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By Se n MartinfieldSentinel Editor and PublisherPhoto by Lynn ImanakaTHE LITTLE MERMAID steps in as a full-fledged Modern Classic. Marking its US premiere this past Saturday night at San Francisco Ballet, it is the supreme blending of Classical expe...

topics: artist, arts, ballet, castro, development

aggregated from: San Francisco Sentinel

San Francisco Planning Commissioner Christina Olague: Is it possible that she will demand that no future building in San Francisco be any taller than Aaron Peskinto protect our fowl population?It must be difficult to wake up and suddenly realize that...

topics: development, financial-district, san-francisco

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8 Hours of non-stop, genre-defying Music from the Bay Area's most innovative artistsAt Dance Mission Theater, San FranciscoSe n MartinfieldSentinel Editor and PublisherPhoto by Lynn ImanakaThe third annual SWITCHBOARD MUSIC FESTIVAL is an 8-hour, no...

topics: arts, ballet, bart, castro, development

aggregated from: Curbed SF

[ High rise, via Curbed SF Flickr photog Justin.Beck] Number crunching: sales dip, but prices are up [Housing Wire] Lennar wins Builder of Integrity award! In Maryland anyway [pitchengine] The pitfalls of renting to own [Forbes] Making skysc...

topics: development, housing

aggregated from: Curbed SF

[Top photo via Save the Harding, bottom via SF Citizen]As we hear tell of the Richmond's Alexandria Theater being used as a restroom for homeless people, SF Citizen takes a look inside the old Harding Theater. The building at 616 Divis has apparently...

topics: condos, development, richmond

aggregated from: Curbed SF

There are still more checkpoints to get through, but as we broke on the TwitterWire yesterday, 555 Washington's environmental impact report was certified after a stormy meeting at the Planning Commission. This is, if you'll recall, the second meeting...

topics: condo, developer, development

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Ballet by John Neumeier after Hans Christian AndersenSe n MartinfieldSentinel Editor and PublisherPhoto by Lynn ImanakaMaking its United States premiere this season, THE LITTLE MERMAID, by Hamburg Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer John Neumeie...

topics: arts, ballet, castro, development, fest

aggregated from: A Better Oakland

Oh, City Walk. I had such high hopes for you. I used to daydream about how nice you would look when you were all done as I gazed at your construction crane from the window by my cube in 555 12th St. I really thought your seven stories and two hundred...

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Se n MartinfieldSentinel Editor and PublisherPhoto by Lynn ImanakaThe San Francisco Symphony has announced the complete entertainment line-up for the 2010 Black White Ball on Saturday, May 22nd. Transforming San Francisco's War Memorial Performin...

topics: arts, arts-center, ballet, building-green, castro

aggregated from: A Better Oakland

Do me a favor, and imagine yourself standing on the east side of Lake Merritt, facing towards downtown. What do you see? What makes the vista before you special? What unique features of this place do you notice the most? What is the most striking asp...

topics: bart, oakland