Meet the ghosts hidden in the archives of San Francisco history.

Local families can enjoy a haunted house, trick-or-treating, live entertainers and more on the day before Halloween.

The shop has been a North Beach fixture since 1985, and Phillips has been working there for over a decade.

"It's such a relaxing environment," said artist Sirron Norris.

Beer, poetry and a music festival aboard a ship headline the days ahead around North Beach.

The SF Public Library has chosen "Beautiful Chaos," the memoir by A.C.T. artistic director Carey Perloff, as its annual citywide book pick.

We revisit our 2014 interview with Bill Del Monte, who passed away today, just shy of his 110th birthday.

Terrific Street, which previously caused a flap for its canned parrot display, aims to be a "community art clubhouse" for all.

The event's organizers hope to hold more poetry and spoken word events in North Beach in the future.

Fish created the product's packaging, as well as the oil's flavor.

From the 1970s to 1989, David de Alba was well-known around town for his impersonations of female icons at North Beach's Finocchio’s, and styling locals at his Potrero Hill salon.

This month's art walk will be busier than usual, thanks to the addition of two new galleries and the crowds in town for the Super Bowl.

Three "North Beach Legends" are being honored with new artwork around the neighborhood.

Watch disgruntled Muni passengers pry their way out of a stalled train, views of a Christmas made of 70 Barbie dolls and more.

Their planned location in the Castro is still in the works, and they'll be at the Castro Street Fair this weekend.

Ahead of her book signing tomorrow, the best-selling vampire novelist delves into her memories from 30 years in the Bay Area, how her experiences here helped shape her latest book and more.

From 11am and 3pm, artists will paint the bodies of nude models at the Ferry Building then parade down to Fisherman's Wharf.

In his new solo show, the longtime Market Street photographer highlights the rapid pace of change in the Mid-Market area.

They don't just live on Telegraph Hill—here's why Corona Heights and Noe Valley locals might be seeing more wild parrots of late.

Modern city-dwellers can step into the roaring '20s at the new interactive theater experience, featuring a bar, gambling, vaudeville, and more.

Just featured in a Gucci runway show, her tarot-inspired artwork will be on view starting Friday in the Lower Haight.

The Rock is in town this week to film the new season of his HBO football comedy.

The installations are intended to promote public safety and activate overlooked areas.

"San Francisco is going to eat this show up," says Scott Hayes, who portrays cannibal Hannibal Lecter.

This year’s parade featured a 268-foot golden dragon, Cirque du Soleil performers and, of course, firecrackers.

Since 2003, the museum has sought to preserve Beat Generation memorabilia, culture and community.

When the veteran restaurateur opened Sotto Mare in 2007, he helped start a culinary renaissance in North Beach.

A hub for artists for nearly half a century, the gallery and workspace occupies a beautiful pre-1906 building.

The 1987 piece at Broadway and Columbus was restored with help from the city and North Beach Neighbors.

A look back at the neighborhood jazz scene of half a century ago.

The singer initially landed in North Beach, but later moved to Haight-Ashbury.

Organizers hope this inaugural event will be the first of many to re-introduce neighbors and locals to an area that's had its challenges.

The festival will feature live entertainment, vendors, food, drinks and a pizza toss.

Bill Weber's iconic jazz mural is undergoing a massive restoration, thanks to recent funding and community assistance.

Written by Telegraph Hill resident Ernie Beyl, the new book profiles dozens of San Franciscans who gave the city its culture and charisma.

The festival runs all weekend on Grant and Pacific and will feature music, 200 vendors, the Dragon Parade, a dog talent and fashion show and more.

The new plaza will necessitate closing Vallejo between Columbus and Grant for three months, and some neighbors are displeased.

93 bands, marchers, vehicles, floats, dancers and equestrians—the largest number of entries ever—will be on hand to celebrate.

The window display has some fowl-friendly neighbors crying foul, but its creators say no harm to parrots was intended.

The secco frescoes on the second floor, closed to the public for decades, have been restored—as have the famed first-floor murals.

Neighbors have been asking for more details and outreach ever since a temporary closure of Vallejo Street was requested in early September.

