Sponsored link
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Sponsored link

Join us for the Best of the Bay party this Thursday!

You're invited: Come toast the winners Thu/24, 6pm-8pm at the Stud bar in SoMa. Free!

You’re invited! Join 48 Hills editor Tim Redmond, publisher Marke B, and the winners of this year’s Best of the Bay for a FREE celebratory happy hour featuring a champagne toast, music, and nibbles—this Thu/24, 6pm-9pm at The Stud, 399 Ninth Street, SF. (Facebook invite here.)

Come out for this Bay Area tradition — 44 editions strong! — and toast the winners! Thanks for making the Bay Area the Best!

Marke B.
Marke B.
Marke Bieschke is the publisher and arts and culture editor of 48 Hills. He co-owns the Stud bar in SoMa. Reach him at marke (at) 48hills.org, follow @supermarke on Twitter.

48 Hills welcomes comments in the form of letters to the editor, which you can submit here. We also invite you to join the conversation on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Sponsored link

Sponsored link
Sponsored link

Latest

Under the Stars: Black Rave Culture locks in for the groove corrective

Plus: Cindy Blackman Santana bangs out the vibes, Pearl & the Oysters open their 'Monkey Mind,' Club DeLuxe reopens, more music

Communities are aligning to fight data centers: A report from rural Wisconsin

Across the political spectrum, people are organizing against Big Tech—and it could have national implications

She touched roses: From Book of Love to ‘Plants That Heal’ with Susan Ottaviano

As synth-pop queen prepares band debut's 40th anniversary tour, she pops into Omnivore Books with some natural wisdom.

OPINION: The danger of Stefani’s nuisance law for sex workers and people of color

AB 2001 allows city attorneys to weaponize past charges to seize property and shut down businesses

You might also likeRELATED