Mission Mission

Sarah over at Broke-Ass Stuart’s Goddamn Website fills us in:

[...] The Dark Room has the dopest FREE improv event every Tuesday.

Fun, games, and hilarity are what improv is all about, and you’ll get plenty of that here. Think you’re funny? It’s open, so feel free to hop up onstage and show us your improvisational skillz.

That’s right, it’s totally open. Audience members are allowed to just join the fray whenever. If you’re into that sort of thing. Read on for details on the Dark Room’s booze policy.

RSVP and invite your friends here. The event is put on by Sylvan Productions, in case you want to check out their other comedy-related endeavors around town too.

SFist reports:

Today we get the disturbing tale of a 19-year-old woman who narrowly escaped getting kidnapped and roofied on Sunday while walking along Mission Street. She was walking near the corner of Mission and 19th at 1 a.m. Sunday when a 25-year-old suspect approached her with a gun. He dragged her to a nearby van, threatening to shoot her, and forced her to get in back.

The suspect then tried to force her to swallow a pill, which she somehow was able to resist or fake, and then he started driving the van toward Potrero Hill.

Read on for the harrowing conclusion. And for goodness’ sake, watch your backs out there, and beware sketchy brown vans and sketchy 25-year-old males holding guns.

[Random photo of a random brown van by J. Long]

Eater SF tells us all about it:

Its menu—a California-inspired list of things like ricotta pancake soufflés and pork belly hash—is a collaboration from Hummer and Rud, who’s also a Cordon Bleu grad.

Look for these guys outside Ritual Coffee Roasters in the Mission on Saturday and at the Hayes Valley Proxy location on Sunday.

Because everybody knows the best part of brunch is standing around with your friends on the sidewalk for 40 minutes waiting for a table to open up. Why not just do away with the table part altogether? All wait, no table — genius!

Read on.

A first for La Lengua. Bernalwood has the story:

Finishing touches and plants will be installed on the 30th when the Tiffany Avenue neighbors are celebrating theer one year anniversary of planting of the sidewalk gardens.  Then it will just be a matter of when the city installs the bike corral in the space close to the corner!

Read on for more background and more pictures.

Dudes, don’t fall for it. The Taliban is not cool. (They are probably in need of support though.)

[via Princess Whore]

More details after the jump:

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Let me explain to you why this is the cutist thing ever:

Last Thursday night/Friday morning, some severely confused/crazy woman allegedly noticed a person drop his keys near 22nd and Bartlett as he was fumbling them out of his pocket to unlock his car.  Before he could see where they fell, she snatched them up and waited as the befuddled would-be driver retraced his steps to see if he had left them somewhere behind.  Utilizing this moment of vulnerability, the woman opened the car, started it, and made her swift getaway–DOWN THE BARTLETT STREET SIDEWALK!

She wasn’t a very good driver and couldn’t quite navigate the narrow sidewalk, slamming back and forth into the trees that lined the walkway and the walls of the neighboring homes, obliterating the little sidewalk community garden that residents had planted there and maintained over the years.  When she finally slammed into a dumpster and realized she was stuck, she aborted the car theft and jumped out, attempting to escape on foot.  Congrats to our pal Tava for waking up from all the commotion and calling the police, who apprehended the woman shortly thereafter.

Now, back to the tree bandages.  The neighbors have been trying to save the garden and the trees that were injured during this attempted vehicular herbicide, and they’ve fashioned these adorable tree slings to help the little guys recover.  In the meantime, they’ve been working to replant the garden and re-erect the tiny fences that lined the sidewalk.  So much love for a neighborhood garden!  Get well soon!

Might this have been a political statement? Neighbors rallying in support of a beloved local watering hole whose lease on life ended a bit abruptly?

[via Squeaky Clean Dave]

Cuter than the last one? Tough to say.

[Photo by Kieran] [Happy, Laura?]

[Thanks, Christopher!]