Wine bar Belle Cora will host North Beach author Ernie Beyl at 7pm Wednesday. He'll read about the real Belle Cora—a famous parlor house madam—from new book Scenes from a North Beach Journal.

Remembering the work of North Beach sketch artist Stuart Jackson, killed earlier this month in a random attack.

Squeeze in some last minute light shows and decoration classes before kicking off a Christmas weekend filled with music and performances.

In July, we chatted with North Beach artist Jeremy Fish about skate culture, his new City Hall project, and his favorite neighborhood hotspots.

Tenderloin and Fillmore were given a break from the rules on New Year's Eve, with dancing and partying encouraged.

All are welcome at the free morning meditation group, affiliated with the SF Zen Center and held at the Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center.

Wilma Pang is hosting a class this Saturday on how to make the two dishes, which portend good luck and good fortune for the new year.

Why is San Francisco the only city to still operate cable cars? We dug into the history books to find out.

"The Comedy Club" examines Cobb's rebirth after a 2002 fire, and the struggle to keep comedy clubs open in a more corporate era.

From historical struggles to current-day patrons of the Chinatown YMCA, Rene Yung's new work takes on the Chinese-American immigrant experience.

You've heard about the CIA's Cold War-era LSD-fueled experiments, but did you know that one of the more depraved ongoing operations took place inside a Telegraph Hill house at 225 Chestnut St.?

"Chance," set in SF, has been picked up for two seasons by Hulu. It'll kick off its shoot with a major fight scene in Washington Square Park on Friday.

"The Barbary Coast," co-written and directed by Gibson, will tell the tale of the city's wild and nefarious beginnings.

Grab your flapper dress and Gatsby-era suit: Tickets for The Speakeasy, an immersive Prohibition-era theater experience, go on sale next month.

Decades before drag shows became ubiquitous, celebrities from Howard Hughes to Frank Sinatra watched female impersonators perform at this North Beach club.

Read the backstory behind an unusual mural and its mysterious moves throughout the decades.

It's no wonder Broadway is known for its abundance of strip clubs: topless entertainment got its start there in the mid-'60s.

The current strip club was once a proving ground, run by the iconoclastic Enrico Banducci, for up-and-coming talents such as Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Lenny Bruce and Peter Paul and Mary.

For nearly 60 years, the Purple Onion was a place for up-and-coming talent as diverse as Phyllis Diller, the Smothers Brothers and Maya Angelou.

The troupe, which did 13 shows a week during the 1960s, became a major influence on comedians ranging from John Belushi to Tina Fey.

With a collection that's outgrown its space, the Beat Museum is looking to purchase a new building in North Beach, and potentially add a Beat Cafe and Hotel.

The prolific street artist argues that landlords' disinterest in allowing murals on their buildings is a "terrible cultural issue" facing the city.

The festival reflects a recent boom in stand-up comedy in South Asia and its diaspora.

'Girlboss' will close several blocks in Russian Hill tomorrow for a stunt scene involving a broken-down car.

The former home of Conor Fennessy Antiques is now home to a gallery specializing in vintage and antique posters.

The Con Brio guitarist has lived in North Beach for nearly 8 years.

"Turn It Around: The Story Of East Bay Punk" was produced by Green Day, with many interviews shot in Jingletown.

The theatrical walking tour includes artists, performers and amateur historians.

The 2018 Chinese Lunar New Year Parade attracted an estimated 1.2 million celebrants.

Ernest Beyl is releasing a new book in time for his 90th birthday.

The installation lets viewers peek into the daily life of Haifa, more than 7,000 miles away.

The business bills itself as "the oldest continuous design house, production studio and gallery for modernist metal arts in the United States."

Coit Tower is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Forty years ago, progressive activists changed how supervisors got elected. The impacts are still being felt today, from social issues to the D3 race.

The author, activist and educator is City Lights' 61st Pocket Poet.

A host of events will celebrate the local literary legend, who's also releasing a new novel this month.

28 Barbary Lane is "more beautiful and magical than ever" in the SF-set series' first installment since 2001, says producer Alan Poul.

