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Back to SearchThe San Francisco Church Where John Coltrane is a Saint
There's a church in San Francisco where John Coltrane's music is more than jazz -- it's doctrine. The Coltrane Church, as it’s often called, is the o…
4 months, 1 week ago
How a Pacifica Bar Became a Flashpoint for Queer Civil Rights
Henry Lie grew up in Pacifica and thought he knew everything there was to know about his hometown, just a few minutes south of San Francisco. So he w…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How Tiny Homes Once Housed Thousands in San Francisco
After the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, thousands of San Franciscans were homeless. City leaders needed them to stay in the city to help rebuild, so they…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A Spirited Debate Over the Best Movies Filmed in SF
San Francisco is an iconic looking city, so it's a little surprising that more movies aren't shot here. There are a lot of reasons for that -- cost b…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
SFO's One-of-a-Kind Art Museum
Barry Asin flies through SFO about once a month and often stops to take a look at the art exhibits dotted throughout the terminals. He particularly l…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Historic Mansion Hidden Under the Bay Bridge
Tucked under the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge is a once-grand mansion known as the Nimitz House. Bay Curious listener Ben Kaiser wants to know …
6 months ago
Were Chain Stores Once Banned in San Francisco?
San Francisco is known for its distinct neighborhoods, each with its own shopping street, full of local businesses. Listener Sarah Soule grew up in t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Girl in the Fishbowl at Bimbo's 365 Club
Rita Hayworth, Robin Williams, Adele — these are just a few of the huge stars that have graced the stage of Bimbo’s 365 Club over its 94 years in San…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
When Biological Weapons Were Secretly Tested in San Francisco
In 1950, the U.S. military sprayed bacteria over San Francisco as part of a biological weapons test. The test team thought the bacteria it used was h…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Who Killed Jane Stanford? Inside A 120-Year-Old Mystery
Stanford University on the San Francisco peninsula is a rarified place, so its intriguing that even 120 years after her death, there's still a myster…
7 months ago