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You might think the iconic rum cocktail was born in Hawaii. We set off to discover its true roots.
Follow one man through his morning routine to get a taste of what's helpful and harmful for commuters who are blind.
There are a lot of crows in the Bay Area, but maybe that's not such a bad thing.
The barrel of free red delicious apples have been a mainstay of the iconic San Francisco music venue.
The San Francisco Bay is full of boats, but do you know what most of them actually do?
On the way up to the observation deck, visitors pass five stories of prehistoric bones. Are dinosaurs among them?
When you think about America’s biggest cities, many have a recognizable accent. Does San Francisco have one? And no, saying 'hella' doesn't count.
How do Bay Area traffic reporters do their jobs? From flying high in the 1950s to the tech-powered tools of today.
In California over 18 billion beverage containers were recycled in 2017. Meet some of the people who recycled them and what their scraps are worth.
Cioppino's San Francisco origins are undisputed. But the origin of its name? That's another story.
The event's roots go back to 1994, when a counterculture group called the Cacophony Society hosted "Cheap Suit Santas."
There are two origin stories for the much-beloved martini, and both place its birth in the Bay Area.
For more than a century, stone walls scattered through the East Bay hills have proven a puzzle.
There are thousands of gnomes nailed into the base of Oakland utility poles. Meet the man who painted them there and learn why he did it.
There are California and Japanese connections to the fortune cookie, going back more than a century.
Between 1949 and 1974, when the developer died, his group built roughly 11,000 homes in California, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Owners of historic buildings might be able to sell the air space above their building, allowing developers elsewhere to build higher.
Long associated with the Bay Area, the word 'hella' has gained widespread use. But how was the word born?
Long associated with the Bay Area, the word 'hella' has gained widespread use. But how was the word born?
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