Bernal Heights Archives

Lit

Budding again at 30, classic ‘Golden Gate Gardening’ takes on new climate challenges

Joshua Rotter - September 18, 2023

Updated edition of vegetation sage Pam Peirce's manual adapts to a changing Bay Area with essential tips

Art

In Tanya Wischerath’s art, bold brushwork and a sparkling glorification of gender nonconformity

Mary Corbin - September 15, 2023

Painting, tattooing, and constantly creating, the quintessential SF artist expresses love for her queer community

Movies

Screen Grabs: Getting warm and fuzzy over ‘Terminator 2’ and ‘Aliens’

Dennis Harvey - September 6, 2023

Plus: Recalling the erotic thriller craze, creepy 'Good Boy,' terrifying 'Klondike,' cute 'Aristotle and Dante,' more

Movies

Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema celebrates 20 years of awe beneath the stars

Joshua Rotter - September 5, 2023

Hyperlocal film festival 'builds vibrant community and connects us to our shared humanity,' say cofounders

Featured

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The Agenda

A bit of Breed budget trickery, and the side of the housing story that the press missed

Tim Redmond - June 25, 2023

Plus: A measure that would allow massive demolitions of existing housing. That's The Agenda for June 25 to July 2

Art

In ‘Sobremesa,’ a chain of artists serves up china dumplings, doughy ducks, plum branches

Emily Wilson - March 6, 2023

Catharine Clark Gallery's tag-team show gives artists prompts to set their own table—with real food accompaniment.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Why 2023 is looking so tasty

Tamara Palmer - January 3, 2023

Promising restaurant openings, psychoactive edibles, and landmark shake-ups that may take effect this year

Housing

65-year-old cancer survivor is fighting Ellis Act eviction—for the second time

Sam Lew - May 17, 2022

Community rallies around 'flower lady' as Apple engineer seeks to throw her out of her home in Bernal Heights.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: He was much more than Frankenstein’s monster

Dennis Harvey - September 30, 2021

An affecting Boris Karloff doc. Plus: Bernal Heights Outdoor Cinema, Drunken Film Fest, 'Old Henry,' more new movies

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