Author Archives: Bronwyn Ximm

Fashionable Bernal Heights Mini-Citizens Shake Their Groove Things at Gala Community Celebration

Posted on March 19, 2013

It was quite the happening scene at the Bernal Rec Center on Saturday. The Junior Citizens of Bernalwood jumped, splashed, goat- and chicken-petted, munched, and rocked out as the Bernal Library’s new Cortland- and Moultrie-facing murals sparkled in the sun. Among … Continue reading →

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Parents of Future Kindergartners, You Need a Drink! Drown Your Anxieties During ‘SFUS-D-Day’ at the Lucky Horseshoe

Posted on March 4, 2013

As the ides of March draw near, anyone planning to send their kid to public school in San Francisco is getting a bit nervous right about now. For those not in the know, the school district will soon tell parents which … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Cortland, Uncategorized | 27 Comments

UPDATED: Vandals Wreck Beloved Slide at Bernal Library Playground

Posted on February 25, 2013

Visitors to the playground behind the Bernal Heights Library this past weekend were greeted by yellow caution tape wrapped around one of the park’s main play structures. An ulcer-like hole now mars two upper sections of the park’s beloved tunnel … Continue reading →

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BYO-Bagism Up in Bernal Heights, Plus: Get a Free Canvas Tote This Weekend

Posted on October 19, 2012

It’s been three weeks since the city instituted its 10-cent minimum charge for compostable, recycled paper, or reusable sacks at the checkout counter, and so far the policy seems to be an easy pill for Bernal Heights to swallow. (No big … Continue reading →

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Simple, Courteous Parking Note Discovered on West Slope

Posted on October 8, 2012

As the parking wars rage in some parts of Bernalwood, a neighbor on Elsie Street recently expressed him/herself rather more courteously in this vehicular memorandum: Please be [considerate] next time [of] limited parking space[s] by parking in rear closer to … Continue reading →

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Valiant 4-Year-Old Rescues Baby Snail From Compost Bin

Posted on July 20, 2012

Oh, babies. They just get into everything, don’t they? Case in point: This juvenile gastropod was spotted gliding along the outside of an illegally-left-by-the-curb green bin earlier this week. Had it managed to gain ingress, it would no doubt have been … Continue reading →

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How To Get Free Family Admission to City Museums

Posted on June 29, 2012

Though they look glamorous, this is not another Bernalwood fashion shoot. Instead, here we see Laura (8), Hanna (11), Max (1), and mother Lene waiting for the Bernal Heights Branch Library to open, so they can check out a Family … Continue reading →

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Beer and Wine Now on the Menu at Progressive Grounds

Posted on June 14, 2012

To some, this will certainly represent progress: you can now enjoy a glass of beer or wine with your lunch at venerable Cortland Street cafe Progressive Grounds. Technically speaking, you could enjoy the same with your morning bagel, starting at … Continue reading →

Posted in Cortland, Food and Drink | 1 Comment

The Right Way to Dispose of Big Stuff (Hint: Don’t Just Leave It Outside)

Posted on June 6, 2012

It goes without saying that the citizenry of Bernalwood was outraged by the recent rash of dumping incidents on Bernal Hill. But while we’re on the topic of dumping, the Bernalwood Research Department has uncovered an interesting litter-related fact: The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bernal Hill, Crime, Infrastructure | 19 Comments

Carnaval Dancers Shake Their Stuff in Precita Park

Posted on May 14, 2012

Precita Park is never a bad place to spend a glorious weekend afternoon. But it got even better yesterday with the arrival of Fogo na Roupa, a Bay Area-based Brazilian Carnaval dance and percussion troupe whose members young and old … Continue reading →

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Bernal Native and Smarty-Pants Political Comic Performs Tonight in Oakland

Posted on May 8, 2012

Our sources at the Bernal Heights Parents Club tell us that Bernal native and Bay Area comic luminary Nato Green – whom writer Lemony Snicket has likened to “finding a shot of bourbon at your co-worker’s stupid vegan potluck” – … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrity, Children and Parenting, Entertainment, Events | 1 Comment

Pint-Size Easter Egg Hunter-Gatherers Invade Holly Park

Posted on April 9, 2012

At 10 a.m. sharp on Easter Sunday, the madding crowd could be constrained no longer. “Go!” a voice rang out. And with that, Holly Park was engulfed in a sea of pastel-clad marauders. Unabashedly abetted by their parents, the young … Continue reading →

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Christmas Carolers Light Up Virginia Street, Demand Figgy Pudding

Posted on December 20, 2011

’Twas the week before Christmas, the kids were in bed, when all of a sudden, my dear husband said, “Hey, is there, like, someone singing carols outside?” Indeed, there was! From our front porch we spied a couple dozen carolers, … Continue reading →

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