Category: San Francisco
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San Francisco’s legendary cocktail was lost…or was it?
A legendary San Francisco cocktail enjoyed by Mark Twain and Rudyard Kipling seemed lost forever. New theories may shed light on the secret ingredient.
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WTFog? Why San Francisco Bay took 233 years to discover
From 1542 to 1775, it took Europeans 233 years to locate the Golden Gate. Why did discovering San Francisco Bay take so long?
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How this San Franciscan secured YOUR rights
What makes you a citizen? How a San Franciscan man fought for his citizenship and secured the most fundamental rights for the rest of us.
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Manifesto for the world famous tour guide
Being a tour guide requires that you assist, entertain, and inform…in that order.
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Devil’s eggs? Fascinating links in a San Francisco classic
Go back to the Gold Rush, when eggs cost enough to kill for. Believe it or not, this high cost led to one of San Francisco’s classic dishes!
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Drawbridge, CA: A Ghost In Our Midst
Drawbridge, CA is a ghost town hiding in plain sight not far from San Francisco, and in the shadow of Silicon Valley.
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My #viewfromtheoffice: a photo essay
An essay of photos taken during (and slightly before and after) my bicycle tours over the Golden Gate Bridge and around San Francisco.