis Drake sailed into a small bay just north of the Golden Gate with 300 casks of Pisco, a Peruvian brandy. The...
View ArticleButterfly mural returns to Halifax airport after Nova Scotia tour
Halifax airport's butterfly has returned home after travelling around Nova Scotia for the past year. Renowned Mi'kmaq artist Alan Syliboy created his canvas mural "3D Butterfly" for Stanfield...
View ArticleWalk, Bus, Bike to San Francisco Pride Parade and Events - Just Don't Drive
Dykes on Bikes traditionally lead the San Francisco Pride Parade along Market Street. David Paul Morris/Getty Images When you’re hosting the largest LGBT convergence in the country, you gotta make some...
View ArticleControversial UK mural uncovered, this time with context
More than a year after a controversial mural at the University of Kentucky was shrouded, its cover was removed Thursday night revealing a new sign that provides context for the painting. President Eli...
View ArticleCity of Newark Unveils Las Heroinas Mural on Broadway and Herbert Place (City...
(Source: City of Newark, NJ) Home/ News Archive (All Posts)/ Posts/ City of Newark Unveils Las Heroinas Mural on Broadway and Herbert Place Newark, NJ - July 29, 2016 - The City of Newark, Deputy Mayor...
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky to uncover controversial mural, add more art and context
University of Kentucky officials will eventually unveil a controversial mural in Memorial Hall that was shrouded last year and will surround it with other works of art and more context, President Eli...
View Article24th Street is the only place to see murals like tthis
On a recent Sunday afternoon, people crowded the sidewalks of the Mission District, strolling past a myriad of restaurants from which enticing aromas wafted into the air, shops selling a variety of...
View ArticleMary Brown, Organizer of Valencia Street Bike Lanes + Historian of Mission...
Mary Brown, Organizer of Valencia Street Bike Lanes + Historian of Mission Architecture, Passed on 12/10/15 - by Tina Gerhardt If you have biked down the Valencia Street Bike Lanes in San Francisco you...
View ArticleDiego Rivera Murals in San Francisco
Famous for helping to start the Mexican Mural Movement and spread the socially engaged style around the world, Diego Rivera and his wife Frida Kahlo are Mexico's most renown artists. The city of San...
View ArticlePower in the pipeline: How S.F. can build on Dakota Access protests for...
Among President Donald Trump’s many ignorant decisions last week, he also opened the door to the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines again. In doing so, he dismissed the many pipeline spills, the...
View ArticleThe most popular neighborhoods of San Francisco
Have you ever wanted to experience San Francisco like a local? Well, here is a quick and easy guide to some of the best eateries and attractions in the most popular neighborhoods of San Francisco....
View ArticleThe history behind the Hotel Syracuse's once-hidden mural
Syracuse, N.Y. — When the Hotel Syracuse reopens in 2016, the public will get to see a mural of Syracuse's early history for the first time in nearly 40 years. The 40-foot wide, 6-foot tall painting by...
View ArticleMassive mural donated to Vermont Historical Society
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A massive painting showing 350 years of Vermont history has been donated to the Vermont...
View ArticleSFMTA Announces the 4th Annual Muni Heritage Weekend (SFMTA - San Francisco...
(Source: SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates the Municipal Railway (Muni), is inviting the public to join us...
View ArticleSFMTA Announces the 5th Annual Muni Heritage Weekend (SFMTA - San Francisco...
(Source: SFMTA - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency) Who: SFMTA and historic preservation partner Market Street Railway When: Saturday & Sunday, September 24-25, 2016, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
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