March 11, 2008

Glass Act San Francisco

BellJar Opens

War, the climate crisis, adult acne. It’s all so depressing until you get to BellJar, ...

  Fashion

October 22, 2007

ReFormula One Online

ReFormSchoolRules.com

Etiquette rule No. 213: No object received as a present shall then be rewrapped in ...

  Culture, Artsy

March 2, 2007

Petal to the Metal San Francisco

Birch Flower Shop Opens

In this town, we’re well versed in the power of flowers. But wearing them in ...

  Fashion

June 16, 2006

Spring Cleaning San Francisco

Spring Home Store Opens

They say home is where the heart is. So it’s pretty essential that it’s in ...

  Polk Gulch, Fashion, Ecofriendly

January 10, 2006

House Hunting San Francisco

Aldea Home Store

You love to go poking around in other people’s apartments. Some have even gone so ...

  Mission, Fashion, Good for Gifts, Indie Designers

October 10, 2005

Petal Pusher San Francisco

Stem

In your book, “plan” is a four-letter word. So no wonder you find yourself in ...

  Culture

April 29, 2005

Eye Opener San Francisco

Wink SF Store

Your poor peepers. They spend ten hours a day staring at a computer screen. Here ...

  Fashion

April 18, 2005

Someday My Chintz Will Come Online

Cath Kidston Goes Online

When Americans do it, we call it shabby chic. When a Brit does it, it’s ...

  Culture

January 18, 2005

So Supple San Francisco

Supple Apothecary & Spa

For most, the mention of Berkeley conjures images of doobie-sparking, nasty-smelling, blissed-out hippies. That’s all ...

  North Berkeley, Beauty