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  • I know it's been discussed before, but the whole Taco truck in the mission dynamic has always fascinated me. I firmly believe that the best burrito is from a truck...surrounded by crackheads and prostitues
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  • Do look down: some of the most interesting outsider art and rhetoric is on the ground...sidewalks, door entries, the outline of the barbary coast. It might be interesting to share the richness we walk on everyday.
    Suggested by Robert S
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  • 'Medicinal' Marijuana. Pot clubs are fairly unique to our area and the SF clubs seeem to range from hip-hoppery to classy joints. it might be a fun study to share the ins and outs of top pot clubs...assuming the story would ever get finished.
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  • I'm looking for inspiration on how best to explore Chinatown. What's off the beaten track?
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  • I would love it if you could help find the best "hole in a wall" type restaurants
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  • I had a panic attack when I saw that X21 on Valencia had closed down. Where else can I find unique home furnishings (or whatever you call their wares)?
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  • the lives of SF Graffiti Artists or at least the stories behind the murals (see the one on Langston)
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  • It seems like a lot of people out there (like me) still have a thirst for recess and kid games. I played in a dodgeball and kickball league over the past few years. Now I am hearing about skeeball for the first time from "The Bold Italic." It leaves me
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  • San Francisco is an amazing vertical city. I'd like to something about the hidden and not so hidden rooftops/vistas of this city. I mean, did you know that it's possible (or not) to go to the top of one of the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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  • I've been impressed with the many beautiful churches scattered throughout the city. Especially their cinematic lighting at night.
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  • The Dolphin club & South End Rowing club.
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  • Story on the life and work of Jordan Belson, experimental bay area filmmaker under recognized for 6 decades of pioneering work.
    Suggested by burazer
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  • Open air dining. There are a number of backyard terraces, alleyway cafes, rooftops eateries, etc. They are can be surprising, somewhat hidden, and often sublime. Would be great to do an exploration of the high and low.
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  • I would love to know if about great places for live jazz
    Suggested by Btwice
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  • A story of some of the long term merchants in Japantown - they have very interesting, long time-line stories. To see this community carry traditions in a neighborhood - despite systemic adversity from the city and government - is inspiring...
    Suggested by Jamie W
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  • Gastro pubs.
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  • Where is it happening in this fine city on a Sunday night? Need to know for those occasional no work Mondays.
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  • I'd like to know the very best cafes for latte and the barista back stories
    Suggested by Gordon B
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  • SF's steampunk scene and culture
    Suggested by Sonya Y
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  • The various comic book stores around the city and their backstories
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  • What's going on w/t/"up & coming" Dogpatch? More trendy restaurants are opening but has real estate dev stalled due to t/bad economy?
    Suggested by Sonya Y
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  • It seems most people in San Francisco aren't originally from here. How about a story on the "townies"?
    Suggested by Madelin W
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  • Dogcare and boarding are SO popular in SF ... highlight those by area of the city!
    Suggested by Bruce H
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  • Chocolate rules - how many chocolate suppliers exist in the city?
    Suggested by Bruce H
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  • Microhood: 22nd St., from 3rd St to Minnesota St. (Dogpatch)
    Suggested by Sonya Y
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  • San Francisco isn't as awake as say, New York at 2 am. But there has to be stuff to do late at night. How about a story on such places?
    Suggested by Sharmila
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  • creole/southern food in the bay area
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  • This Isn't Your Father's Inner Sunset: A story about how a neighborhood is changing, and people are getting to know each other. No really!
    Suggested by njudah
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  • Is it possible to find pieces of Brazil in SF?
    Suggested by Btwice
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  • I have always found that cab drivers see the real city. What about some cabbie stories? Maybe a ride along?
    Suggested by Btwice
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  • How about tips for cooking for 1-2 people while saving money, food and time.
    Suggested by Erik G
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  • ramens! best ramen places, new ramen places, late-night ramen places...anything ramen!
    Suggested by sikanna
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  • Japanese Curry! Who's got the best Japanese curry in town?
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  • Please do a story on Frank "7 Galaxies" Chu...he's a local institution!
    Suggested by intothefuzz
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  • The curiosity shoppe
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  • independent record stores that are not amoeba. i.e. 1 2 3 4 go in oakland!
