4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (591+ words) Without Venice, Claude Monet may have never become known for his iconic water lilies." Monet's wife Alice Monet suggested a trip to Venice, which would give her husband an opportunity to work on something other than the flower-dappled waters that…...

2+ week, 25+ min ago  (689+ words) Tenderloin Buzz" is a recurring update on changes, tidbits and other news from the Tenderloin. Got news? Send us tips at [email protected]. District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood announced on Feb. 19 a proposal to create a new Theater Arts District along Market…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (239+ words) Shortly before Cartagena moved with his family to Mexico, the Mexican government embarked on an ambitious plan to build hundreds of housing developments across the country. These new suburbs were meant to be affordable to Mexico's working class, but ultimately…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) It's possible to have a lifetime of exposure to the famed painter "douard Manet yet be largely unaware of the equally talented Berthe Morisot, the Impressionist painter intertwined with him from virtually every angle: as colleague, inspiration, model, customer " and…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (503+ words) You can see all the 16th Street posts'here. Federico and Anthony, both in their late 40s, looked like they had known each other forever. But really they had just met today, on the corner of 16th and Capp streets. They formed a San…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) Nearly a half-century after her death, writer and diarist Ana's Nin is taking over the Mission. While she may be more closely associated with Paris, New York and Los Angeles, Nin also lived in San Francisco in the late 1940s, when…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1292+ words) A museum show called "Everyday War" is probably a hard sell during a week when the president has sent 4,000 National Guard troops and at least 700 Marines to face off against Angelenos protesting ICE raids. But you might find a surprising…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago  (454+ words) Every dollar you give in June is doubled until we hit $85,000! About 65% of our revenue comes from individuals like you " help support a growing local newsroom today. Nickelsberg has spent decades in conflict zones. In El Salvador, during the early…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (222+ words) Every dollar you give in June is doubled until we hit $85,000! About 65% of our revenue comes from individuals like you " help support a growing local newsroom today. "Group f.64 was one of the few honest-to-goodness artistic movements to come out of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1783+ words) Founder/Executive Editor. I've been a Mission resident since 1998 and a professor emeritus at Berkeley's J-school since 2019 when I retired. I got my start in newspapers at the Albuquerque Tribune in the city where I was born and raised. Like…...