Fancy Footwork

Meet the place-kickers and punters whose feet have helped carry the Raiders and 49ers in 2011

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'Berlin-Style' Ping Pong in the Mission

Beer, balls and surprisingly strong older women at The Secret Alley

For this week's Drawing Crowds, Walter Green brought his self-esteem to the table at a "Berlin-style" night of ping pong ......

By Walter Green

Drawing Crowds

Drawing Crowds: Journey to (and Escape From) Alcatraz

Illustrator Jay Sacher wakes up with the triathletes to attend "church of fitness"

This week, intrepid Jay Sacher awoke at an unappealing hour to hang out with fans of the annual Escape from ......

By Jay Sacher

San Francisco Giants

The World Series, Dave Eggers Style

The best-selling author takes his sketchbook to the ballpark

We invited San Francisco author and artist Dave Eggers, founder of McSweeney's literary journal and the nonprofit writing center 826 Valencia, to the ......

By Dave Eggers

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San Francisco Giants

Fans: Giants Baseball Hurts So Good

Locals say they expect a World Series win, but not without some more torture

The Giants haven't won the World Series since 1954. Because of their style of play this year, an excruciating experience ......

By Bay Citizen Staff