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Meet the Independent Video Stores Making It in the Age of Netflix
There aren't many left, but the ones that have hung on are winning by specializing and moving into the events business.
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Urban Wonk
Lessons From a Reinvented Military Base
The story of how this urban asset was re-purposed holds truths for cities engaged in similar transformations.
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Greening Cities Through the Power of Public Urination
A team of San Francisco inventors view drunks and the homeless as reservoirs of golden fertilizer.
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Photos
There's Always Room for Jell-O Molded to Look Like San Francisco
Liz Hickok has created dozens of urban Jell-O landscapes.
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Videos
San Francisco Sure Looks Creepy Without Any People In It
Filmmaker Ross Ching explains how he managed to depict the Golden Gate Bridge with no traffic, among other famous locations.
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Uncover the Secret Oases of San Francisco
An iPhone app that maps downtown’s indoor parks, rooftop terraces, urban gardens, and bamboo forests.
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Videos
Huge Fireball in the Sky Shocks San Francisco
One witness said "it looked like we had seen the International Space Station come down."
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Yes, This Ad Is Offensive. But Free Speech Rides Public Transit, Too
Sometimes embracing free speech means sharing the subway with an ad that churns your stomach.
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Map of the Day: Where Water Bills Have Tripled
The cost of water has risen much more in some places than in others.
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A Cross-Country Crusade Against Pointless Bike Deaths
The creators of "Spoke" will ride from San Francisco to Orlando exploring the hazards of riding in the United States.
