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History of San Francisco Streets

I was catching up on The Bold Italic and read about History of San Francisco Streets, a digital map project that offers a little bit of history on some of the streets that I travel daily. I had no idea, for example, that Gough Street was named after a local milkman, or that Guerrero was a prominent figure in Yerba Buena (as the city was known during Mexican rule) and was murdered in 1851 on Mission Street by a man on horseback who struck him with a slingshot. Something to think about the next time I’m waiting in line at Tartine!

sf pre earthquake(image of downtown SF via Daily Mail)

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Convert Travel Event this Saturday!

If you’re in the East Bay this weekend, come join us at Convert Saturday, May 18th from 1-4! One of our favorite people, the super cool Katie Cornell (who also happens to be the Events Editor at Via Magazine and What’s In Store Editor at DiabloMag.com) will be hosting. We can’t wait to sip cocktails with her and find the perfect eco-friendly outfit! And while I don’t have any vacations booked yet, but I can definitely pretend with one of these!

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Austin!

I just booked my first trip to Austin for the end of April and can’t wait for hot weather, lots of live music, and great food. The promise of citywide breakfast tacos sold me, but now that I’ve started my research I don’t know how I’ll be able to cram all the places I want to eat and things I want to do into four days. Papi Tino’s and Elizabeth Street Cafe are definitely on the list so far – do you have any favorite spots in Austin? Any must-do activities?

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Ramen!

Growing up living next door to my Japanese grandmother, ramen was a staple in my childhood diet. So you can imagine my excitement as I’ve seen the ramen craze catch on {with a bunch of great ramen houses popping up in the bay area!}. Earlier this week I finally stopped by Ramen Shop in Oakland, and somewhere between the jams {90′s hip hop} and the spicy miso broth, I fell in love. Can’t wait to go back! Do you have a favorite spot you care to share??

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Cake decorating heaven!

Have you seen the Elle Fanning story in the spring 2013 fashion issue of New York magazine??  {Watch the video here.}  Will Cotton shot her in key fashion looks with accessories created from icing and candy at Duff’s Cakemix in LA.  Always a sucker {no pun intended!} for sweets and cake decorating, I can guarantee my next trip to LA will include a stop here.  Heaven, no??

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La Nouvelle-Orléan

Over the winter holiday, my boyfriend and I went to New Orleans for the first time and fell in love immediately. From  Cochon {out-of-this-world-good-food} to the commanding plantations and tradition of the Garden District and French Quarter- I loved, loved, loved it all. All I know is that I must go back– and often! Have you been to New Orleans?? What do you love??

{original Oak Alley Plantation image from here}

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Welcome to oakland…

Off the Grid!  Hooray!  Seriously, what has taken you so long?  Everyone knows Oakland is a haven for food lovers. Starting Friday, January 25th, and continuing every Friday after that, Off the Grid will be happening outside of the Oakland Museum of California from 5 to 9 PM.  {If you haven’t checked out this museum yet, you need to.}

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Mouse Castle!

What are the holidays without amazing store windows?  You certainly don’t have to go to NYC for over-the-top, magical Christmas displays.  Our client Castle in The Air on Berkeley’s 4th Street does it RIGHT.  Check out the entire store and their ‘mouse castle’ here on Honestly WTF today, which includes over 30 handmade mice {nice way to recycle a vintage fur coat, right?} each dressed as characters and an unbelievably charming structure composed of vintage and found objects.  Created by resident artists John McRae and Ulla Milbrath, their over 300 hours of work certainly paid off!

 

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Peralta Junction

My favorite part of living in the Bay Area is that there are constantly new things popping up. Needless to say, when I heard about the pop-up carnival that recently occupied a once-abandoned lot in West Oakland, I was dying to go.  Inspired by depression-era traveling circuses, the carnival featured works by local artists and lots of yummy treats, courtesy of a rotation of Bay Area food trucks -an urban amusement park brought to life each weekend in October and November.

Unfortunately the carnival has been cancelled for this coming weekend (its final) due to anticipated stormy weather, so I won’t get the chance to go. If it comes around next year, I’ll be first in line!

 

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A Festive Friday night in Berkeley

Here at Ruby Press, we are already in the Christmas mood {yep, we are listening to Christmas music already!}, so this couldn’t come at a better time…

Come visit Berkeley’s creativity emporium, Castle in the Air, this Friday evening {5 to 7pm} and join us in celebrating their holiday windows {they are known for them!} and all of the Christmas merchandise in the store.  Meet Castle in the Air owner Karima Cammill and co-host Honestly…WTF‘s Erica Chan- and of course we’ll be there sipping a little bubbly and shopping at a discount {25% off all merchandise except vintage} too!