A few words about our brave troops

by Jon Carroll

The phrase "support our troops" has a reasonably complicated subtext for such a bland and apparently...

Going got tough, Newsom got outta here

by C.W. Nevius

The tough call for Gavin Newsom would be to stick around as mayor of San Francisco. It would be...

State's cash for appliances to start April 22

by Kathleen Pender

California has pushed back the start of its cash for appliances program to April 22, but based on what...

Closet door opens just a bit

by Gwen Knapp

Ohio State's Jim Tressel ripped up a stereotype recently. A football coach who wears sweater vests and...

String music in Curry's workouts

by Scott Ostler

Stephen Curry is the Phantom of the Opera. He even brings his own music. Late at night, 10 or 11 o'clock...

Over at Rainbow, blue cheese flies

by Leah Garchik

Your nose may have been buried in Marcel Proust , Jane Austen , James Patterson or Danielle Steel . My...

Meg Whitman can manage but can she govern?

by Debra J. Saunders

It took me five months to get my first interview with former eBay CEO and GOP gubernatorial hopeful Meg...

Service time can influence call-up time

by John Shea

Lots of reasons to follow Jason Heyward. He was considered the top player in the minor leagues last...

For S.F. tourism, no blue sky in sight

by Andrew S. Ross

Forecast for San Francisco's all-important tourist industry this year: Cloudy. At best, it shouldn't be...

Michael Mina to make a 2nd splash at Aqua

by Stacy Finz, Chronicle Staff Writer

Call it kismet. Restaurateur Michael Mina is coming home. Less than a month after Bacchus management...

Surveillance Caricatures

by Michael Capozzola

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11 Things: The F-Words

by Kimberly Chun

We're talking female and funny. Considering the wholesale infiltration of comedians into indie music...

Filoli, Cañada Road, Woodside

by Stephanie Wright Hession

Filoli, Cañada Road, Woodside: The emerald-hued pastures bordering its extensive driveway offer only a...

Essentials: This weekend's live music picks

by Michelle Broder Van Dyke, Kimberly Chun, Andrew Gilbert,L.C. Mason

Here are The Chronicle's picks for nightclub happenings this weekend. Compiled by Michelle Broder Van...

Women find liberation on two wheels

by Laura McCamy

"I think (bicycling) has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a...

SANTA CLARA FIRE

by John King

Instead of being recycled, a heap of computer and electronic parts in Santa Clara burned and melted...

Life is Good

by Sacha Eckes

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Donato Enoteca, Redwood City

by Mandy Erickson

The bartenders at Donato Enoteca are as versed in current cinema as they are wine. Because much of their...

Lakeside cabins offer great spring getaway

by Tom Stienstra, Chronicle Outdoors Writer

Can you imagine a warm spring day when you have a cabin with a lake view? There are few better ways to...

Points South, Novato

by Carey Sweet

At this Novato restaurant, customers often ask other guests at neighboring tables what they're eating...

(Th)ink

by Keith Knight

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The Fishing Report

by Brian Hoffman

Phone rang. Loudly, which was bad, since I was dying. I don't recall how we turned those first computers...

Makeing Tents: New S.F. trio makes own rules

Only 3 months old, this trio says they formed after "road trippin' through the desert." The name came to...