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  • Hot Dog Hall of Fame. Gimme your thoughts on the best Bay Area Wieners.
    Suggested by D N
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  • Great independent movie theaters of SF (Balboa, Red Vic) ~ and assess concessions!
    Suggested by Christine T
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  • On the DL restaurant/bar offerings i.e. dishes off the menu and crazy happy hours
    Suggested by Katrina Y
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  • Hidden FiDi lunch spots that haven't been overrun by the work crowd
    Suggested by Katrina Y
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  • Letterpress! Hello!Lucky, Pancake & Franks, Center for the Book -- this is clearly a pressing issue. Do it!
    Suggested by AlexandraFrances
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  • How about the skinny on a few local start-ups. Feed my inner geek.
    Suggested by Btwice
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  • How 'bout investigating short term apartment rentals as less expensive hotel alternatives? Scammers have scared me off the hunt.
    Suggested by carlaconaway
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  • Does San Francisco have an experimental music scene? If so, where is it and who is a part of it?
    Suggested by kateepatterson
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  • Best running routes in San Franicso, trails or urban? Best running clubs? I'd love to hear about them.
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  • Best place for Chinese dumplings? I'm obsessed.
    Suggested by sarafaith
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  • Love it or hate it, we all know SF is as empty as Paris Hilton's head during Burning Man. What to do, what to do?
    Suggested by pamelajones99
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  • How many brewery tours exist in San Francisco? Can you finish them all in one week?
    Suggested by forYoungModerns
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  • Eating Gluten Free in San Francisco. Need it. Want it. Especially things like fried chicken, breakfast stuff, noodles, etc.
    Suggested by Sarah T
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  • Where are the kebab shops in this city? Kebabs are right there in late night drunk belly filler + hangover preventer cuisine.
    Suggested by Hoi
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  • Performance art in SF. FACT/SF, The Stud, CounterPULSE's latest artists residency, The Off Center...what is making it change so fast?
    Suggested by Lily T
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  • List of all the free movie in the park events and how they differ ie. doloros is more social etc. may have to write this next summer.
    Suggested by SherryJoon
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  • Best place for late night pizza in each neighborhood.
    Suggested by SherryJoon
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  • Two words: lawn bowling.
    Suggested by Marc E
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  • Body Surfing. Where The City Singles Meet.
    Suggested by D N
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  • How the top of Buena Vista Heights manages to continue as an unofficial outdoor sex club at night...and what that scene is like.
    Suggested by SusieByTheBay
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  • Violence avoided due to negotiation and mediation (a nonprofit called Community Boards is training the police to do this).
    Suggested by SusieByTheBay
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  • A review of neighborhood restos; those gems that have stood the test of time like La Ciccia in Noe and S Park Cafe in SOMA.
    Suggested by maiacybelle
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  • Write about SF's vibrant independent, experimental film scene from the 60s to present including SF Cinematheque and Canyon Cinema.
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  • Aunt Charlie's Lounge
    Suggested by Rosanna Y
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  • best bbq joints in SF.
    Suggested by margaret1989
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  • Who are the hottest performance artists and choreographers in San Francisco?
    Suggested by Estar
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  • Where do freelancers work when they decide they're tired of sitting at Ritual all day?
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  • A GIANT list of places that are open late or 24 hours.
    Suggested by Helen I
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  • A list of Bay Area cafe/restaurant/bar/whatever options that have fireplaces.
    Suggested by JenniOlsonSF
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  • Rock climbing & climbing culture in the city.
    Suggested by Sonya Y
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  • A study of one block of the city, hopefully an interesting block.
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  • Where are the best doughnuts in SF, and where can I get them all night long?
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • SF eyewear.
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • The amateur art scene. Where can I learn to make pictures, pots, and other objets d'art?
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • A profile of an SF block that is a staircase, such as Harry Street or Vulcan.
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • A story about Velvet da Vinci, a gallery for local jewelry artists.
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • I challenge someone to master jumproping with the SFC Double Dutch. Or, try out Acrosports Circus School!
    Suggested by Jen C
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  • Anthromunipology: Each month ride a Muni line from one end to the other, profiling drivers, passengers, and neighborhoods.
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • Where are the best galleries and art spaces to buy terrific art in the City and how would one go about doing that?
