Sam Whiting
Arts and Culture Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
Reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle for 33 years. Covers parks and historic preservation and enjoys writing obituaries
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sfchronicle.com | Sam Whiting
Bolinas resident Bruce Bowser, who serves on the town parking committee, walks along a stretch of Brighton Avenue where vehicles longer than 22 feet will be no longer be allowed to park overnight under new rules. Sam Whiting/S.F. ChronicleThe parking situation along Brighton Avenue in Bolinas, where residential permits will soon be required for overnight parking.
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sanluisobispo.com | Sam Whiting
May 25-Heroes Grove, the World War I monument hidden in a redwood grove in Golden Gate Park, has always been impossible to find. But everybody can find the Rose Garden next to it, and now Ken Maley, a non-veteran San Francisco parks devotee, has found a way to link the two attractions. Maley, who is 80 and lives across town on Telegraph Hill, arranged to have a one-ton granite boulder trucked in to the entrance to the Rose Garden at John F. Kennedy Drive.
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sfchronicle.com | Sam Whiting
Bruce and Kerry Grigson, visitors from Australia, look at the memorials honoring World War I’s fallen at Heroes Grove in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Sunday. New markers and carved boulders marking the location, including a QR code, have been installed in the area to make finding the grove easier for those in the area. Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S.F. ChronicleHeroes Grove, the World War I monument hidden in a redwood grove in Golden Gate Park, has always been impossible to find.
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2 weeks ago |
sanluisobispo.com | Sam Whiting
May 22-Weekend diners at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco walked in to the jazz stylings of Rob Reich either at the grand piano by the door, or strolling with his accordion - a timeless presence with a timeless sound. Reich, a versatile composer, bandleader and solo performer who could cover a full century of jazz styles, was booked through Memorial Day weekend at Zuni. But the piano will be silent, with an arrangement of flowers on top, and there will be no accordion standing by on the floor.
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flipboard.com | Sam Whiting
Free things to do in the Bay Area: Summer festivals, music and art eventsLooking for summertime fun but feeling strapped for cash? As luck would have it, there’s no need to bust the budget, as regular city-sponsored street …
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Thanks @SFPublicLibrary for the shoutout and to @patrickcombs for the delivery and to @jachristian for bringing it all together.
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