A new artist has taken up residency in North Beach, bringing with him a collection of colorful artwork.

NBC's new dramedy "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" is set in San Francisco, with some scenes filmed in North Beach.

The employee-owned art supply store is hosting a 50% off sale until it closes.

Reeves and the "Matrix" crew shot some SF scenes in broad daylight yesterday.

Big museums are likely to survive the crisis, but smaller ones without endowments are staring down a collapse in tourism.

McClure found notoriety as one of the five poets to read at the Six Gallery on Fillmore Street in 1955.

Weiss, who passed away on July 31, was dubbed the "goddess of the Beat Generation" by Herb Caen.

Legendary North Beach poet, publisher, and bookseller Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has died. He was 101 years of age. The beloved literary icon died peacefully in his San Francisco home surrounded by loved ones, "holding the hands of his son and his son’s girlfriend, 'as he took his last breath,'" his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti said on Tuesday.

A celebration of the life of San Francisco’s fourth poet laureate will wind through North Beach on Saturday, hitting several of his favorite haunts.

'Dear San Francisco: A High-Flying Love Story,' opened Tuesday night at Club Fugazi (678 Green Street), marking a new life for the venue that for 45 years was home to 'Beach Blanket Babylon.' 

The “Unthanksgiving” gathering at dawn on Alcatraz Island is back on, and boat tickets are still available, plus the ceremony will be streaming online.

North Beach resident and artist Jeremy Fish is excited about The Fish Tank, his new gallery and studio located at 1331 Grant Ave. But he’s even more thrilled to be part of the renaissance his beloved neighborhood is experiencing now that the worst of the pandemic — knock on wood — is behind us.  

After a two-year hiatus, San Francisco’s oldest street fair marked its sixty-sixth year by adding new attractions, such as performances by acrobats from "Dear San Francisco" at Club Fugazi, a professional chalk artist competition, and a pet adoption booth.

North Beach has deep counterculture roots. So maybe it's not surprising that an underground gallery and community art space dedicated to punk rock recently opened in a quiet alley off Grant Avenue.

Once a week, American Bites restaurant in North Beach transforms into an Argentinian tango club, or milonga — and, sorry, no jeans or sneakers allowed.

Once upon a time, there was a cabaret-style nightclub in San Francisco's North Beach that featured a cast of female impersonators. The place gained nationwide notoriety, and became a go-to destination for tourists, sailors, and celebrities alike.

North Beach strip club the Condor Club’s application for Legacy Business Status advanced Wednesday, but the SF Historic Preservation Commission told the club to do more legwork with regard to gender equity issues.

Long before the stretch of Broadway between Columbus and Montgomery was peppered with strip joints, it was home to some of the city’s most popular jazz clubs. With the opening of Keys Jazz Bistro last week, North Beach is once again poised to become a prime destination for jazz aficionados.

On the heels of a dressing-down from the SF Historic Preservation Commission, North Beach’s Condor Club was still awarded entry into SF’s Legacy Business Registry, 58 years after becoming the first topless dance club in the U.S.

Shake off the post-holiday blues with some high-energy fun courtesy of Club Fugazi’s latest production, “Ennio: The Living Paper Cartoon.”

Thanks to muralist Natalie Gabriel, Carol Doda, the iconic stripper who shimmied her way to international fame as a topless dancer in the 60s and 70s has returned to North Beach in a new mural at wine bar Bodega.

Presented by the nonprofit Noontime Concerts — a separate entity from the church — the hour-long performances happen every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

There was plenty of community pride in the air in North Beach this past weekend.

It’s hard to miss the new mural taking shape on the charred remains of the Verdi Building (659-1656 Union Street) in North Beach.

This Saturday, live music fans can groove to pop, reggae, jazz, rock and other genres during North Beach’s first All Day Music festival. Co-produced by nonprofits North Beach Neighbors and Next Village SF, the event will showcase 19 different artists performing at eight different venues sprinkled around North Beach. The fun starts at 10 a.m. and will continue until 11 p.m.

From North Beach to the Castro, the streets of San Francisco were extra lively this past weekend thanks to simultaneous free performances by some 100 drag queens and kings.