Frisco Vista

Bay Nature magazine, to the surprise of many, has managed to stay afloat for several years now. They’ve even started broadcasting on public television stations. It shows how much the Bay Area values its natural setting (relevant to this recent issue and this recent issue, for example).

I do think their website would be better served if it had some content on its home page — a few paragraphs from a feature article, say — rather than just a bunch of links, arranged seemingly randomly.

The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society in putting together an encyclopedia of the city. Right now there isn’t much up, but if they follow through with this ambitious project it should end up being a helpful resource.

It’s too bad there’s no feed so that one could be alerted of new entries. Right now the only way to find new items, as far as I can see, would be to scroll through the alphabet — hardly a solution that will encourage return visits.

Someone has made a mashup that overlays free WiFi locations on a Google map of the city. I don’t know if it’s the most complete or accurate list, but the map function is convenient.

I just discovered this on-line resource.

Girlfriend Getaways offers tips for women on nightlife, restaurants, shopping, and siteseeing in San Francisco. The suggestions aren’t bad (nor are they brilliant), but what I don’t get is the women’s angle, since few of them are gender-issued. Ah, the mysteries of marketing.

Here are some links to Bay Area restaurants that have been showing up lately:

• Marin Dining Guide
• Chowhound Late Night SF Dining Suggestions
• Edible San Francisco
• Menu Pages SF Restaurants Guide
• Yelp San Francisco Restaurants
• Savory San Francisco Restaurant Guide
• TastyR SF Restaurant Reviews
• Citysearch on SF Restaurants
• Vegetarian Ooptions from Daveola

Does anyone use any of these sites? Are there others you would recommend?