News Blast

• by Diane Solomon

Headaches on the Hill

Why can't a planned gay and lesbian retirement community break ground?

• by Gabe Meline

The Counterculture Colonel

During the 1960s, the U.S. Army tested a potent form of synthetic marijuana on soldiers to develop a secret weapon. Meet the Santa Rosa resident who ran the program

• by Martin A. Lee

Ice Sage

Mesmerizing 'Encounters' is less interested in penguins and more interested in Werner Herzog

Satansville Revisited

It takes more than a reunion to bring the past alive

• by Sara Bir

Cats and Dogs

'Producers' and 'Women' continue SRT's eccentric summer showcase

• by David Templeton

Dogs and Monkeys

SFMOMA salutes Mexican artist and icon Frida Kahlo at 100

• by Richard von Busack

Grill To-Go

Our highly subjective guide to meat-market madness

• by Suzanne Daly

Declaration of Deliciousness

• by Brodie Jenkins

Wine Tasting Room of the Week

No Big Stink About Pink

• by James Knight

First Bite

Masala Jack's

• by Cassandra Landry

Strange Sweetfellows

How LaLoo's ice cream can help clean our waterways

• by Gianna De Persiis Vona

Much Obliged

Quality-of-life services shouldn't have to turn a profit

• by Ted Rall