http://www.friscovista.com/news A Window on Northern California Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:36:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This photo of a view from Mt. Diablo in the East Bay comes from zevek's photostream. . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/15/photo-wednesday-mount-diablo/ More than one hundred examples of work by San Francisco artist Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch will be on sale at Tiny showcase at 7:30 EST, July 15. Via San Francisco Art & Design Lover. . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/14/maxwell-loren-holyoke-hirsch/ This week we've seen images of Market Street, Gough Street, Lombard Street, and Fell Street, all located in the same U.S. city. Which city? The answer is revealed after the jump Here's a close-up of the banners: . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/11/name-this-city-the-answer-revealed/ Okay, over the past few posts we've seen Market Street, Lombard Street, Gough Street, and now Fell Street. What's this city? Here's a bonus clue: The city we've been looking at features a Holocaust Memorial, located across from the U.S. Custom House on Gay Street. Answer in next post. . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/10/name-this-city-fell-street/ We've seen Market Street, Gough Street, and now Lombard Street. Where are we? . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/09/name-this-city-lombard-street/ Continuing the series started with the previous post. Where do we find this Gough Street? . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/08/name-this-city-gough-street/ Okay, a lot of cities have Market Streets. Stay tuned for a better clue . . . . http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/07/name-this-city-market-street/ Linking fourth . . . “Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” — Benjamin Franklin San Francisco Mission district murals : Ay candela! Portuguese influence on San Leandro : Bem-vindo China tourism to the city could double : ?? Free San ... http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/04/friday-fireworks/ What do these folks -- Randy Newman, Dave Brubeck, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, and Arturo Sandoval -- have in common? They are all part of the lineup for the 26th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The festival runs from October 3 through November 9, and tickets go on Sale July ... http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/07/01/jazz-in-the-city/ We stopped in a Lukas taproom and lounge in Oakland on a recent weekend afternoon. It's not a bad time to visit -- it wasn't too crowded. In the afternoon, you order from the bar. If you get the seafood platte (photo via Pieces & Bits) it comes on ice. ... http://www.friscovista.com/news/2008/06/30/lukas-in-the-afternoon/