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Bob Ayres is an American entertainment industry executive, known among other things, as the Founder of the renowned San Francisco comedy club The Other Café, and for his involvement in San Francisco Bay Area projects such as The Other Cafe Comedy Showcase, The TED conference, "The Next Twenty Years series", and Comedic Ventures.
Caffè Trieste is an internationally known coffeehouse, retail store, and former franchise in San Francisco. The original cafe, opened in 1956, was the first espresso-based coffeehouse on the West Coast of the United States. [1] [2] Caffe Trieste is considered a San Francisco institution and a local hub for poets, writers, and beat culture. [3] [4]
Marcel Diallo is an American musician, poet, artist and community builder, known for his founding of the Black Dot Artists Collective (later Black Dot Artists, Inc. [1]), The Black New World and his revitalization efforts in West Oakland's historic, predominantly African-American Prescott neighborhood aka the Lower Bottoms.
Stars was a landmark restaurant in San Francisco, California, [1] from 1984 through 1999. Along with Spago , Michael's and Chez Panisse , it is considered one of the birthplaces of California cuisine , New American cuisine and the institution of the celebrity chef .
The SF Net logo. SF NET Coffee House Network was an electronic bulletin board system created by Wayne Gregori in San Francisco, California in July 1991. [1] [2] [3]The network consisted of coin-operated, public access computers installed in many Bay Area coffee houses.
A part of the counterculture of the 1970s, Project One, sometimes described as a technological commune, [1] was an intentional community in San Francisco, California, U.S. Located at 1380 Howard St. in an 84,000 square foot warehouse, formerly an abandoned candy factory, the community functioned from 1970 to 1980 and was the first "warehouse community" in San Francisco.
In 2009, the East Bay Express reported on Cafe Gratitude's policy of strongly encouraging employees to attend Landmark Education's introductory "Landmark Forum". Employees described being denied promotion due to discomfort or disinterest in the intensive seminar, and one former manager was forced to step down and later fired after speaking critically of Café Gratitude's embrace of the ...
The venue's intimate setting and reputation for hosting outstanding live shows have earned Cafe Du Nord and the Swedish American Hall numerous awards over the years including: a 2013 "Nightey" Award for Best Live Music Venue in San Francisco (under 400 capacity) [5] the California Music and Culture Association's "Best Music Venue" 2012, [6] Top 40 Music Venues in America, Paste Magazine, [7 ...