    Suggested by Aimee L
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  • Who is Charles Slender and what is FACT/SF?
    Suggested by Lily T
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  • SF Food Adventure Club has culinary adventures benign to controversial. A no-spectators policy is enforced: if you attend, you partake.
    Suggested by Michael D
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  • Explore all the food trucks of the city!
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  • Earthquake cottages: The history and current locations
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  • Where can I get handmade shoes and hand tailored clothes in San Francisco?
    Suggested by Estar
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  • So many indie art legends live in SF.Where are they now, what are they doing? (ex. George Kuchar!)
    Suggested by Estar
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  • Do a Backstory on Al's Attire.
    Suggested by SFGooner
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  • Kid-friendly & cool: are they mutually exclusive or do places exist where parents can unapologetically grab a drink with kids in tow?
    Suggested by nottoolongago
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  • Backstory on Park Circa and parking spot sharing in the city
    Suggested by elaine
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  • Pool Halls and hidden tables in the city. Where to learn to play or perfect your skills.
    Suggested by Allison M
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  • Bars and their jukeboxes. Which place has the best song selection to drunkenly sing along to?
    Suggested by lesliepants
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  • SF has a ton of active pool leagues,(including a very gay friendly one) which form a really strong community - feature them
    Suggested by amySF
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  • Lemonade Love - Finding the best exotic or classic lemonades in the city and the best places to enjoy them on a hot day.
    Suggested by Allison M
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  • abandoned places (concert halls / cinemas / public pools) in San Francisco?
    Suggested by Ange L
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  • How to live a country music song without ever leaving San Francisco, or , the City's Hidden Honky Tonks.
    Suggested by oceanbeach4243
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  • Where's the love for Filipino food in San Francisco?
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  • The best places for German food and brews in San Francisco
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  • What's up with the disc golf course in Golden Gate Park? Open? Cheap? Fun?
    Suggested by Marc E
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  • Neighborhood Swap. People rarely leave their hood...so make them. Put a missionite in the richmond (and vice versa) and see what happens.
    Suggested by Sadia H
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  • Would love to have a casual dinner with the line cooks/sous chefs at High Profile fine dining restaurants. See how the dudes let loose...
    Suggested by Eve C
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  • Profiles of international import stores/groceries.
    Suggested by Laureilly1990
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  • A bombastic photo essay on local Magic shops would be a feast!
    Suggested by John P
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  • The SF motorcycle scene.
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  • San Francisco's Sober Scene
    Suggested by Joanna R
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  • A list of things to do in the bay area that every San Franciscan should do at least once while living here.
    Suggested by cindycated
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  • The IT'S-IT Ice Cream story. Damn those things are an SF gem. My favorite thing to get at corner stores!
    Suggested by Tina H
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  • Regulars to the upper deck at Giants games recognize the "masked man" running and cheering on the home team. Whats the story behind the man?
    Suggested by Natalie N
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  • Once Upon A Time: Find a SF elder who can tell the story of how a local treasure came to be: "i remember when zeitgeist only had one bench"
    Suggested by Sadia H
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  • Do a story on the Pianobike Guy: http://www.stfrankenstein.com/
    Suggested by OMalley
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  • Street Musician Stories: Who are these impressive performers, how did they get their talent, and why are muni stations are their stages?
    Suggested by Sadia H
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  • Collaborative Consumption: All the different ways you can rent out the stuff you own or vice versa from your neighbors.
    Suggested by Myla A
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  • Best poetry reading series! There are so many - find the ones that give the best consumer-experience - seating, drinks, parking, etc.
    Suggested by MH
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  • The San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club in GGP. You haven't lived until you've taken one of their free lessons.
    Suggested by Sean K
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  • Graphic Design studios in the Bay Area!
    Suggested by HannahChristian
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  • Photo essay of the hopelessly hipster outfits of St Francis Fountain waitstaff.
    Suggested by Emily H
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  • Photo-Essay of San Francisco Dads
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  • Tour the spooky and deserted old Pac Bell building on Montgomery. Better yet... a late night flashlight tour?
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  • City Sanctuaries. Places hidden or otherwise to escape the crowed and get some urban refuge.
    Suggested by Nicho
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  • It's gettin' hot in here. All the bars with fireplaces to snuggle with a sweetie on those cold SUMMER nights.
