Penny Welles

05/02/2019

Dizzying but interesting!

At the point where the Embarcadero meets SoMa, a newcomer has emerged in San Francisco's growing skyline. The 400-foot-tall high-rise with fanning windows looks like a Jenga tower that was carefully twisted. Located at 280 Spear St., the condo high-rise called MIRA is still under construction, but t...

05/02/2019

Fab event this week-end at the Marina, super fast sailing boats from around the world competing along with some handsome sailors. Ships Ahoy!

Remember the 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco? When Oracle Team USA came from way behind to beat Emirates Team New Zealand? High-tech sailboat racing is back on San Francisco Bay, only this time, it’s the fledgling SailGP racing league.

11/06/2015

This weekend is the final chance to check out SF Open Studios 40th Anniversary Art Span events. SF Open Studios is the oldest and largest open studios program in the country, featuring an annual, m...

11/06/2015

A plugged-in source delivers the latest designs for the proposed 435-foot-tall residential tower to rise on the northwest corner of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue, a prominent development previously dubbed “One Van Ness” but now known as One Oak. The latest renderings for Build Inc’s…

08/18/2015

How does the back-to-school season affect the real estate market? Not only is the cherry tree in the front yard in full bloom, but also home buyers are out in full force. Families with school-age children ideally want to get their kids settled into the preferred new school district early in the summ…

08/18/2015

This week, as a part of the festivities leading up to this year's Eat Drink SF event, burger chain Super Duper is teaming up with some well-known chefs to offer a daily specialty burger at the Kear...

06/26/2015

This Sunday is the Alice Summerthing 2015 concert, a free music event in Golden Gate Park. The 2015 artist lineup is Kelly Clarkson, Mat Kearney, Rachel Platten, and Elle King. Doors for the show o...

06/26/2015

If you missed the San Francisco City Hall Centennial Celebration last Friday, you're not out of luck! Thankfully there are several incredible videos out there showing the spectacular light show tha...

06/26/2015

This weekend is the 45th annual San Francisco Pride Parade, and the City is preparing to come alive with color, two dozen community-run stages, 300 exhibitors and two full days of celebration. The ...

06/24/2015

Get ready cat lovers, Hayes Valley will soon be opening San Francisco's very first cat cafe, KitTea. This Japanese tea house-styled cafe will double as a cat adoption lounge, modeled after similar ...

06/18/2015

This Friday, San Francisco's City Hall is going all out for the Centennial Celebration. The party will feature a Ferris wheel, live music of local musicians performing City hits from different eras...

06/03/2015

Many of San Francisco's music venues have become as iconic as the artists they've hosted. Here are some of the places where music history is made.ClassicsThe Fillmore, probably the city's best-known venue, was a cultural hub in the 1960s, launching the careers of legendary acts like The Grateful