Though a relatively new city, San Francisco has quite a history. And from the Presidio to the Condor Club to the seawall at Taverna Aventine, we love celebrating it.
But the most haunting (and often most impressionable) reminders are the stories of our demolished landmarks that exist only in memory, like the Yahoo sign and the Sutro Baths. Or, in local artist Dan McHale's case, the old Hamm's brewery with its enormous, three-dimensional sign -- a dazzling site of McHale's childhood that slipped into his imagination when it was closed in 1972. BLOG POSTS  | Olivia Ware: SF's Finest Bring Deviled Eggs, Crudo & Volcanic Punch to Taste of the Nation
Bay Area food culture sometimes consists of two teams butting heads: the innovators of nouveau flavors and techniques, and the ingredient purists. |  | George Heymont: Sending the Bard a Birthday Card
Not only have Shakespeare's works survived directorial updating and near-villainous tampering with the text, they are still taught in high schools and colleges around the world. What has changed is the wealth of teaching tools now available in the classroom and on the Internet. |  | Stefanie Penn Spear: Framing Judi Bari
In a time of tremendous disregard for the environment, the new documentary Who Bombed Judi Bari? shows how activists can take on the powers that be and win, though at a great cost. |  | Gene Marks: How to Profit From Your Hometown Baseball Team
How about a free item every time your home team wins a game? Or a 10 percent discount whenever there's a shutout? If you're bored, change the target every month. If your team starts losing, make it all about losing more. |  | John Merrow: But, Who Will Design the Robots?
Stressing the basics is no way to make sure that we will produce people to create the future. We need schools that encourage the imagination, that allow and support deep learning, and that fan the sparks of creativity -- not stomp out the fires. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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