Julie Zigoris

San Francisco

SF enthusiast, author and journalist formerly @sfstandard. PhD Russian lit, cake lover, @Stanford fellow. Née Draskoczy. Current book project: Finding Lochakov.

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A Danish-helmed art oasis, perched in SF's Mission for over 30 years

1 week ago | missionlocal.org | Julie Zigoris

You don’t have to be a chess player to be intrigued by the sidewalk sign below the Rain Tulip Gallery, hinting at the combination of art and board games that await visitors who climb up three floors. Follow the golden and hot pink arrows, and the door opens to free coffee and tea and Jette Vakkala, a Danish artist who has been crafting whimsical art pieces—including handcrafted pieces for ancient board games—for more than 30 years.
The Secret Gardens Saving the World’s Rarest Plants

2 weeks ago | atlasobscura.com | Julie Zigoris

The entrance of the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley appears as one might expect—there’s meandering paths to discover flora and fauna, a plant store stocked with seedlings, wooden benches for taking in the aromas of honeysuckle and rose. Yet there’s a secret part to this garden, a locked area within a locked area, that doesn’t appear on any sign or visitor map. It’s the “cycad jail,” where some of the rarest plants in the world are kept.
SF's forgotten clothing empire is rising again

Mar 27, 2025 | sfgate.com | Julie Zigoris

Mary McPheely works in the nonprofit sector and lives in San Francisco, but she grew up in New York, where her fashion designer mother would take her on regular shopping jaunts to the Gap. “It was my favorite place to shop as a kid,” she said. But she moved away from the brand as a teen, when she perceived the styles to become more mom-ish. “As Gen Z would describe it — cheugy,” she said. She shifted to thrifting instead, which felt more sustainable and fun. But Gap didn’t disappear.
Inside the World’s Largest Two-Headed Calf Collection

Mar 19, 2025 | atlasobscura.com | Julie Zigoris

Henry S. Rosenthal stands beside the hand-painted curtain to his Two-Headed Calf MOOseum in San Francisco with an impish smile on his face. In the background, the low, guttural sounds of mooing emerge on a hidden speaker. On the wall hangs an image of the gestational cycle of polycephaly in cows. A former musician—Rosenthal helped initiate West Coast punk in 1977 as a drummer in the band Crime—he is no stranger to showmanship.
How the San Francisco Rare Book Fair Became a Refuge from the LA Wildfires

Mar 5, 2025 | lithub.com | Julie Zigoris

The weather at San Francisco’s Rare Book Fair the first weekend of February was the sort that Angelenos had been hoping for in the previous weeks: a light, constant drizzle. The rain didn’t keep literary treasure hunters away, and organizers reported the largest ever attendance with more than 2,500 people turning up over two days.
The Long and Thorny Battle for Green Space in Dogpatch

Feb 13, 2025 | altaonline.com | Julie Zigoris

Locals knew the renovation of Esprit Park, located in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, would be controversial, but no one anticipated the vandalism. In summer 2023, a San Francisco arborist examined five wilting poplar trees and found small man-made holes believed to contain toxins.
The Legacy Of Doris Price Will Not Be Forgotten

Jan 27, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Julie Zigoris

The Legacy Of Doris Price Will Not Be ForgottenDoris Price stares out from the 1965 photograph like a dare. It’s as if she already knows you’re going to forget her, despite her years of activism and the fact that she’s standing with Malcolm X at what would be his last public speech. In reproductions of the iconic photograph, Price is shaved off the end, even though she helped to coordinate the civil rights leader’s Feb.
The long and winding road to protect San Francisco's coolest museum

Nov 30, 2024 | sfgate.com | Julie Zigoris

One of San Francisco’s newest landmarks, No. 318, might also be its most unusual — a colorful museum operated in a private home nestled in the city’s leafy Balboa Terrace neighborhood. But the path to landmark status has not always been as sparkly as the fairies’ wings guiding tours through the experiential, unique Gregangelo Museum.
The Legacy Of Doris Price Will Not Be Forgotten

Nov 13, 2024 | msn.com | Julie Zigoris

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She Was An Outspoken Activist For Civil Rights. Then She Was Erased From History.

Nov 13, 2024 | huffpost.com | Julie Zigoris

Doris Price stares out from the 1965 photograph like a dare. It‚Äôs as if she already knows you‚Äôre going to forget her, despite her years of activism and the fact that she‚Äôs standing with Malcolm X at what would be his last public speech. In reproductions of the iconic photograph, Price is shaved off the end, even though she helped to coordinate the civil rights leader‚Äôs Feb. 16 appearance at the Corn Hill Methodist Church in Rochester, New York ‚ÄĒ just five days before he was assassinated.