    Suggested by Myla A
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  • San Francisco Harbor Happenings. Ways to enjoy one of the most spectacular Harbors in the world.
    Suggested by Nicho
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  • What innovations in the reclaimation of public space is happening in the Bay Area? I've seen the parklets, I want more. What is next?
    Suggested by Estar
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  • Profile after hour lives of kitchen workers who are the backbone to the city's eating establishments.
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  • How GK Callahan, friends and the community are joining forces to turn a vacant lot into a community art garden. http://tiny.cc/4f09e
    Suggested by Erin K
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  • Great things for the 18+ crowd to do. It's not our fault we were born a few years too late..
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  • It's Folsom, and you think taking a cab or Muni wearing full bondage gear will be awkward. Profile Homobiles Queer Car Service.
    Suggested by Myla A
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  • Please write up this fantastic local artist: John Zaklikowski; http://www.johnzaklikowski.com/Images--Assemblages.html
    Suggested by Micahari
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  • Do a profile on the designers of all these new parklets in the city!
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  • A profile on some interesting old houses which have been renovated lots of times to create multiple flats.
    Suggested by Heythere
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  • Jill over at Slainte Bags.
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  • Jeremy Shaw, creator of the Mission Farmers Market, and the beautification project on Bartlett St. that he is working on,
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  • Slow Food/Sunday Dinners? Who's doing them? How do we find out about more of them?
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  • The Tablehopper!
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  • Renting apartments in 2011 is difficult. Great credit is needed. How to navigate around this even with great jobs??
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  • Day trips/adventures outside of San Francisco - where to go? what to do?
    Suggested by Morgan M
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  • Best sports bars
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  • Create a clip book app for iPhone and Droid?
    Suggested by Alexis K
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  • Restaurants with the best homemade salsas/dipping sauces/condiments. I like Cancun's burrito but I LOVE their salsa verde.
    Suggested by Mark B
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  • Video profile on local legend skate photographer, Joe Brook.
    Suggested by Michael B
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  • strictly iPhone photographers
    Suggested by allisonsf
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  • Profile the guy on Haight b/w Pierce + Scott who fixes up vintage Porsches in his basement garage.
    Suggested by Askdzign
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  • Story about pot clubs with the most environmentally sustainable weed
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  • Make Mixtape Mondays into Spotify/Rdio/Mog playlists
    Suggested by Alexis K
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  • story about Make Hang gallery/studio in North Beach- where anyone can go drink free tea with strangers, make textile sculptures and hang em!
    Suggested by makehang
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  • What's the story with all the colored dots next to the drains?
    Suggested by Russell W
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  • An Insider's Guide to SF Startups: How to Survive and How to Get the Fuck Out
    Suggested by reneeisokay
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  • Profile on Alan Black, Edinburgh Castle Pub night manager, author, and local footie scribe writing SF Chron's new weekly print soccer column
    Suggested by BayAreaGooners
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  • Investigate the critical/political/cultural/ridiculous views held about San Francisco by those who live elsewhere.
    Suggested by pburnes
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  • Profile Treasure Island. It's wacky out here, and it is San Francisco.
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  • Land of the STOLEN BIKES: Follow a stolen bike equipped with a new "BIKE GPS SYSTEM" to it's final destination.
    Suggested by Dallas
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  • Profile on M.G. Crisci-- An author of six works of literature based on true stories and life experiences. http://mgcrisci.com/
    Suggested by Erin K
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  • Do another "British Invasion"- style piece for French stuff. SF loves Francophiles and vice versa!
    Suggested by Allison D
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  • An exposé on super-niche markets, ie massage supplies, kinky coffee shop, or custom fishtanks...
    Suggested by Magicpixel
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  • Best legit, authentic Chinese food places in the city. No fusion!
    Suggested by sheyrenee
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  • The life and times of the infamous Frank Chu (the guy who walks around with the 12 Galaxies sign)
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  • Best places to go to nurture your green thumb (like my fave, Flora Grubb)
    Suggested by sheyrenee
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  • The last remaining bookstores in the city....let's work to keep them in business
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  • The best places to go before a Giants game, and after.
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  • Adobe Books in Mission is closing. A story on what they've contributed to the community over the years.
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