FOFF (Friend of the Finch Files) Pat Mackey lost his dad recently. In tribute to the late Howard Mackey, we repost this piece we did about the time he and his wife Barbara packed up their boys and unwittingly took them to one of the most violence rock concerts of all time.

An owner of a beloved indie bookstore in San Francisco reinvents himself.

Back on New Years Eve, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft passed Ultima Thule beyond Pluto. It the most distant world to every experience a fly by. It was a bonus for New Horizons which had already accomplished its main mission, which was to visit Pluto. Quite an accomplishment for a mission that appeared dead in the water several times. Here we revisit a piece we did with the authors of a book on New Horizons.

San Francisco's beloved Bazaar Cafe carries on with new owners.

He moved to San Francisco four years ago and proceeded to go on 120 Tinder dates in two years. This is his story. (Warning: There are some "F-Bombs" in this that have not been bleeped).

We return to 1920’s San Francisco as we continue our visit to the Speakeasy.

Looking for a fun, quirky comedic experience in San Francisco this month, here you go.

Feel the warmth, as indy musicians in San Francisco gathered over the holidays to raise money for a good cause.

This is the story of a man who tweets as the late San Francisco newspaper columnist Herb Caen (@HerbCaenDaily). The kicker? He's in Alabama.

Peter has a cold and sounds horrible, we've decided to revisit this sweet episode from last December.