We often wonder how visitors find their way across our great city. Sure we have buses, cable cars, and BART but have you looked at a Muni map lately? With only a few stops mentioned and no detailed maps at bus stops, it’s no wonder tourists are always asking friendly bus drivers if they’re going in the right direction. To the rescue comes San Francisco Cityscape with its comprehensive map that you can download as a PDF or GIF and hand out to your out-of-town friends, or your permanent home swapper. CBS5 reports that some people have resorted to swapping homes with other owners across the country to not have to deal with the bad housing market. Both parties agree on selling their houses to each other, figuring out any price difference and voilà.
Not sure why but everyone seems to be thinking about beer today. Beer and Nosh will be pouring homebrewed beer at BiRite’s 18 Reasons Beer and Cheese event tonight. And for one night only, theaters across the country will be showing Beer Wars, the movie.
In other war news, SFBG and SFWeekly are still going at it. The Guardian just published an article in this week’s issue in response to Village Voice Media Executive Editor Michael Lacey’s comments. In a post addressed to the Guardian’s publisher and editor Bruce Brugmann, Lacey wrote “You’re frustrated. You want us to give you money, and we won’t. You accuse us of having money, while you don’t. That has always been your problem. It is the foundation of your lawsuit.”