Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Months into Another Planet Entertainment’s yearlong renovation, the Castro Theatre yields a big surprise: a proscenium no one knew existed.

The theatre’s new digital organ—one of the largest musical instruments in the country—will travel from Pennsylvania to San Francisco. 

Lesbians Who Tech’s flagship conference is leaving the Castro after a decade—and recent tumult with local businesses.


Oakland’s Neon Works is the last company still exclusively fashioning tubes of electrified gas.

Get your costume and sweet tooth ready for Halloween-themed block parties, movie nights and more in San Francisco this weekend.