by kathpoole | Mar 13, 2015 | Art Galleries, Lessons Learned, The Rest of the Story
The Dali Lama said, “When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.” Last July I ask for stories from people whose credit cards had been compromised while on vacation. What I got back was…nothing. Networking worked and I got one interesting story that I’ll relate below. Each...
by kathpoole | Feb 14, 2015 | Culture, San Francisco, The Rest of the Story
415 Taylor Street, 415 771-2887; Website: www.nvwe.com/ “We taste everything and, before we buy it all staff have to love it.” This business philosophy drives what wine is sold, according to John Sumners, the general manager. This wine exchange specializes in small...
by kathpoole | Jan 31, 2015 | Art Galleries, San Francisco, The Rest of the Story
Artists & Craftsman Supply 555 Pacific Street, 415 931-1900 “This floor used to be a dance hall. Downstairs was a brothel, and we are certified haunted” said Justine, the assistant manager. “There is a cave entrance to the tunnel system that used to connect North...
by kathpoole | Jan 6, 2015 | Active, Blog 2014, San Francisco, The Rest of the Story
“This was the first Works of Public Art (WPA) project of the 1930’s. You could say they were Beta Testing the concept of employing artists to make public art,” said Davy Crockett, Coit Tower’s tour director. “It was a rough time in San Francisco, before the highway...
by kathpoole | Nov 20, 2014 | Churches, Lessons Learned, San Francisco, The Rest of the Story
One of my favorite things to do, when I see a church, is to go in, sit in a pew, close my eyes and see what impressions well up. Recently I did this in the sanctuary of the Church of Saints Peter & Paul Parish in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco....
