Classic SF
The Nob Hill Gazette has been profiling San Francisco legends for 40 years. Each month, Classic SF puts a spotlight on true San Francisco institutions–their roots, their importance and their future…
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Beats, Books and Bohemia: The City Lights Story
Literary lion Lawrence Ferlinghetti stands in front of City Lights, the North Beach bookstore he founded in 1953. He recently…
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Meet Gordon Phipps, 450 Sutter’s Traffic Cop
Gordon Phipps is the dapper doorman at 450 Sutter. (Matthew Petty) The stately medical building at 450 Sutter is one…
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Prime Cuts
Joe Betz and son Steven hold court at Van Ness institution House of Prime Rib, operated by Joe since1985. The…
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Carl Nolte, Retire? Never
Carl Nolte by Jennifer Blot. On Carl Nolte’s first morning of semi-retirement in January, he peered out the living room…
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Walter Dawydiak Lives Life in the Fast Lane
Dawydiak, pictured at left with daughter Bianca. Says Patrick Barber: “Walter is a true Renaissance man who turned his passion…
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The Unstoppable Quentin Kopp
As a member of the San Francisco Ethics Commission, the always opinionated, amusingly acerbic Quentin Kopp can’t comment on city…
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The Palace Hotel
For a city that’s weathered as many ups and downs (and shakes and quakes) as San Francisco, it’s rare to…
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Modern Appealing Clothing and the Art of “Ospitality”
Modern Appealing Clothing — MAC for short — is one of San Francisco’s rarified retail institutions. For 38 years, Jeri…
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Bix Keeps the Supper Club Vibe Alive
On the afternoon I paid a visit to Bix — the iconic San Francisco restaurant ringing in 30 years of…
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Musée Mécanique Keeps Play Alive
San Francisco has seen an influx of ultra-hip bar-arcade hybrids in recent years (Emporium, Brewcade and Coin-Op, just to name…
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