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Dyke-bar time travel, Marke B.'s dirt-spilling new column, and Burning Man benefit season. Plus, we pick our favorite places to drink, Deborah Giattina gets in line at the under-21 club, Amanda Nowinski revisits the Endup, and so much more. In our summer-lovin' issue of Bars & Clubs

Dyke bar crawl
From North Beach to Cole Valley to the Mission and beyond — eight decades of girl bars and clubs.
By Laurie Koh

Where the party's at
In the housing projects, an ex-con offers wisdom — and haircuts.

Bars of summer
Let the noonday imbibing begin — our top 10 (or so) favorite places to booze away the longest days

Church for sale
As the Endup sits on the block, Amanda Nowinski offers some advice

The old-man bar
Kimberly Chun offers praise and crowns a winner

 

Secrets & lies!
Our new club column
By Marke B.

‘Party' tricks
B&C gets the lowdown from Camper English on club-life survival when you're cash-poor

Burner season
Local promoters, partyers, and DJs have transformed Burning Man — and in the process redefined SF’s club and underground dance scenes.
By Steven T. Jones

Forever under 21
Where's a real, live club kid to go at night? A look at the Bay Area's underage scene.
By Deborah Giattina

In This Issue

Kilo’s comeback
In the housing projects, an ex-con offers wisdom — and haircuts.
By A.C. Thompson

Learning about politics
Student leaders are standing up to the superintendent — and feeling the backlash
By Tali Woodward

Ackerman's weird conspiracy theory
By Tim Redmond

Good riddance
The controversial promotion of Justice Janice Rogers Brown could have a silver lining for California
By Brigid Gaffikin

Tiptoeing toward public power
Mirkarimi pushes compromise on community-choice aggregation
By Tim Kingston

The MBNA factor
Working Assets credit card customers who think they're helping progressive causes are also helping to fund Republicans and the rollback of consumer right
By Matthew Hirsch

After ‘Raich’
Politicians and the mass media say all is well, but local cops and the feds are stepping up their attacks on medical marijuana
By Ann Harrison

Neighborhood Business: A league of its own
The Albany Bowl celebrates a half century of Olympic proportions.

Neighborhood Business: Biztips
Openings, closings, and other life changes on the small-business scene.

Editorial: Don't help the feds

Editorial: Welcome, SFPO

Opinion: Safe medical pot
By Kamala D. Harris

Community Internet: Broadband as a Public Utility
From Freepress.net: Hundreds of cities and towns are launching Community Internet systems that promise universal, affordable access to high-speed broadband services.
Now telecom and cable lobbyists are pushing a federal bill that would outlaw Community Internet and municipal broadband everywhere.
Stop this disastrous bill. Send a letter to Congress now.

Journalists under fire
Press freedom alerts, journalists in high risk zones, digests from the frontlines of the free press around the globe, and links to national and international organizations working for press freedom

Freedom of information
Alerts, news and commentary on sunshine, open government and first amendment issues. This week from the California First Amendment Coalition: In an era when anyone with a computer and modem can publish information that reaches thousands, who is a "journalist"? The answer matters like never before.

 

 

San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Frameline 29 runs June 16–26 at the Castro Theatre, 429 Castro, SF; Roxie Cinema, 3117 16th St., SF; Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th St., SF; and Parkway Theater, 1834 Park, Oakl. For tickets (most shows $6–$9), go to Super Satellite, 474 Castro, SF; call (925) 866-9559, or visit www.frameline.org.

Film: Subculture clash
The Frameline fest's 29th incarnation gets tribal.

Film: High gloss-ary
A tiny guide to trends and types at this year's SF LGBT film fest.

Film: Quickies
Short takes on features at the 29th Frameline film fest

Film: Back in black
Stellar Batman Begins revives a fallen film franchise.

Film: Critic's Choice - ‘À Tout de Suite’
French girl, interrupted

Music: Mighty oceans
Well-read and back from the dead, the Go-Betweens opt for the lush life.

Music: Detroit Goth City
Blanche taps the gloomy power of country and blues.

Music: Critic's Choice - Jump ahead

Dance: Goode time
Last season's Grace upstages Joe Goode Performance Group's premiere, Hometown.

Theater: Shaky Shakespeare
Cal Shakes's erratic Othello still suits the moment.

Art: Critic's Choice - ‘A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose'

Stage: Critic's Choice - Right Brain Performancelab

See Hear - music DVD reviews

Script Doctor - film news

Local Live - show reviews

Grooves - record reviews

Local Grooves - record reviews

2nd Time Around - record reviews

The Mix


Dine review
Tarts afire
Cheap eats
Braveheart

The Food Snoop,

The Blender

 


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