Traffic lights coming soon to 19th and Dolores (the intersection where you’re always like “Why aren’t there traffic lights here???”)

FullSizeRender 12

FullSizeRender 13

A hot pastrami sandwich inspired by the In-N-Out Double-Double, today in the Mission!

Screen Shot 2017-07-17 at 10.14.57 AM

At Turner’s Kitchen, possibly today only! If this photo isn’t enough, read all about it:

Sandwich special! Hot pastrami, melted American cheese, avocado, garden lettuces, grilled onion, tomato and 1,000 island (aka spread) on Dutch crunch roll. Inspired by the @innout double-double. ❤️🍔🇺🇸

[via Turner's Kitchen on Instagram]

Song about the bridge in Big Sur that recently ceased being a bridge

16797162_10155092820793593_6836039128140576212_o

When I first saw this photo (by photographer Kodiak Greenwood) back in February, I was like “I’m gonna write a song about that.” Here it is:

Hope u like it

environmental

Striking new SF street photography by Troy Holden

tumblr_ot2hn6boAg1qammhlo1_1280

tumblr_ot2hhr59qg1qammhlo1_1280

The great Troy Holden has been a major street photography force in SF for as long as I can remember. Yesterday he published some new stuff on his blog.

(These two are from here and here specifically.)

The pier where Sinbad’s once stood is being eaten by a diesel-powered claw

RIP Sinbad's

A post shared by Allan Hough (@punkgirls) on

RIP Sinbad’s

Keeping comedy alive in the Mission

DSC_6152

This Thursday night at the legendary Verdi Club! Read all about it:

Verdi Wild Things Are is a new comedy show on the 2nd Thursday of the month with a rotating lineup of special guests.

After the tragic demise of The Business at the Dark Room Theatre and the Cynic Cave at Lost Weekend Video, four alumni of those legendary shows set out to keep experimental standup comedy alive in the Mission District by uniting to form a might comedy Voltron at the venerable 100-year old Italian social club, the Verdi Club.

In July we’ll be featuring guest comedians Arjun Bannerjee, Allison Mick, Jesse Hett, and Mikey Walz.

Here’s a little more about the hosts:

Nato Green – Nato has a column in the San Francisco Examiner, a weekly segment on KALW public radio, has written for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX and been named San Francisco’s Best Comedian by the SF Weekly, Huffington Post, SFist, and CBS.

Natasha Muse – The SF Weekly once declared her a “Comedian to Watch” in 2014, and in 2016 they upgraded her to an “Artist to Watch.” She regularly features at the SF Punchline and Cobb’s Comedy Club, and has worked with such comedy luminaries as Maria Bamford, Roseanne Barr,Janeane Garofalo, Wyatt Cenac, and God.

Francesca Fiorentini – Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist, comedy writer, and performer. She is a host and producer with National Geographic Television’s show “Explorers” and with AJ+, the online channel of Al Jazeera Media Network.

More info and tickets here.

Remembering Mariachi’s

DEYq4PUU0AAGXK_

Mariachi’s, located at 16th and Valencia and beloved for its wide variety of different veggie options, closed in 2010.

[via Ariel Dovas on Twitter]

UPDATE: Scandalous!!!!!

New Doc’s Clock sign!

DEV7ic3UwAA43M4

[via Capp Street Crap on Twitter]

What’s happening this weekend??

1.) Your last chance to attend Phonographic Memory in its original form! Check it out:

19143757_671641333030862_3706126542854234617_o

For over two and half years Phonographic Memory has put on free monthly shows at the Bernal Heights Library. The programs creator, Corey Bloom, is moving to the east coast so we’re going big with the last session in the neighborhood. On July 8th, from 12:00-4:00PM, at the Bernal Heights Recreation Center we’re throwing an outdoor park jam with DJ’s, record vendors, community groups, a food truck and, of course, storytellers. Corey has curated the lineup to pay tribute to the depth and dimensions of the Bay Area music scene, which have impacted his life in a variety of ways.

[RSVP and invite your friends!]

2.) ABV‘s birthday party with free booze and tacos! Check it out:

unnamed

On Sunday, July 9th, critically-acclaimed American cocktail bar and beloved industry hangout, ABV will be celebrating its 3rd anniversary. ABV and Over Proof partners, Todd Smith, Ryan Fitzgerald and Erik Reichborn-Kjennerud, along with the rest of their incredible bar team, will be opening their doors to friends, regulars, and Bay Area locals with free tacos and drinks. From 2-5pm that Sunday ABV will have a complimentary taco bar, daiquiris, micheladas, beer, and bubbles. After 5pm all drinks will be $3 (the tacos will most definitely be gone, though).

3.) Broke-Ass Stuart’s french fry party! Check it out:

french-fry

I’ve got this rad event coming up, it’s a French Fry Festival!

A whole bunch of food trucks will be doing their own take on french fries, plus there will be DJ’s playing beats, and an all you can drink beer option. It’s gonna be pretty rad.

[Read all about it!]

How do you feel about San Francisco?

tumblr_osle40r3lB1qz8tb1o1_1280

Allan Hough

Posts: 7858

Email: allanhough@gmail

Website: http://allanhough.bandcamp.com

Biographical Info:

"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission