San Francisco, CA

San Francisco is filled with creative people and that means it’s a city that has got a lot of blogs coming out of it. Which ones are actually worth reading? Here are some of my recommendations (including self-promotion on one of mine – hey, you were warned!)

Do Not Ask Questions. We all know that San Francisco is widely associated with the gay scene. And I hope that we all know about the diversity of creativity that comes from a scene that’s got a wide labeled applied to a very varied group of people. This is a blog by a local guy who is out there dating and relating in the San Francisco gay scene. He is witty, he is insightful, he is filled with life … and he’s totally worth reading.

Tablehopper. If you have any interest at all in San Francisco’s restaurant scene, this is THE blog to check out. Marcia Gagliardi is a freelance food critic in the city so she’s always checking out different restaurants here. She gives you the latest news on openings and closings and other gossip along with her reviews and general SF restaurant news. And she’ll even touch on not-quite-food issues such as the recent case of a woman who was snatching purses in the city. Even if you don’t eat out much, you should live vicariously through her posts.

The SF Weekly Blogs. There’s All Shook Down and The Snitch, which I can only tell you a little bit about since I’ve only recently discovered them. But they give you all kinds of information about the city, primarily in newsy format with that lean towards the alternative.

San Francisco Party Party. Learn about all kinds of events in the city in a way that feels like you’re getting the info from a friend’s email, not from some informative site. It does have occasionally news stuff but in a very non-newsy way.

Design Nurd. Visual people with an interest in the SF art scene will like this one, as it’s image posts of a local artist’s work. He’s one of my favorite creative people in the city and he’s always got interesting stuff on there. It’s total eye candy and inspiration for your imagination.

And finally, there’s San Fran Voice. This is the self-promotion post for my local arts and music blog. But I wouldn’t put it up here if I didn’t think it was worth checking out (believe me, I have other work that I’ve done that I won’t be directing you to anytime soon). Why read it? It’s got interviews with local artists and musicians from all mediums and genres as well as reviews from the local music scene. It’s one of the few places that gives equal opportunity media attention to people who aren’t quite making it in the scene yet but who are playing out around the city.