Monday, December 20, 2010

Butchers


Called around for the best deal on Prime Rib for a holiday dinner. Came up with a list of local butchers; not including those in supermarkets and small grocery stores:

1. Drewes Brothers Meats, 1706 Church Street in Noe Valley
2. Avedano's Holly Park Market, 235 Cortland Avenue in Bernal Heights
3. Guerra Quality Meats, 490 Taraval Street in the Parkside
4. San Francisco Meats and Deli, 1330 Ocean Avenue in Ingelside
5. Canyon Market, 2815 Diamond Street in Glen Park
6. Mission Market, 2590 Mission Street in the Mission
7. Belmar-La Gallinita Meat Market, 2989 24th Street (at Harrison) in the Mission
8. Bi-Rite Market, 3639 18th Street in the Mission
9. Good Life Grocery, 448 Cortland in Bernal Heights and 1524 20th Street in Potrero Hill
10. Lucca Ravioli, 1100 Valencia Street in the Mission
11. Fatted Calf, 320 Fell Street in Hayes Valley
12. Falletti Foods, 308 Broderick Street in the Panhandle
13. Lo-Cost Meat Market, 498 Haight Street in the Haight
14. Little City Market, 1400 Stockton Street in North Beach
15. Prather Ranch Meat Company, 1 Ferry Buildling
16. Golden Gate Meat Company, 1 Ferry Building
17. Bryan's Quality Meats, 3473 California Street in Laurel Heights
18. Antonelli's, 3585 California Street in Laurel Heights (inside Cal-Mart)
19. Marina Meats, 2395 Chestnut Street in the Marina 

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Cool SF Slides

After 20+ years of living here, San Francisco is still full of surprises. Through my children I have re-discovered the pure joy in going down a slide, and in these cases, some long and gnarly concrete ones.


Concrete Slides:
1. Seward Street Slides, Seward & Douglass in the Castro
2. Children's Playground in Golden Gate Park
3. Douglass Park, Douglass and 25th Street in Noe Valley
4. Mountain Lake Park, 11th Avenue and Lake Street on the edge of the Presidio
5. Glen Canyon Recreation Center, Bosworth and Elk Streets in Glen Park
6. Hilltop Park, Whitney Young Circle and Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview


Plain Wacky and Fun:
7. Yerba Buena Gardens Children's Playground, 4th and Mission Streets in SOMA
8. AT&T Park Coca Cola Fan Lot
9. 24th Street Mini Park, 24th and York Streets in the Mission
10. Bernal Heights Mini Park, Esmeralda and Winfield Streets
11. San Francisco Zoo

SF Labyrinths

I'll leave it to the experts to describe what a labyrinth is but all I can say is, I never refuse a labyrinth when I see one. There are some famous ones in San Francisco, and there are some that I just happened to bump into during walks with my kids and my dog.


Searching for labyrinths is a great kid-friendly activity. They're all over the place as you can see in this Worldwide Labyrinth Locator.


The Famous Ones:
1. Land's End (Miles Rock Beach, directions)
Photo by Tim Valderrama
2. Grace Cathedral (indoor and outdoor), (at Taylor and Sacramento)
3. Noe Valley Ministry (Sanchez and 23rd Street)
4. Scott Street Labyrinth in Duboce Park (next to the Harvey Milk Center)
5. University of San Francisco Harney Plaza (Parker and Golden Gate Avenues)
6. California Pacific Medical Center's Labyrinth Garden (at Sacramento and Cherry)


Hidden Gems:
1. Bernal Heights Park, Bernal Heights Boulevard (at the southern entrance to the park)

2. McLaren Park, 266 John Shelley Drive (about 100 feet up a dirt path from the road, on top of a small hill)
3. Potrero del Sol Park, San Bruno Avenue entrance (in the southern part of the park, a painted labyrinth, but a great way to pass the time while waiting for your skateboarder)







Far, Far Away (just for fun):

The Dragon Labyrinth
Photo by Eccentric Jeff

Monday, September 27, 2010

Rec Swimming Hours at SF Public Pools (sorted by facility)

The city's public pools are open to the public during the hours below;
$5 per adult, $1 per youth 17 and below.


BALBOA COMMUNITY POOL
51 Havelock and San Jose, (415) 337-4701
Mondays-Fridays 3pm-4pm, Saturdays 1:30pm-3:15pm
COFFMAN COMMUNITY POOL
1700 Visitacion Avenue at Hahn, (415) 337-9085 
Tuesdays 3pm-4pm, Wednesdays-Thursdays 2:30pm-4pm,
Fridays 2:30pm-3:45pm, Saturdays 1:30pm-3pm
GARFIELD COMMUNITY POOL
1271 Treat Avenue at 25th Street, (415) 695-5001 
Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30pm-5:30pm, 
Fridays 5pm-6:45pm, Saturdays 12:45pm-2:15pm
HAMILTON COMMUNITY POOL
1900 Geary Boulevard at Steiner, (415) 292-2008
Wednesdays-Fridays 2:45pm-3:45pm, Saturdays 1pm-3:15pm
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. POOL
5701 3rd Street at Carroll, (415) 822-2807
Tuesdays-Fridays 3pm-4pm, Saturdays 1pm-2:30pm, Sundays Noon-1:30pm
MISSION COMMUNITY POOL
19th Street and Linda, (415) 641-2841
Tuesdays-Fridays 4pm-5pm, Saturdays 1pm-2pm
NORTH BEACH COMMUNITY POOL
650 Lombard at Powell, (415) 391-0407
Tuesdays 3pm-4:30pm, Wednesdays 2:30pm-3:30pm,
Thursdays-Fridays 2:30pm-4:30pm, Fridays 6:15pm-7:15pm,
Saturdays 1:30pm-3:15pm
ROSSI COMMUNITY POOL
600 Arguello at Anza, (415) 666-7014
Wednesdays and Fridays 2:45pm-3:45pm, Saturdays 1:30pm-3pm
SAVA COMMUNITY POOL
19th Avenue and Wawona, (415) 661-6327
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 2:30pm-3:30pm
Fridays 7pm-8pm, Saturdays 12:30pm-2pm

And another great public pool very close to the city:
BRISBANE COMMUNITY POOL
2 Solano Street, Brisbane, (415) 657-4321
Mondays-Fridays 4pm-7pm, Saturdays-Sundays Noon-5pm
$7 per adult, $3 per youth 17 and below