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    Bastille Day Fête du Marché 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall

    Bastille Day Fête du Marché 2025 at Rockridge Market Hall

    Berets and French fare were de rigueur at Rockridge Market Hall on July 12, 2025, for the 8th annual Bastille Day celebration (ahead of the actual holiday that falls on…

    Catch This: AI and the Art of Cocktail Creation

    Catch This: AI and the Art of Cocktail Creation

    By Dina Novar– In the sea of industrial clean-lined restaurants popping up in SF—those sterile spaces with exposed concrete, minimalist plants, and all the warmth of a tech office—Catch French…

    Resist, Celebrate, and Advance—Together With Pride

    Resist, Celebrate, and Advance—Together With Pride

    By Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis– The setting could not have been more iconic: the foot of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King had proclaimed…

    Queer Joy Is Resistance: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Ever

    Queer Joy Is Resistance: Why Showing Up Matters More Than Ever

    By Suzanne Ford– As we mark the 55th anniversary of San Francisco Pride, I want to extend a heartfelt welcome to our entire LGBTQ+ community—and to our allies, friends, and chosen…

    At the Center of It All: The Heart of The Movement

    At the Center of It All: The Heart of The Movement

    By Mark Leno– As a founding member of The SF LGBT Center, I’ve had the honor of watching this organization grow from a bold dream into a firmly established beacon…

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    Pouring Pride: A Cocktail of Trans Joy

    By Dina Novarr– In the heart of San Francisco’s vibrant nightlife scene, behind the bar where rainbow lights dance across bottles that cost more than most people’s shirts, Sabatino stirs…

    New Places, New Spaces

    New Places, New Spaces

    By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– You can feel it in the air. There’s a renewed energy in San Francisco: new ideas, new businesses, and best of all, some new…

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    San Francisco Bay Times Columnist Leslie Sbrocco Celebrates 20 Years of Check, Please! Bay Area

    One of the most well-attended events in the history of the San Francisco Design Center Galleria took place on June 9, 2025, when nearly 1000 guests enjoyed this year’s Taste…

    Whistles, Wins, and Women’s Sports Bars: My June Sports Roundup

    Whistles, Wins, and Women’s Sports Bars: My June Sports Roundup

    By Beth Schnitzer– Honoring a Legacy: The Bette S. Schnitzer Endowed Scholarship This June marked my second journey back to Union Catholic High School in New Jersey to present the…

    San Francisco Opera Will Present Inaugural Pride Concert on June 27, 2025

    San Francisco Opera Will Present Inaugural Pride Concert on June 27, 2025

    Coinciding with San Francisco’s annual Pride Weekend, San Francisco Opera will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with a special Pride Concert featuring immersive projections and a post-show dance party on Friday,…