From the monthly archives: June 2007
The first farmers market in SF appeared in 1943 at Market and Duboce. In a story that reminds me of a particular film noir, it began as a way for farmers to subvert the predatory distributors, sell directly to [...]
Street entertainment is part of what makes cities so fantastic to live in, and to visit. I remember back-flips on the subway in Manhattan, and puppet shows on the Paris Metro; I distinctly recall the weird carnivalesque atmosphere of the Wharf here, as a kid, walking by motionless figures on pedestals who were [...]
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